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1.3 Million Illicit Weapons Circulating in Ghana
Over 1.3 million weapons believed to have been smuggled into Ghana are not registered, according to preliminary...
Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Ghana’s Edu Minister Elected to Serve on UNESCO Board
The Minister for Education and Chairperson of the Ghana National Commission for UNESCO Professor Naana Jane...
Climate Change Could Force 100M into Poverty by 2030, World Bank Group Report Says
There could be more than 100 million additional people living in extreme poverty by 2030 if the international community...
Group Petitions IDU for Nana Addo to Step Down
A former Communications Officer to the former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party Jake Obestebi-Lamptey has...
Six People Arrested for Selling Two-Week Old Baby for $90 in Nigeria
Six people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in selling a two-week old baby in south-eastern...
Nigerian Military Rescues 338 Captives from Boko Haram
Nigerian military have successfully rescued 338 captives mostly women and children, from Boko Haram camps in a forest...
Profile of Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa
Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is perhaps Africa's youngest Deputy Minister. Appointed at the age of 28, Mr. Okudzeto...
President and Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Taken Hostage By Presidential Guard
Soldiers fired warning shots to disperse hundreds of protesters outside Burkina Faso's presidential palace on Wednesday...
‘Boko Haram’ Kills Dozens of Nigerian Fishermen Near Chad
An attack by Islamic extremists killed dozens in the northeastern Nigerian village of Doron Baga, a major fishing...
Life in Europe: Dream or Nightmare? The Lives of African Immigrants in the Netherlands.
Moving to Europe is a dream for many Africans, but the reality is often a nightmare. The Dutch immigration policy has...
World Health Organization: Nigeria and Senegal – Model Test Cases for Effective Ebola Control
(Geneva,GNA) – The World Health Organisations (WHO) says Senegal and Nigeria offers a test case for the world on how...
United States Ambassador to the United Nations visits Ebola Stricken Countries
(Accra, GNA) - In a communique released by the United States Embassy in Ghana, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations,...
The Underlining Military Ideology Associated with Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Rape and other forms of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) continue to persist across the African continent. The...
President Mahama urges Ghanaian soldiers to join in efforts to fight Ebola
President John Mahama has urged Ghanaian soldiers to complement efforts of their counterparts in the West African...
President John Dramani Mahama & Wife Arrive in New York for 69th United Nations General Assembly Session – PICS
President John Dramani Mahama arrived in New York on Saturday with his wife Lordina Mahama, to attend the 69th United...
President John Agyekum Kufuor leaves for UN Summit
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has left Accra for Washington and New York to attend a United Nations (UN)...
Gates Foundation Pledges $50m to fight Ebola
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $50m on Wednesday to support emergency efforts to contain West Africa's...
Kofi Annan on Ebola – Travel Ban on Ebola Countries May Hinder Eradication
The Chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, Busumuru Kofi Annan has warned that if measures are not put in place now to...
Kofi Annan Expresses Concern About Africa’s $35B Food Imports
Former Secretary General of the United Nations and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Kofi Annan, has expressed...