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Concerned farmers threaten demo on farmers day
on: by Radia Sambare
The Concerned Farmers Association have resolved to demonstrate at Tamale on National Farmers’ Day which falls on Friday, 7 December 2018 to draw attention to what they describe as marginalisation of Ghanaian farmers. The group is calling on government to restructure
Historians pinpoint worst year in human history
on: by Fernil News
Those who think the political and environmental state of the world is worsening to an unprecedented level may be heartened to hear humans have had it a lot worse. In fact, one century that kicked off with a doozy of a
AAPC anniversary to be held in Ghana
on: by Radia Sambare
Ghana is scheduled to host the 60th anniversary of the All African People’s Conference (AAPC) which is aimed at promoting freedom and unity on the African continent on 8 December 2018. It is an attempt by the Kwame Nkrumah Pan-African Centre
Daesh executions in Syria’s Deir el-Zour amount to cooperation with SDF, UN says
on: by Fernil News
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday that the body had reports of Daesh executing people perceived as cooperating with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria’s Deir el-Zour province. Speaking to a news conference in Geneva,
French police systematically brutalise refugees – Group
on: by Fernil News
There have been nearly 1,000 human rights violations by French police towards refugees in Calais in the past year, according to a report released on Wednesday. Police Violence in Calais: Abusive and Illegal Practices by Law Enforcement officers, published by four humanitarian
Hollywood’s Sean Penn in Istanbul to shoot documentary on Khashoggi murder
on: by Fernil News
Famous Hollywood actor and director Sean Penn came to Istanbul Wednesday to shoot a documentary about dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. The Oscar-awarded actor, who is also known for his political and social activism, took footage in front of Saudi
CETAG meets today after a month long strike
on: by Radia Sambare
Following the National Labour Commission’s directive, Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), is meeting its executives in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, today [Wednesday] for them to end their strike and return to the negotiation table. CETAG has been
Arrest warrants issued for Saudi ex-adviser al-Qahtani, intel official Asiri over Khashoggi murder
on: by Fernil News
A Turkish court issued arrest warrants for former Saudi Deputy Foreign Intelligence Chief Gen. Ahmed Asiri and Royal Court Adviser Saud Al-Qahtani over their roles in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Reuters reported earlier on Wednesday that the Istanbul Chief