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Rawlings leads Ghana’s delegation to Mugabe’s funeral
on: by Radia Sambare
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dispatched a government delegation to represent Ghana at the funeral of the late Robert Mugabe in Harare, Zimbabwe, today, Saturday, 14 September 2019. Mr Mugabe was the first President of Zimbabwe. The delegation is led
US supreme court upholds Trumps decision to curb migrants
on: by Radia Sambare
The US Supreme Court has given the go-ahead to Trump administration plans that severely limit the ability of migrants to claim asylum. Under the rule, people arriving via a third country must claim asylum there first before arriving at the US
Accra to become a competitive city
on: by Radia Sambare
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has said the government will soon start a number of projects to make the city of Accra highly competitive to other cities around the world. Mr Asomah-Cheremeh said the plan forms
My ‘’Ghana beyond corruption’’ comment being misconstrued – Dutch ambassador
on: by Radia Sambare
Ron Strikker, the Dutch Ambassador to Ghana says some media have twisted his Ghana beyond corruption comments he made recently. The Dutch Ambassador sharing his thoughts on the Ghana Beyond Aid agenda last week asked the government to channel its energy
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe dies aged 95
on: by Fernil News
Robert Mugabe, the former leader of Zimbabwe forced to resign in 2017 after a 37-year rule whose early promise was eroded by economic turmoil, disputed elections and human rights violations, has died. He was 95. His successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa confirmed
Xeno Attacks: SA Ambassador urges African countries to create jobs for its citizens
on: by Radia Sambare
The South African High Commissioner to Ghana Lulu Xingwana has advised African governments to create jobs for their citizens to discourage them from travelling to South Africa for greener pastures. Xingwana said this Wednesday in a reaction to the latest xenophobic
Ghanaian MP advocates for the relocation of Pan African parliament from South Africa following xenophobic attacks
on: by Radia Sambare
The Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Ghana’s Parliament, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has charged the African Union to consider relocating its Pan-African Parliament from Midrand, South Africa as part of measures to sanction the country for recurrent violent attacks
Ghana SA mission cautions its citizens to be alert following xenophobic threats
on: by Radia Sambare
The Ghana High Commission in South Africa has cautioned Ghanaians resident in South Africa to “be cautious and avoid places that are prone to violence.” This follows recent threats on social media of renewed xenophobic attacks on non-South Africans. A statement