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In a Ukrainian strip club, war is laid bare
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» KHARKIV, Ukraine - When Lisa, 20, laces into her ultra-high heels for her shift at a strip club in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, she knows that aside from dancing, she will have to comfort traumatised soldiers.
Ghana's ruling party votes for 2024 candidate
AFP, Published on 04/11/2023
» ACCRA - Ghana's ruling party voted on Saturday in primaries to elect its candidate for next year's presidential ballot, with Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia widely favoured to win.
Bola Tinubu takes helm in Nigeria, Africa's troubled giant
AFP, Published on 29/05/2023
» ABUJA - Long-time political kingmaker Bola Tinubu was sworn in as president of Nigeria on Monday, succeeding Muhammadu Buhari, a former general who stepped down after two terms in office.
US VP arrives in Ghana on three-nation African tour
AFP, Published on 26/03/2023
» ACCRA - US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Ghana on Sunday at the start of a three-nation African tour, as Washington looks to strengthen diplomatic ties on the continent.
Ghana braces as Sahel war spills into Gulf of Guinea
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» BAWKU (GHANA) - Standing near the dried river bed that marks Ghana’s northern border, Alima can see her hamlet, lying in Burkina Faso less than two kilometres (1.2 miles) away.
Graves sink, fisheries shrink as climate change hits Fiji
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» TOGORU, Fiji: The sea has already swallowed the village graveyard in Togoru, Fiji, and long-time resident Lavenia McGoon is dreading the day it claims her house.
Struggling Ghana plans tax rise, debt swap to secure IMF aid
AFP, Published on 24/11/2022
» ACCRA - Ghana's finance minister, Kenneth Ofori-Atta, presented the 2023 budget to parliament on Thursday, hiking tax and planning a debt swap as the country's negotiates an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan.
Ghana probes massive blast after 13 killed
AFP, Published on 21/01/2022
» ACCRA - Ghana's government on Friday said it was investigating a massive blast involving a truck transporting mining explosives that killed at least 13 people and wounded dozens more.
17 killed, 59 injured by mine-truck explosion in Ghana
AFP, Published on 21/01/2022
» ACCRA: At least 17 people were killed and 59 injured Thursday in a devastating explosion in a western Ghana town after a truck carrying explosives intended for a mine collided with a motorcycle, the government said.
Guinea awaits future after coup leaders demand talks
AFP, Published on 06/09/2021
» CONAKRY - The West African state of Guinea awaited word on its future on Monday as a new military junta summoned the outgoing cabinet a day after toppling the president.