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Dr Bawumia Calls For Deepening Of Ties Between Ghana, UK

  • December 21, 2022

The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has lauded the existing cooperation between Ghana and the UK and expressed hope that the two countries will continue to work together and chart new grounds, especially in the area of climate change. Dr Bawumia was addressing the seventh session of the UK-Ghana Business Council (UK-GBC) at the Jubilee House […]

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Lots Of Business Deals Reached During The US Africa Summit

  • December 21, 2022

Nearly 15 new commitments between U.S. and African businesses were announced during last week’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, in fields ranging from mining to healthcare to basketball. Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, talked to reporters about one of the biggest deals made at the summit, an investment by U.S.-based Kobold Metals, which will be “a […]

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UN: International Support Can Pull Back Somalia From Brink Of Famine

  • December 21, 2022

U.N. agencies say that large-scale, sustained humanitarian assistance can prevent Somalia’s looming famine from turning into a full-blown disaster in the coming months. Thanks to generous international support this year, famine in Somalia has been delayed. But the threat of mass starvation in 2023 remains due to a fifth year of consecutive drought, skyrocketing food […]

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Capitol Riot Committee Seeks Four Criminal Charges For Trump

  • December 20, 2022

A US congressional inquiry into last year’s Capitol riot says ex-President Donald Trump should face criminal charges, including insurrection. The Democratic-led committee voted unanimously for the justice department to prosecute Mr Trump. The panel also aired a new clip of former Trump aide Hope Hicks on her warning to him about his legacy. Trump supporters […]

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UK Court To Rule On Migrant Deportation Flights To Rwanda

  • December 19, 2022

Judges at London’s High Court will rule Monday whether the British government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stakes his future on stopping a record number of migrant arrivals in small boats. Under a deal struck in April, Britain aims to send tens of thousands of migrants […]