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Pope Francis says wound of migrants “cries out to heaven”

Pope Francis has described the plights of migrants as a wound that “cries out to heaven”. He made the comment during his visit to...

Ghana: Young people translate Wikipedia pages into ‘Akan’

A group of young Ghanaians has started translating Wikipedia pages into Ghana’s foremost local language “Akan”. The language also referred to by some as “Twi”...

South Africa: Pastor jailed 50 years for rape and murder

A 51-year-old South African pastor, Keith Bird has been jailed up to 50 years for rape and murder. The pastor from Mitchells Plain in Cape...

Pompeo says Trump is like Bible’s Queen Esther

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (above left) compared President Donald Trump to Esther, the biblical Jewish queen of Persia whose heroism saves the...

African lesbian asylum-seekers abandoned by Germany

"I don't know what they want," Diana Namusoke tells DW, the frustration palpable in her voice. "I don't know why they don't believe." We're sitting...

Liberia: Outrage over viral video of naked women

A video showing two women being dragged through the streets of the Liberian county of Sinoe has sparked public outrage. The video of the women...

Tanzania: 65 arrested over ritual killing probe

Police in Tanzania say they have arrested some 65 persons engaged in ritual killings in the south-west and northern part of the country. These traditional...

South Africa angry with ‘resurrection pastors’

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticized "bogus pastors" who claim to be able to resurrect the dead. Ramaphosa's criticisms follow reports of a South...

Controversial Gandhi statue given new home in Ghana

Ghanaian authorities have given a statue of former Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi a new home in the capital, Accra. The statue was pulled down last...

Pope Francis compares child sex abuse to human sacrifice

Pope Francis has promised concrete action to tackle child sex abuse at the end of a Roman Catholic Church summit on paedophilia. Clergy guilty of...

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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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