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President of the Concerned Small Scale Miners Association in Ghana, Michael Kwadwo Peprah, has shared little belief in the recent measures instituted by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to aid the fight against illegal mining. According to him, the decision which includes ‘Operation Halt II’ is unlikely to …

A Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, has called for a united front if Ghana would ever win the war against illegal mining and other vices that plague the country. To him, Ghana would remain the ultimate loser if the citizenry did not come …

The National Chairman of NDC, Dr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo who seeks to maintain his position in the upcoming internal election, has waded into the electoral commission’s intentions to compile a new voters register ahead of the 2024 general election. The experienced leader and communicator during a press conference expressed his …

Five persons, including the Assembly Member for the Kotokuom Electoral Area, Akwasi Poku, have been arrested in connection with illegal mining activities in some communities along the River Offin in the Ashanti Region. The four other suspects were picked up at Abompe, Abaasua, Amaada and Agogoso in the Atwima Mponua …

Eight people including Catholic priests, a nun and worshippers are being held in captivity by separatist fighters in Cameroon’s South West region. Their abductors also burnt down a church during the attack in Nchang, a community in the region. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The Catholic church …

Deadly diseases such as measles, tetanus and whooping cough are on the rise in Ethiopia’s Tigray region after vaccination rates plunged during the civil war that broke out nearly two years ago, doctors and regional health officials say. The percentage of children in Tigray receiving routine vaccines has fallen below …

The Nigerian drug enforcement agency says it has made what appears to be the biggest seizure of cocaine in the country’s history. Some 1.8 tons of cocaine estimated to be worth more than $278m (£243m) were discovered in a warehouse in the Ikorodu area, north-east of the commercial hub, Lagos. …

The International Monetary fund(IMF) is set to deploy another mission to Ghana in the coming weeks following Ghana’s request for a bailout Gerry Rice, the Director of Communications for the IMF said at a media engagement. “We had an IMF staff team in Accra in July to begin initial discussions …

Professor Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi, Co-Founder and Board Chair, Afrobarometer, Monday said despite the recent gains in democratic governance, Africa’s two-decade journey towards democracy and accountable governance has run into headwinds. “We are seeing multiple signs of retrogression and backsliding across the continent – even in countries hitherto deemed on track to …

A video of how commonwealth heads of government arrived at the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II has emerged on social media. In the video, which has since gone viral, busses were captured carrying the heads of government while USA’s President Joe Biden was allowed to ride in with his …