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Ghana’s Accra Mall roof collapse not due to lack of maintenance, officials say

Officials in Ghana’s have ruled out lack of maintenance culture as the cause of the roof collapse in one of the country’s biggest shopping...

Roof of Ghana’s Accra Mall collapses, one injured

Parts of the roof of one of Ghana's biggest shopping malls on Thursday collapsed while scores were shopping. There are scanty details about the number...

Opinion: Impact of bad menstrual hygiene practices on girls’ education

Menstruation is still seen as an embarrassing, shameful, and dirty process in most parts of the world, especially Africa. There are many taboos around...

Hundreds of mental health patients still chained in Ghana

Hundreds of people with “real” or “perceived” mental health conditions remain chained in prayer camps in Ghana, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. Ghana’s government...

11 people burnt in Abuja restaurant gas explosion

Eleven people are reported to have suffered sever burns in a gas explosion. The explosion occurred at a restaurant in the Nigerian city of...

AFCON 2019: Sierra Leone’s match against Ghana cancelled

Sierra Leone’s African Nations Cup qualifier against Ghana in Kumasi will not go ahead on Thursday after the country’s football association failed to get...

Ghanaian convicted of UK’s biggest fraud released

The 38-year-old Ghanaian convicted of the UK’s biggest fraud, was on Tuesday released from detention. Kweku Adoboli has been in detention at Heathrow in the...

8 Ghanaians arrested in Nigeria on human trafficking charges

Nigerian officials say they have arrested eight young women from Ghana on charges of attempted human trafficking. The women were arrested by Immigration officials at...

African women in Tech hold summit to push for reforms

Hundreds of women and girls in technology across Africa are holding a summit in Ghana's capital Accra to push for reforms. They are demanding reforms...

Nigeria: Licenses of 182 financial institutions revoked

Nigeria’s Central Bank has revoked the licenses of 182 financial institutions believed to be struggling financially. The financial institutions include 154 micro-finance banks, 6 mortgage...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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