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Oklahoma Tornado: 91 killed including 20 children

  • May 21, 2013

At least 91 people, including 20 children, are feared to have been killed by a huge tornado which tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, officials in the US state say. Worst hit was Moore, south of the city, where neighbourhoods were flattened and schools destroyed by winds of up to 200mph (320km/h). About 120 people are […]

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Kufuor back home from South Africa, Switzerland

  • May 21, 2013

Former President John Agyekum Kufour on Monday returned home from South Africa and Switzerland after engagements to woe investors to Africa. Speaking at either forum, he said Africa was witnessing rapid transformation and that the continent would soon turn into a hotbed of global economic activity in two decades from now. “I foresee a fast […]

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South Africa legend Nelson Mandela sued by daughters

  • May 20, 2013

Nelson Mandela’s daughters Makaziwe and Zenani Mandela are suing their father for the rights of his artworks and control of his millions. They intend to fight an April 2004 Johannesburg High Court order which gave Mandela the right to instruct his then lawyer, Ismail Ayob, to stop managing his financial, personal and legal affairs. The […]

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Ghana to go on AU peace walk

  • May 20, 2013

In the line up of events for the 50th Anniversary of the African Union (AU), the National Planning Committee for the AU and the Ministry of Information is organising an Africa Union (AU) peace walk. The walk will start from the El-Wak Sports Stadium and end at the AU Liberation Center at Ridge on May […]

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Ghana receives $13.9b Chinese aid in 10 years

  • May 20, 2013

…second biggest in West Africa, more than entire East Africa Chinese investment and development aid to Ghana totaled $13.96 billion between 2000 and 2011, a new compilation of data has shown. According to global research firm Open Data for International Development (AidData), Ghana received the money between 2001 and 2011 and these were official aid. […]

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Ghana to support peace efforts in Somalia

  • May 20, 2013

The President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has affirmed Ghana’s commitment to support efforts at restoring peace and security in Somalia. He said he would make the issue of peace in Somalia an important agenda at the next African Union (AU) Summit in Ethiopia later this month. President Mahama gave the assurance yesterday when the Vice-President […]

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President Mahama to meet French leader François Hollande

  • May 20, 2013

Mr Frederick Clarier, French Ambassador and Mr Ali Halabi, the Lebanese Ambassador to Ghana on Friday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing. Alhaji Dauda, the Minister, said Ghana is committed to strengthening and deepening the bilateral relationship with their two nations to engender the country’s economic growth. He […]