Tag: Ghana
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🇬🇭 Ghana bans first-class travel for government officials
Ghana’s President John Mahama has announced a ban on state-funded first-class travel for government officials, including cabinet ministers, as part of measures to reduce government spending. The directive was issued on Friday, February 7, during the swearing-in ceremony of 17 new ministers at the presidential palace in Accra. President Mahama emphasized that only essential travel…
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African Fashion Industry Sees Rapid Growth: A New Era of Global Influence
The African fashion industry is on a remarkable growth trajectory, projected to reach a staggering $70.58 billion by 2024. This expansion is fueled by an annual growth rate of 5.16% until 2028, marking a significant shift in the global fashion landscape. This surge in the African fashion sector is largely driven by the growing international…
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Big Barrels: African Oil and Gas and the Quest for Prosperity
Big Barrels takes aim at the perception that in Africa oil and gas can do no good. For decades, resource wealth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been synonymous with corruption and dysfunction. The reality is far more complex and generally more encouraging. In a series of eight case studies Big Barrels looks at what African nations…
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Cocoa prices unlikely to fall much this year despite higher production, media says
Weather conditions will become more favorable, which will lead to an increase in world production of cocoa beans by about 10%, causing their supply to exceed demand for the first time in four seasons, US media reported. However, the spread of chocolate tree diseases will hardly allow a return to previous prices. According to analysts…
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Egypt makes history, heartbreak for Cape Verde at World Cup
Egypt defeated Australia 4-2 on penalties after a dramatic 1-1 draw, with Hossam Abdelmaguid scoring the winning spot-kick to spark celebrations across the country. Heartbreak for Cape Verde as the World Cup debutants bowed out after a thrilling 3-2 extra-time defeat to defending champions Argentina. The Blue Sharks twice battled back to level the match,…
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The Hidden Horror of Britain’s Colonial Rule in Kenya: The Mau Mau Torture Campaign the World Was Never Meant to Know
A Buried Chapter of Colonial History
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Ghana Launches 506 Feed Ghana Brigade to Boost Food Production and Transform Agriculture
Government Deploys First Batch of Agricultural Brigadiers Nationwide
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Liberia Hands Down Longest-Ever Prison Sentence for Human Trafficking in Landmark Ruling
Monrovia, Liberia – Liberia has delivered a landmark judgment in its fight against human trafficking, handing down the country’s longest prison sentence ever imposed for a human trafficking conviction. The ruling marks a significant milestone in the government’s efforts to combat one of the region’s most serious human rights violations and sends a strong message…
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Why Claims About Guinea’s First Lady Continue to Fuel Political Debate
Guinea’s First Lady, Lauriane Doumbouya, has remained the subject of political debate because of her French nationality and her previous career in the French National Gendarmerie before her husband, President Mamady Doumbouya, came to power. These facts are publicly documented. In recent years, social media users and political commentators have circulated claims suggesting that…
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Royal Good Announces a New Album, Share New Single, Typhoonsy
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around…