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Ghana’s Finance Minister announce diaspora bonds July
thebftonline.com -Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says government is strongly considering issuing diaspora bonds to raise cheaper funds in a bid to tap into the wealth of Ghanaian emigrants. “We are thinking
Donald Trump’s lack of interest in Africa
www.dw.com – In his first half year in office, the US president has spoken very little about Africa, except in the context of a budget proposal that demands deep cuts
Europe Sees Spike in Nigerian Women Trafficked for Prostitution
VOA News – Police and aid groups say more than 60 percent of illegal prostitutes in Belgium are trafficked from Nigeria. Many are only teenagers and almost all come from
Vatican aide Cardinal George Pell charged with historical sexual abuse
Deutsche Welle – Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell has been charged with multiple sexual offenses, Australian police say. Pell is now the highest-ranking Vatican official to be charged in
‘Africa needs its youth’ Ghanaian president tells Berlin conference
Deutsche Welle – More jobs, more investment, more prosperity: at the G20 Africa summit in Berlin, the German government and African leaders are discussing a new partnership. But not everyone
‘Most notorious kidnapper in Nigeria’ arrested in Lagos
The suspect simply identified as Evans was arrested in his mansion at Magodo Estate, Lagos. Magodo is said to be one of the highbrow estates, where prominent Nigerians and foreign
Depart from the mindset of aid, charity and dependency – Akufo-Addo to African leaders
3news.com – The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has admonished African leaders to assume responsibility for the transformation of their economies, and depart from the mindset of aid,
Sanction owners of illegal fishing vessels – Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has strongly advocated for enhanced international co-operation for effective monitoring, and a severe sanctions regime to address the problem of illegal
US troops rumble in the jungle in Ghana exercise
By NANCY MONTGOMERY | STARS AND STRIPES Each military branch deals with a snake threat in its own way, experts say. The infantry “kills snake by accident while looking for
President Akufo Addo in New York for Oceans Conference
The Ghana Mission, NY – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo arrived in New York this evening for the United Nations High-Level Meeting to support the implementation of the Sustainable
