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A 50-year-old cloth seller is in critical condition after his customer inflicted cutlass wounds on him at Agona Asafo in the Agona East District of the Central Region, Ghana. The suspect has been identified as a 35-year-old man. The victim is currently receiving treatment at Agona Swedru government Hospital. “The …

The World Bank has decided to grant an additional $150 million in funding to the Tunisian Ministry of Health, to support several key health initiatives, according to reports. At a meeting between Mustapha Ferjani, Minister of Health, and Fadia Saada, Regional Director of Human Development for the Middle East and …

A teacher has been left blinded in one eye after a student allegedly stabbed him at Asuoso Senior High School in Offinso, Ghana. “The altercation began when the teacher disciplined the student for loitering during class hours,” according to reports. In an act of retaliation, the student attacked the teacher, …

The Niger authorities have announced the suspension of the programs of the British radio station BBC, accused of broadcasting false information. By decision of the Ministry of Communication, Posts and Digital Economy, the programs and transmission and reception media of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) are suspended nationwide, with immediate …

A suspected armed robber has been burnt to death by unidentified individuals in Ashaiman Katamanso in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. This was during the early hours of Thursday, December 12, for allegedly stealing a standing fan and a flat-screen television. According to a resident, “the suspected robber broke into …

Three Indian Catholic priests based were brutally beaten by a mob at a fuel station in Nkwanta, in Kpassa in the Nkwanta-North District of the Oti Region, Ghana. The priests, Father Robinson Melkis, Father Frank Henry Jacob, and Father Martin George, are members of the Capuchin Friars and have been …

An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was found adrift in the Mediterranean off Lampedusa, Italy, as the sole survivor of a migrant boat that capsized after leaving Sfax, Tunisia. According to Katja Tempel, spokeswoman for Compass Collective Germany, “she told us that they had left four or five days ago …

The outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo and President-elect John Mahama met in the capital on Wednesday December 11, 2004 in Ghana. This face-to-face meeting took place two days after the announcement of the presidential election results. Nana Akufo-Addo congratulated his successor John Mahama: “It was important to hold this meeting with …

Ten soldiers were killed and seven others injured in a terrorist attack near Niger’s border with Burkina Faso, the army confirmed. The attack occurred Tuesday, December 10, 2024 in the village of Petel Kole, where hundreds of militants on motorcycles targeted a military position. The army reported that 26 attackers …

Chinese President Xi Jinping extended his congratulations to Ghana’s President-elect John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday, December 11, following his victory in the December 7 elections. President Xi highlighted Ghana’s historic role as one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to establish diplomatic relations with China, and emphasized the enduring …