Education Minister extends ban on lavish school celebrations to all schools in Ghana
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has clarified that government’s ban on extravagant post-WASSCE celebrations applies to all schools in Ghana, both
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Cape Verde produce another World Cup shock to keep remarkable run alive
Cape Verde supporters in the United States celebrated after their team scored its first-ever World Cup goals and earned a
Ethiopian Prime Minister’s party sweeps parliamentary vote
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party (PP) won a landslide victory in legislative polls held June 1, the election
Mahama leads world leaders to observe Juneteenth at Christiansborg Castle
President John Mahama, on Friday, June 19, led Heads of State and Governments, traditional leaders, members of the African diaspora,
Top UN official visits refugee inclusion project in Ethiopia
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, has visited the Ura refugee settlement in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz state. It
Tunisia becomes first African team to be eliminated from World Cup
There were celebrations for Japanese fans, but disappointment for Tunisia on Saturday as it became the first African team to
‘SHSs must not become a class society’ — Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education has defended its decision to suspend activities associated with extravagant celebrations at Senior High School (SHS)
Niger and Benin discuss normalising relations between two countries
Following a visit to Niger earlier this month by Benin’s new president, there were high-level talks in Cotonou this weekend
Netherlands, Germany to return 2,000 looted artefacts to Ghana
The Governments of the Netherlands and Germany have announced plans to return about 2,000 looted artefacts and items of cultural
Africa must invest own funds in Ebola response, says CDC head
The head of Africa’s Centers For Disease Control says the continent needs to invest its own funds in Ebola response.