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Moroccan woman in UAE ‘killed lover and cooked him’

A Moroccan woman has been accused of killing her lover and serving up his remains to Pakistani workers in the United Arab Emirates, prosecutors say. The woman killed her boyfriend

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Woman power from Ghana to Iceland

The Women Leaders Global Forum in Reykjavik brings together extraordinary women from around the world. A new index shows there’s still much work to be done when it comes to

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Ghana Government unveils ambitious plan to grow economy by 7.6% in 2019

After an anxious wait for the 2019 Budget, the Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, appeared in Parliament yesterday in his signature all-white ‘kaftan’ and delivered a 178-page speech in a

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“Reform UN To Suit Contemporary Needs” – President Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the time has come for the reform of the United Nations to better suit the present day needs of the

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Liberia is a UN peacekeeping success and country is grateful for support, President Weah tells world leaders

With more years of peace than the preceding years of war “Liberia has finally turned the corner”, the country’s President told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, pledging

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Nigerian President calls for global action on climate change, Lake Chad crisis

A variety of “festering” causes and effects surround crises around the world, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, said on Tuesday, speaking on the first day of the high-level portion of the

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PresidentsAkufo-Addo received the 2018 Outstanding Leaders’ Award

Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has received the 2018 US -Africa Business Center Outstanding Leaders Award in New York. The award, presented by the US Chamber of Commerce-US-Africa Business

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South Africa’s highest court legalises cannabis use

South Africa’s highest court has legalised the use of cannabis by adults in private places. Pro-marijuana activists cheered in the public gallery and chanted “Weed are free now” when the

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Amnesty condemns horrific Cameroon violence

Rights group Amnesty International has authenticated a viral video showing the decapitated head of a Cameroonian security officer apparently filmed by separatists. It says the footage and “brutal attacks against

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Government has comprehensive incentives for the 1D1F initiative – Alan Kyeremanten

Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten, Minister of Trade and Industry on Tuesday said government has outlined a very comprehensive set of incentives for Companies and Businesses that promote the, “One District