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Mahama receives rousing welcome from Ghanaian community in France
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Lyon to participate in the One Health Summit, where he is expected to co-chair discussions alongside French President Emmanuel Macron. The summit brings together world leaders, health ministers and global health experts to deliberate on issues at the intersection of human, a...
Ghana’s response to South Africa tensions was ‘not necessary’ – Malema
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has criticised Ghana’s response to recent tensions involving Ghanaian nationals in South Africa, saying it risked escalating a sensitive situation and complicating diplomatic engagement. Speaking to journalists, Malema said Ghana’s reaction to the developments was “n...
Xenophobic attacks: Ghana must pursue justice for victims beyond evacuation — Bosome Freho MP
The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has called for stronger diplomatic action against South Africa over the recent xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals, insisting that justice must be pursued for affected Ghanaians. Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’...
Ghana to pursue compensation or legal action over xenophobic attacks in South Africa – Benjamin Quashie
Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quashie, says the government is taking steps to protect Ghanaian-owned businesses in the country and will pursue compensation or legal action if any businesses are seized or unlawfully targeted. According to him, Ghana has begun documenting and registering businesses...
Police trace Land Rover stolen in Canada to Ghana
A vehicle stolen from a Saskatoon business in Canada has been traced to Ghana, uncovering an international fraud ring that uses identity theft and forged documents to acquire luxury vehicles before shipping them to West Africa. Saskatoon police announced this week that a fraud investigation that began in January 2025 h...
Pregnant woman and son fly home to Ghana after being detained for over a week at Washington Dulles Airport
A pregnant woman and her 4-year-old son, who spent more than a week confined to “a windowless room with a single bed and toilet” at Washington Dulles International Airport after arriving on tourist visas, are on a flight back to their home country of Ghana following a federal judge’s order Friday, according to the ACLU...
Oil rises on uncertainty over reopening of Hormuz
Oil prices rose on Monday on uncertainty over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz anytime soon, as Iran said a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes was in its final stages but insisted the U.S. must still meet other conditions. Brent crude futures rose 91 cents or 1.09%, to $84.46 a barrel by […]
Putin says Russia-China ties at unprecedented level, invites Xi to Russia
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Woman dies after falling into uncovered New York City manhole
A woman has died after stepping out of her car and falling 10 ft (three metres) down an uncovered maintenance hole on Fifth Avenue in New York City, police have said. Officers responded to an emergency call in Manhattan and found the woman unconscious and unresponsive down the manhole just before midnight on Monday. Th...
Presidential vote counting halted in Zambia over alleged attacks on polling staff
Zambia’s electoral commission has suspended the counting of votes from Thursday’s presidential, parliamentary and local elections over alleged attacks on polling staff. The authority said the process would be halted nationwide with immediate effect, citing concerns over reports of violence that had “resulted in the the...
Senegal president sacks PM Sonko, dissolves government after months of friction
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty in a country already grappling with a debt crisis and drawn-out talks with the International Monetary Fund. A statement read on state media said all ministers...
Epstein survivors’ calls to meet King Charles and Queen harder to ignore as US visit approaches
There are increasingly loud calls for King Charles and Queen Camilla to meet survivors of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during their state visit to the US later this month. Lisa Phillips, a US survivor of Epstein, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We’ve already sent letters to him [the King], and we’re already re...