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Muslims in Ghana march against hijab discrimination

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Thousands of Muslims across Ghana on Saturday staged a street protest against hijab discrimination. The peaceful march took place in key cities across the country’s 15 regions. Most of the protesters were young Muslims who are pushing for total end to discrimination against the wearing of the hijab of Islamic headscarf. They were joined by other prominent Muslim leaders in… Read More
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500,000 Burkinabes flee their homes due to violence

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The United Nations has said that about 500,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Burkina Faso due to jihadist violence since January this year. The global body said many of those who fled their homes were from two regions of Burkina Faso. Those regions have been hit by ethnic and jihadist violence, increasing more than six-fold since… Read More
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The candidates seeking to become Ghana’s next FA president

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Six individuals who have been cleared to contest for the presidency of the Ghana football Association are hoping to secure the top job to reform the body. The election which is set for October 25, will see five men and a woman vying to replace disgraced former president Kwesi Nyantakyi. Vetting process this month was without no controversy after some candidates… Read More
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Child Online Africa wants Ghana to be ‘Period Smart’

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International Day of the Girl (IDG), 2019 will be marking 25 years of progress for girls. In these years, women have pressed several agendas and these movements have expanded. They are being organized by and for adolescent girls, and tackling issues like child marriage, education inequality, gender based violence, climate change, self-esteem and girls’ rights to enter places of worship,… Read More
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Liberia: Radio station critical of President Weah shutdown

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Liberian President George Weah’s resolve for press freedom is coming under serious scrutiny after riot police shut a popular radio station critical of him. The police reportedly broke into offices of Roots FM in the capital, Monrovia following a discussion on the alleged wasteful spending by the President. Henry Costa, the station’s US-based owner who hosts the show that discussed… Read More
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Chinese vessel fined $1m over illegal fishing in Ghana

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Ghanaian authorities have fined owners of a Chinese vessel that engaged in illegal fishing in the country’s waters. Owners of the fishing vessel, Lu Rong Yuan Yu 956 will have to pay a $1 million fine for illegal fishing and additional $22, 700 (GHc124,000) for having fish onboard. According to local news outlet CITI FM reporting, the fishing vessel was… Read More
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Ghanaian university to turn away students who ‘dress indecently’

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A top Ghanaian University has issued a warning to students who dress provocatively, saying they risk being turned away. The Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science at the University of Ghana post the warning notice in the wake of a sexual harassment exposé that implicated some lecturers. The university interdicted the lecturers after they were implicated in the BBC… Read More
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Gambia: Talented journalist and activist dies in car crash

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A young and talented Gambian journalist, Sise Jaha Sawaneh has reportedly died in a car crash on Wednesday. Sawaneh was a very popular activist for peace and social development in Gambia. The Gambia Press Union said in a statement that she was “involved in a car accident that happened in Kiang and claimed the lives of two others.” The statement… Read More
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How women in Ghana, Nigeria are slapped during childbirth

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A new study by the World Health Organization has revealed that many women suffer mistreatment during childbirth especially in lower-income countries. A new evidence from the study, published in the Lancet, showed that over one-third of women in four lower-income countries experienced mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities. Three of the countries where the study was conducted were in Africa,… Read More
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Ghana: High School closed down over ghost scare

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A high school in Ghana’s Upper East Region has been closed down after some students reportedly saw a ghost on campus. Over twenty female students of the Fumbisi Senior High School reportedly collapsed after seeing the said ghost. One student fell from the second floor of the girl’s dormitory after she allegedly saw the frightening creature. She has since lost her… Read More
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