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Tunisia: Gunmen Storm Tunisia Museum, Kill 19
By Adebayo Hassan-Premium Times Tunisian forces have shot dead two armed men who killed 19 people and took several others hostage at a museum in the capital, Tunis, on Wednesday.
Ghana to Get Additional 3,665MW of Power in Five Years – President
President John Mahama has stated that an additional 3,665 megawatts (MW) of power would be injected into the national grid over the next five years. The President announced this today
Nigeria: Ghana 1000 Consortium and Shell Enter into Exclusive Negotiations for LNG Supply to the Ghana 1000 Power Project
LNG can potentially lower the cost of power in Ghana by up to 35 percent when compared to power generated from light crude oil. The ability to import LNG into
US drone kills al-Shabab leader in Somalia – Pentagon
BBC News – The US defence department has confirmed that it has killed an al-Shabab leader, Adan Garar. The Pentagon says the militant was hit by a drone equipped with
Sierra Leone VP Samuel Sam-Sumana sacked
BBC News – Sierra Leone’s Vice-President Samuel Sam-Sumana has been sacked for seeking political asylum in a foreign embassy, the president’s office has said. President Ernest Bai Koroma had dismissed
Presbyterian group changes marriage definition to include same-sex couples
CNN -The country’s largest Presbyterian denomination has changed its definition of marriage to include gay couples — though not explicitly. Presbyterian Church (USA) approved an amendment to its constitution after
How Two Young West African Women are Creating Africa’s Next Billionaires
Rofhiwa Madzena, CNBC Africa – If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a family (nation)” – Dr. James Emmanuel Kwegyir-Aggrey.
Russian Judge: Chechen Confesses to Nemtsov Killing
MOSCOW — A Russian judge said Sunday a former Chechen police commander has confessed to his involvement in the killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, while authorities continue their investigation
UN Peacekeeper, 2 Civilians Killed in Mali Rocket Attack
VOA News – Three people were killed and 12 others were wounded in rocket attack on a United Nations base camp in northern Mali. A U.N. statement said more than
