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Ghana Beats Columbia, US In Cocaine Consumption Ranking
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Statistics released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime indicates that Ghana is ranked 14th out of 115 countries when it comes to the consumption of cocaine. Topping that table is Albania. Public Health research from 2014 estimates that 2.5
Inside Africa – WHO Cancels Robert Mugabe Goodwill Ambassador Role
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The World Health Organization has revoked the appointment of Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador following a widespread outcry. “I have listened carefully to all who have expressed their concerns,” WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. He had previously
Inside Africa – Anger over Mogadishu bomb attack boils over into streets
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Men and women in the city, security officers, even government officials – all are wearing a piece of red cloth around their foreheads to show unity and solidarity for the hundreds of people killed and injured in Saturday’s massive truck bombing.
World – Pollution linked to one in six deaths
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Pollution has been linked to nine million deaths worldwide in 2015, a report in The Lancet has found. Almost all of these deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries, where pollution could account for up to a quarter of deaths. Bangladesh and Somalia
World – Grassley wants ‘gag order’ lifted for FBI informant allegedly ‘threatened’ by Obama DOJ
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chuck Grassley is focusing on the informant amid scrutiny of the 2010 approval of a controversial uranium deal with a Russian company. He’s raising questions about potential “conflicts of interest” for Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration, and
Ghana – Queen Of Denmark Margrethe II Visiting Ghana
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The Queen of Denmark Margrethe II is coming to Ghana on a state visit in November. Margrethe II is also the supreme authority of the Church of Denmark and Commander-in-Chief of the Danish Defence. She is expected to foster the business
Inside Africa – Dare Not Linger: Mandela’s Book Sequel Launched In South Africa
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The new instalment of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, has been released in Johannesburg. Dare Not Linger tackles his five years as South Africa’s president after the collapse of apartheid and gives his view of the country’s first multi-racial
Inside Africa – SA Football Boss Danny Jordaan ‘Raped Singer Jennifer Ferguson’
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South African singer and ex-MP Jennifer Ferguson has accused the country’s football boss Danny Jordaan, 66, of raping her nearly 24 years ago. He “overpowered” her and “painfully” raped her in a hotel in Port Elizabeth city, she has alleged in