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Supreme Court Dismisses Two Suits Challenging Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation

Ghana's Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously dismissed two lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of an extreme Anti-LGBTQ Bill passed by the country's parliament in February. The...

Ghana’s First Female Professional Photographer Goes Home Today

In the course of her decades-long photography career, Felicia Ewuraesi Gyasiwa Abban (née Ansah) had the opportunity to cover and be part of exciting...

Almost 50% of Adult South Africans are Overweight or Obese. Poverty and Poor Nutrition are Largely to Blame

Malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight and obesity. South Africa has undergone a nutritional transition over...

Full Internet Connectivity to be Restored in a Minimum of 5 Weeks – NCA

In a new update on the undersea cable disruptions that affected internet connectivity in Ghana, Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire and parts of South Africa, the...

Kenya Plans Reconnaissance Mission to Haiti Prior to Police Deployment

President William Ruto says Kenya will deploy a reconnaissance mission to Haiti once a stable administration is established. The head of state made the statement...

US Judge Rules Fani Willis Can Stay on Trump Case if Lawyer Quits

The prosecutor leading an election interference case against Donald Trump in Georgia can stay on the trial, if the lawyer she had an affair...

19 Candidates File for Senegal’s Presidential Bid, March 24 Set for Election

Senegalese voters will have a variety of 19 candidates to pick from when they go to the polls on March 24 to elect a...

Nigeria: More than 100 Pupils Abducted

More than 100 Nigerian school students have been abducted in the north-western town of Kuriga, witnesses say. The pupils were in the assembly ground around...

“He was a Ghanaian Patriot Par Excellence” – Akufo-Addo Reacts to John Kumah’s Death

President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the late Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah, as a "Ghanaian patriot par excellence" who executed his...

‘Peace Council is a Disgrace and a Shame’ – Sam George on Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram and the lead advocate for the recently passed Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, Sam George, has...

Burkina Faso Tops 2023 Global Terrorism Deaths – Report

Burkina Faso has been ranked number one on the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) with about 2,000 people being killed from terrorist attacks in 258...

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