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Ghana’s veep has ‘only one wife’ after rumours of a second wife

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– – Ghana’s vice president, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has responded to reports of having a second wife called Ramatu. There have been several reports of the vice president, who is a Muslim having a second wife called Ramatu but refusing to make her public. The only publicly known wife of the vice president is Samira Bawumia but this year rumours… Read More
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Ex-Gambian President Jammeh tied to killing of 59 migrants

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– – Testimony before Gambia’s truth commission implicating then-president Yahya Jammeh in the summary execution in 2005 of about 59 West African migrants should be followed by criminal accountability, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International said today. From February 24 to March 11, 2021, witnesses told the Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) that migrants bound for Europe from Congo, Cote d’Ivoire,… Read More
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Ghana’s President was misled over migrant massacre in Gambia

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– – In 2005, some 59 West African migrants were murdered in the Gambia. The migrants were hoping to reach Senegal enroute to Europe through the Mediterranean. The truth of what actually happened only emerged after ex-leader Yahya Jammeh left office. Since his exit from power in 2017, he has been implicated by some of his former soldiers, who said… Read More
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Ghana: Man beats lover to death over $2

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– – A 30-year-old man has beaten his girlfriend to death following a misunderstanding over $2.6 (GHc15). Police in a town of Tafo Pankrono in Ghana’s Ashanti region told a court that the suspect Ebenezer Korang gave $32 (GHC 185) to his girlfriend, Abigail Adoma, for safekeeping. When Korang asked the deceased to return the money at a meeting point… Read More
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[Video]: Five Ghanaian police women punished for ‘sexy dressing’

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– – Five female police officers in Ghana have been punished for putting up a sexy outlook, a video of which went viral on social media. The officers were wearing their police beret with an attractive and beautiful tube apparel outfit. They looked beautiful in the jumpsuits while serving as bridesmaids for one of their colleagues this month. … Read More
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Ghana: Anger over killing of women by abusive partners

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– – There is a public uproar in Ghana over the killing of two women by their abusive male partners this month. Within 48 hours, the two women died after they were brutally assaulted by their partners. In the first case, an Accra based business executive was arrested after he allegedly assaulted the wife, leading to his wife. The second case… Read More
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Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko dies of cancer

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– – Ivory Coast’s prime minister, Hamed Bakayoko has died in Germany at the age of 56, according to the government. President Alassane Ouattara said in a statement on twitter that “I have the immense sorrow to announce the death of the Prime Minister, Hamed Bakayoko, Head of Government, Minister of Defense, this Wednesday March 10, 2021, in Germany, as… Read More
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Equatorial Guinea: Death toll from military base explosions hits 105

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– – The death toll from explosions at a military camp in Equatorial Guinea has now risen to 105. According to authorities, a total of 615 people were injured in Sunday’s blasts at the Nkoa Ntoma camp in Bata, the country’s economic hub. Buildings at the compound and houses in surrounding districts were badly destroyed by the explosions. 133 people… Read More
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Man catches Fish worth $2.6 mln but eats it with villagers

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Social media users have been thrown into a state of shock with news of a Nigerian man capturing a Blue Marlin Fish worth $2.6 million. The capturing of the fish wasn’t the source of shock for many but rather what the man and his village folks decided to do with it. They ate the fish, according to a Africa Facts… Read More
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Covid-19: Ghanaian-born leaves UK hospital after 8 months in coma

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Staff at a UK hospital were filled with joy at news of the discharge of one of their patients who contracted Covid-19. Ghanaian-born Richard Frimpong was greeted with applause from onlookers and hospital staff as he left the facility. He was being discharged after eight months in coma haven contracted the Covid-19 in 2020. A Facebook User shared the video… Read More
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