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Why Queen Elizabeth And The Royal Family Don’t Have Last Names

  • October 15, 2019

When Meghan Markle married Prince Harry at St. George’s Chapel on May 19, 2018, her last name could have become Mountbatten-Windsor. However, since royals tend to be known only by their first names, it’s not likely that you’d see the Duchess of Sussex formally referred to by the royal last name very often regardless. Just as her future sister-in-law is […]

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ECOWAS Citizens To Enjoy No Roaming Tariffs Beginning January 2020

  • October 14, 2019

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) citizens travelling within the sub-region will from January 2020 enjoy no roaming charges following the implementation of the ECOWAS roaming initiative. The initiative is aimed at creating an enabling environment for the international mobile roaming market to ensure affordable access to roaming services for voice, SMS and […]

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Nobel Peace Prize: Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed Wins

  • October 11, 2019

The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who made peace last year with bitter foe Eritrea. He was awarded the prize for his efforts to “achieve peace and international cooperation”. Mr Abiy’s peace deal with Eritrea ended a 20-year military stalemate following their 1998-2000 border war. He was […]

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Rwanda Abolishes Over 1,000 Colonial-Era Laws

  • October 10, 2019

  Rwanda‘s parliament has passed a law scrapping over 1,000 laws considered colonial and outdated. For months the country debated and discussed plans to scrap all the country’s colonial-era laws. Local media New Times reported that some of these laws were put in place by colonial countries like German (1900-1916), and Belgium between 1916-1962. Some of […]

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Ghana, German Devt Bank Sign €16m Deal

  • October 9, 2019

The Ministry of Finance and the German Development Bank, KfW, have signed a financing agreement under a partnership between Germany and Ghana to the tune of €16 million. The agreement will enable Ghana to secure its shareholding and membership into the African Trade Insurance (ATI) Agency, a multilateral investment guarantee institution that mitigates investment risks […]

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Rwanda Launches ‘First Made-In-Africa’ Smartphones

  • October 9, 2019

Rwanda has opened Africa’s first smartphone manufacturing plant in the capital, Kigali, in an event attended by President Paul Kagame. Manufactured by technology company Mara Group – the Mara X and Mara Z smartphones – will use Google’s Android operating system and cost 175,750 Rwandan francs ($190; £155) and 120,250 Rwandan francs ($130;£106) respectively. “This […]

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Ghana Post, Indian High Commission Unveil Stamps

  • October 8, 2019

The Ghana Post (GP) and the Indian High Commission have launched postage stamps on Mahatma Gandhi to commemorate the 150th birthday anniversary of the Indian freedom icon. The four separate stamps, which will be sold at GH¢4 each, depict different photos of Mahatma Gandhi, with the name Ghana embossed on top of them. The stamps […]