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Ghana: Unidentified gunmen seize 4 Indians, 2 Ghanaians

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Unidentified security operatives in Ghana have seized four Indian businessmen in a dawn operation in a town called Ahodwo near Kumasi in the country’s Ashanti region. Two other Ghanaians who work for these Indians were also been seized, according to local media reports. The whereabouts of these Indians and Ghanaians have not yet been made public. Security officials have also… Read More
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Ghana downplays severity of illegal rosewood trade

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Ghanaian officials appear to be downplaying the severity of the illegal logging of rosewood in the country. Rosewood has been classified as endangered plant given its economic value in Ghana, but illegal logging of the tree and it’s exportation to China has been on the rise. The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) last month said in a report that the illegal… Read More
Africa Featured Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Nigeria: Soldiers kill three policemen in deadly attack

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Some unidentified soldiers in Nigeria have shot dead three police officers in a deadly attack. The soldiers also killed a civilian in the attack carried out along Ibi-Jalingo Road, Taraba State. Local media reported that several other officers were also injured during the attack. The Police officer reportedly came under attack while taking a kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu, to the… Read More
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Sierra Leone: Floods kill 7, over 8,000 rendered homeless

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Disaster Management Officials in Sierra Leone have confirmed the death of at least seven people due to flooding. Over 8,000 people are also known to have been rendered homeless after torrential rain resulting in massive floods. Some areas of the country especially the capital, Freetown have been completely over run by water with many property washed away by flood waters.… Read More
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Rwanda to host global business forum on AfCFTA

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Rwanda is set to host a major investment forum on August 9 with focus being placed on the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and how to attract Foreign Direct Investments. The forum is dubbed the Golden Business Forum and is set to host over 600 investors and delegates from across the world. Set to take place at Rwanda’s Radisson… Read More
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Kenyan: Lactating MP with baby thrown out of parliament

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There was drama in the Kenyan National Assembly on Wednesday when a lactating legislator was forced out of the chamber. The Presiding Speaker Chris Omulele asked orderlies to throw out Kwale Woman representative, Zulekha Hassan for entering the chambers with her 5- month old son. The legislator had opposed the speaker’s action arguing that she came to breastfeed the baby while attending to… Read More
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Blackman handcuffed by rope and paraded in Texas street

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A black man has been pictured in Texas in the U.S being handcufffed by a rope and paraded in the street by police officers. The man was pictured walking between two white officers on horses leading him in handcuffs. Officials say the officers, identified as P. Brosch and A. Smith, arrested Donald Neely, 43, for criminal trespass on Saturday. A… Read More
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Nigerian musician Tekno arrested for ‘strip dance’ video

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A Nigerian musician, Tekno, 26, has been arrested after video of him dancing with “half-naked” women in a truck in Lagos went viral. In a video that was widely circulated on social media, the musician could be seen through a display truck dancing with the women in traffic. The government has condemned the video which was recorded on Friday, describing… Read More
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Food crisis hits Zimbabwe with over 5 million in need of aid

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Zimbabwe has been hit by a food crisis with more than five million people in dire need of food aid. The United Nations has said that most of those without food are close to starvation. The World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday launched a $331m appeal to help the country. Zimbabwe is currently battling the effects of drought, a cyclone… Read More
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Why Ghana wants to raise cocoa farmers’ prices by 5.2%

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Ghanaian officials have signaled their intentions to raise cocoa farmgate prices by 5.2% for the 2019/20 season. According Reuters sources at Ghana’s agency coordinating the sector, Cocobod and its marketing arm Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) this will be the first increase in four years. The farmgate price will rise to $1,523.81 (8,000 Ghanaian cedis) per tonne in the next season… Read More
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