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South Sudan’s peace agreement: Good news or more trouble ahead?

South Sudan has a new peace agreement. The question is: will it hold? According to author and scholar Douglas Johnson, that depends on a lot of factors. If it holds,

Africa

Ghana Railway project on course

Government’s avowed plan to construct a rail line from Accra to Paga in the Upper East Region through Kumasi and Tamale is still in full force, the Minister of Railways

Africa Business Headlines

BRICS wants to tap more into own potential

Diamonds and oranges: Five countries that jointly represent at least 40 per cent of the world’s people and GDP discussed details of economic collaboration at the 10th BRICS summit in

Headlines United Nations

UN-African Union partnership ‘not a choice but a necessity’, Security Council hears

“The complex peace and security challenges we face in Africa are such that neither the United Nations nor the African Union can address the challenges on their own”, Sahle-Work Zewde, the

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Ghana Leader Names New Election Chief, Opposition Dismayed

VOA News, Accra — Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday named lawyer and governance specialist Jean Mensa to head the national electoral commission, dismaying the main opposition party which said Mensa

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Africa’s Richest Man Arranges $4.5B of Financing for Oil Refinery

VOA News, Lagos — Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has arranged more than $4.5 billion in debt financing for his Nigerian oil refinery project and aims to start production in early

Headlines U.S.

Here Are The Most and Least Educated Cities in the US

VOA News – What are the most and least educated cities in the United States?  Financial website WalletHub thinks it knows. The company based its rankings of 150 metropolitan areas

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Obama in Ancestral Home Kenya to Launch Sister’s Project

VOA NEWS, NAIROBI, KENYA — Former U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Kenya, the country of his father’s birth, for a private visit, his first to this country since leaving

Headlines Sports

France Takes World Cup With 4-2 Win Over Croatia

VOA News – France led 2-1 at halftime with an own-goal by Croatian Mario Mandzukic and a penalty kick from Antoine Griezmann. Croatia’s Ivan Perisic briefly leveled the game around

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Feds arrest 8 more in ongoing action against hackers targeting wire transfers

For the second time this month, federal authorities have arrested a number of people who allegedly participated in schemes designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and individuals,