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Ghana: Court dismisses case against 21 LGBTQ+ rights activists

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– – A Court in Ghana has dismissed a case brought against 21 LGBTQ+ rights activists arrested for attending a meeting in the country’s Volta regional town of Ho. The 16 women and 5 men were attending a paralegal training at a hotel when they were arrested on May 20, 2021 for “unlawful assembly”. That paralegal training session was being… Read More
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Four million Nigerians face hunger over insurgent attacks

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– – The United Nations has revealed that about 4.4 million people in north-eastern Nigeria may face acute hunger because of activities of insurgents. The Boko Haram militant group has been carrying out series of attacks in parts of Nigeria for years now. The north-eastern part of Nigeria has been the worst hit from the insurgent attacks. According to the… Read More
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Ghanaians call for their country to be fixed with a street protest

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– – Thousands of Ghanaians mainly young people on Wednesday staged a street protest, demonstrating over the state of the country’s economy and general state of development. What started as a social media campaign months ago with the hashtag #Fixthecountry, has now become a major movement led by young people. Wednesday’s protest lasted for over four hours with protesters holding… Read More
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Ghana’s MPs approve new special prosecutor for corruption

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– – Ghana’s lawmakers have approved by unanimous decision a new special prosecutor tasked to fight corruption in the country. The new special prosecutor is an Accra-based legal practitioner, Kissi Agyebeng who will replace the previous appointee, Martin Amidu who resigned last year. The 43-year-old is expected to be sworn-in by Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo this month to begin his… Read More
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ICC lifts arrest warrant on Ivory Coast’s Simone Gbagbo

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– – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to lift an international arrest warrant issued for former Ivory Coast first lady Simone Gbagbo. The court had issued the arrest warrant against Simone Gbagbo who was facing accusations of crimes against humanity, but Ivory Coast refused to extradite her to the Hague. Those crimes were allegedly committed during the country’s… Read More
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Nigerian influencer Hushpuppi pleads guilty to money laundering

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In one scheme he is facing charges on is his attempt to steal more than $1.1m from someone who wanted to fund a new children’s school in Qatar, the document said. – – Prosecutors also alleged that Abbas defrauded a client of a New York-based law firm out of approximately $922,857 in October 2019 after he and a co-conspirator “tricked… Read More
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Why Watford must be in every Nigerian’s second premier league team in 21/22

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– – Watford are back in the English Premier League after spending a year in the championship. Many fans were surprised by the signing based on the striker’s poor performance last season. There are reservations about his attitude, but there is some logic behind his acquisition. The Hornets will be looking forward to seeing Dennis grab a brace against Real… Read More
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Ivory Coast’s Ouattara and Gbagbo meet after 10 years

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– – Ivory Coast’s key political rivals, President Alassane Ouattara and his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo have met face to face for the first time in 10 years. The two held a meeting on Tuesday as part of efforts to reconcile and forge national unity amid political tension. It was the tension between the two political rivals in the wake of… Read More
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Ghana tightens Covid-19 restrictions as it battles a third wave

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– – The government of Ghana has tightened its Covid-19 restrictions to curb the outbreak of the pandemic as the country battles a third wave of infections. Among others, there is a ban on receptions after social gatherings especially funerals. The Covid-19 taskforce is also stepping up enforcement of protocols including mandatory wearing of face masks. In a televised address… Read More
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Ghana’s anti-LGBT+ bill seeks 10-year jail term for activists

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– – Ghana’s lawmakers are pushing for tougher laws to deal with LGBT+ persons and those who promote their activities with a new draft bill. The bill titled “The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021″ is being sponsored by some individual lawmakers who are anit-LGBT+ activists. Details of the bill have now emerged with those… Read More
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