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Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo recalled the harmful effects of the slave trade for the African continent and demanded an apology from Europe for Africans. The tenant of the Jubile House said slavery stifled the economic, cultural and psychological progress of Africa. According to the President, when the British ended slavery, …

A combined team of Ghanaian Police and Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Task Force demolished the Apostolic Movers and Shakers Chapel building in Dansoman on Monday for operating without a permit, Pulse news agency reported. This follows an earlier warning by the AMA to the Church to vacate the area in …

Ghana’s gender minister, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has been relieved of her duties after more than a year of continuous absence from work. The presidency did not state the exact reason for her sacking in a press release, but it could be due to her continuous absence, which has raised concerns …

Ghana’s health authorities said nearly 100 people are in isolation following the detection of two cases of Marburg virus. Officials said two patients in southern Ashanti region died in hospital after contracting the highly infectious haemorrhagic fever. Bats are a known source of transmission and officials are warning people to …

Health authorities in Ghana reported two cases of Marburg virus, a highly contagious disease from the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. Preliminary tests carried out on two patients, who have since died, came back positive after the samples were transported to the Pasteur Institute in Senegal for …

Wednesday’s protest against the rising cost of living in Ghana has so far been peaceful, unlike on Tuesday when clashes with police erupted and 29 people were arrested. After a series of meetings with the police, protesters were allowed to use a route that runs in front of the president’s …

Police in Ghana on Tuesday arrested 29 protesters in the capital, Accra, following a violent protest against high prices organized by the group Arise Ghana. The initially peaceful protest degenerated into chaotic scenes after a confrontation between protesters and police along the route of the protest. Information Minister Kojo Oppong …

A 24-year-old tiler sentenced to 7 years’ imprisonment for defiling a 15-year-old claims the victim forced him to have sex with her, Ghana News Agency (GNA) reported. The convict, Patrick Mawunyega, committed the crime after helping the victim with her homework. According to the agency, the convict appeared before an …

A 40-year-old man poisoned himself and his two children at Shama Junction in Shama district in western Ghana, the starrfm website reported. Before their deaths, the man identified as Eshun had made efforts to reunite with his estranged wife, but to no avail. Reports say he had picked up the …

A phone repairman has been sentenced to 14 years in prison in Ghana after posting nude photos of a Lebanese woman on social media against her will. Solomon Doga, 22, was convicted in a court in the Adenta suburb of Accra after pleading guilty to charges of sexual extortion and …