Africa
Ghana’s Growth Spurs Uncontrollable Trash
Plastic bags that symbolized prosperity are clogging the capital, Accra, exacerbating deadly floods. Wall Street Journal – ACCRA, Ghana—Plastic shopping bags choke the waterways in this capital, once the seat
Social-Economic misfortunes are caused by moral decadence – Anglican Bishop
Ghana News Agency – The Right Reverend Festus Yeboah Asuamah, the Anglican Bishop of Sunyani, has said the social and economic misfortunes the country was experiencing were the consequences of
Nigerian Christians Reach Out to Muslim Inmates Ahead of Ramadan
VOA News Kaduna, Nigeria— Christian clerics in Kaduna, Nigeria, this past week distributed food items to prisoners and underprivileged people to mark the start of the holy Muslim month of
Tanzania Urges China to Curb Ivory Demand
VOA News – A Tanzanian government minister described elephant poaching on Thursday as a national disaster, and urged China to curb its appetite for ivory. The east African nation’s elephant
Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta urges Africa to give up aid
BBC News – Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged fellow African leaders to stop receiving foreign aid, saying it is not an acceptable basis for prosperity. “Dependency on giving that
Ghana wants Brazil 2014 World Cup funds audit
BBC News -Ghana’s government has called for a “forensic audit” of the country’s football body over allegations of missing World Cup campaign funds. It says there is an unexplained $1m
Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria to lead regional force
BBC News – Five African countries have agreed to set up a joint military force led by Nigeria to fight the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. The leaders reached the
Mahama needs wisdom – Bishop Heward-Mills
Founding Bishop of Lighthouse Chapel International Dag Heward-Mills prayed for the President, John Mahama, and his team of leaders to receive “wisdom from above.” Heward-Mills also prayed for Ghana to
Ghana petrol station inferno: Accra witnesses questioned
BBC News – Ghanaians are being questioned about the cause of a petrol station fire in the capital, Accra, in which some 150 people died on Wednesday night. It is
Ghana petrol station inferno kills 90
At least 96 people have died in a fire at a petrol station in Ghana’s capital, Accra, the fire service says. The fire started as people in the city are
