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Uganda’s Museveni defends anti-LGBTQ law amid aid cut threats

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has defended signing an anti-LGBTQ law that seeks to further restrict persons from the LGBTQ community. The law is one of...

Ghanaian author and feminist Ama Ata Aidoo dies

Celebrated Ghanaian author and playwright, Ama Ata Aidoo, has died aged 81, her family said on Wednesday. In a statement, her family said "our beloved...

Nigeria busts narcotics worth $1.2m

Nigerian authorities have seized a 30kg consignment of methamphetamine valued at $1.2m. The substances seized by the anti-nacotics agency was to be shipped to the...

Ghanaian-Scottish architect is first African to curate the Venice Biennale

Ghanaian-Scottish architect Lesley Lokko has successfully curated this year's Biennale in Venice, Italy. She becomes the first African to do so. The fiction writer and...

Climate activist swims Ghana’s Volta Lake to raise awareness about water pollution

A Ghanaian climate activist, Yvette Tetteh has completed her mission of swimming across Ghana's Volta Lake. She spent 40 days swimming over 450 kilometers stretch...

IMF approves $3 billion Ghana loan after debt restructuring delays

The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Wednesday approved a $3 billion, three-year loan program for Ghana. The approval comes after months of delays due...

Four killed in an attack on US convoy in Nigeria

Gunmen in Nigeria have attacked a US convoy, killing four peoples. The victims include two personnel from the US consulate and two police officers. Three...

Illegal mining pit caves in killing 7 and trapping 17 in Ghana

An illegal mining pit in Ghana’s Birim North district of the Eastern Region has caved in on miners killing seven people so far. The illegal...

Afrobarometer’s 10th national surveys planning meeting opens in Accra

Members of the Afrobarometer, a pan-African, nonpartisan survey research network have gathered in Ghana for the launch of its 10th round of national surveys. The...

Ghanaian influencer extradited to US in $2M romance scam

A prominent Ghanaian social media influencer, Mona Faiz Montrage also known as Hajia4Reall has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the US to...

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