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Ghana:17 presidential aspirants file nominations

A total of 17 presidential aspirants have filed their nominations to contest the upcoming elections scheduled for December 2020 in Ghana. 14 of the aspirants...

Ghanaian lawmaker shot dead after campaigning

A lawmaker in Ghana has been shot dead by persons suspected to be armed robbers in the central part of the country. Ekow Quansah Hayford...

Petrol station explosion kills 8 in Nigeria

At least five people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in the Nigerian commercial capital of Lagos. The explosion that ignited a...

Mali: Detained former Prime Minister released

The interim government of Mali has said that the country's former prime minister, Boubou Cissé who was detained following August's coup has now been...

Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala among final two shortlisted for WTO top job

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has made it to the final stage of the selection process for the top job at the World Trade Organization. She is the...

Nigerian rapper Olawale Hassan jailed in UK for rape

A man who repeatedly raped a woman when he locked her in his car after meeting her on a night out has been jailed...

Guinness Ghana appoints Helene Weesie as new MD

Guinness Ghana, a Diageo PLC Group company has appointed Helene Weesie as its new Managing Director (MD) with immediate effect. Helene joins Guinness Ghana with...

Ghanaians angry with UK media over ‘poverty-stricken’ Partey tag

Some Ghanaians are angry over a publication in the British newspapers, the Sun and the Daily Mirror on the signing of Ghanaian international, Thomas...

Mali: French aid worker, veteran politician freed by Jihadists

Jihadists in Mali have freed a French aid worker, Sophie Pétronin who has been held hostage since 2016. Sophie Pétronin's family have confirmed her release,...

Ghana’s President Akufo Addo files nomination for second term bid

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has filed his nomination at the country's Electoral Commission (EC) to seek re-election. He is leading the ruling New Patriotic Party...

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