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Biography of Abrewa Nana (Musician)

Abrewa Nana became a household when she defied the odds to become the first female hiplife artist in the male dominated...

Profiles

Profile of Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa

Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is perhaps Africa's youngest Deputy Minister. Appointed at the age of 28, Mr. Okudzeto...

Profiles

Detailed Profile of John Agyekum Kufour

Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor was born on December 8, 1938 in Kumasi, Ghana. He had his Secondary Education at Prempeh...

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Why Frimpong Manso, the Former Moderator of the Presby Church Has Just Quit

Rev. Dr. Yaw Frimpong Manso, the former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has quit the church due to what...

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The Story of How a 23-Year Old Girl Was Allegedly Murdered and Dumped in a Swimming Pool in the Most Secure House in Dansoman, Accra

The walls of the house are about ten metres high and fortified with electric fence. At every material moment, there are...

Feature

Economic Report: The State of the Ghana Cedi

Introduction: In this currency status report, I will discuss the negative and positive factors that are currently...

Africa & World

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...

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Ghanaian Winger Christian Atsu Optimistic Ahead of New Season

Christian Atsu has painted a picture of a positive and unified atmosphere at Bournemouth as the Cherries continue their...

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Ghanaian Government Representative Reached Out to Hacking Team to Purchase Stealth Technology on Behalf of the Secret Service

On February 24, 2014, Richard Attoh-Okine, Head of Information Technology for the Ghana National Gas Company, emailed a...

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Former President John Agyekum Kufuor Recieves Doctorate From Delaware State University

The Delaware State University in the United States (DSU) today conferred an honorary doctorate degree in Humane Letters...

Entertainment

Sarkodie and Stonebwoy Nominated for 2015 BET Awards

Distinguished Ghanaian Rapper Sarkodie and Stonebwoy have been nominated for this year's Black Entertainment Television...

Africa & World

Boko Haram Violence Forces Nigeria To Postpone Elections

Nigeria's election commission on Saturday postponed presidential and legislative elections for six weeks due to...

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First Lady Lordina Mahama Receives Global Leadership Award

The First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama, has been decorated with a Global Inspiration Leadership Award and inducted...

Africa & World

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,...

Feature

An Anti-Ebola March in South West Philadelphia “I’m a West African – Not a Virus.”

Practically everyone at the march had a story about someone who refused to shake hands or moved to a different bus seat...

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Remarks by President John Mahama at the Royal African Society Business Breakfast Meeting in London, October 22, 2014.

It’s a pleasure to be here in your company and to be given the opportunity to share some thoughts on Ghana’s...

Health

Drugmakers to Join Forces to Make Millions of Ebola Vaccine Doses

(Africa,Reuters) - Leading drugmakers plan to work together to speed up the development of an Ebola vaccine and hope to...

Africa & World

Nigeria sees Higher 2015 growth, Oil Price a Risk

By Camillus Eboh (ABUJA,Reuters) - Nigeria expects economic growth for 2015 to reach 6.75 percent, an improvement on...

Africa & World

Travel Restrictions Imposed: U.S. to Funnel Travelers from Ebola-hit Region Through Five Airports

(Reuters, Africa) - Travelers to the United States from Ebola-stricken Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea must fly into...