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Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo has asked rich countries to allow heavily indebted poor African countries to swap their debts with climate interventions. The President has been addressing the world at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27 in Egypt. Ghana is currently facing crippling economic crisis fueled by huge debt. …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reportedly banned nationals of Ghana and 19 other African countries from entering its capital city, Dubai. Even though the reason for the ban was not stated, it was expected to start on Monday, October 24, 2022, according to DW Africa. “The United Arab Emirates …

Liz Truss has announced her resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. At a press conference at No 10 Downing Street on Thursday afternoon in front of dozens of reporters, she said she came into office at a time of “great economic and …

Ghanaian-born Britain’s finance minister Kwasi Addo Alfred Kwarteng  has been sacked after less than six weeks in the job, the BBC reported on Friday, as the government’s massive tax cuts sparked financial market turmoil. Kwasi Kwarteng is no longer chancellor of the exchequer after meeting Prime Minister Liz Truss at …

At least 25 people have died after a bus plunged into a gorge in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.   Officials said at least 40 were on board when the bus veered off the road and fell into a ravine in Pauri Garhwal district on Tuesday night. So far, …

A video of the riots and subsequent fire in the French embassy complex in the capital of Burkina Faso has been published, Protesters accuse the European nation of hosting and protecting the recently ousted interim president, Lieutenant Colonel Damiba, who also seized. According the report gathered  the crowds of protesters …

At least 130 people have died in a stampede at an Indonesian football match, officials say, in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. The stampede happened after police tear-gassed rioting supporters. About 180 were injured in the crush after Arema FC lost to bitter rivals Persebaya Surabaya in East …

The President of the United States Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (Joe Biden) has warned Russia that the United States will not be intimidated by reckless threats after Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin annexed four occupied regions of Ukraine. Mr Putin appeared to make a veiled threat to use nuclear weapons to defend the …

A British Member of Parliament (MP) has been suspended for alleged racist comments against British-born Ghanaian MP, Kwasi Kwarteng, who was recently appointed UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer or what in other countries if referred to as Finance Minister.   Though the MP, Rupa Huq, has since apologized, the Labour …

Ghana will wrap up their recent preparations with another international friendly against Nicaragua on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at the Estadio Artes Carrasco De Lorca in Spain. The Black Stars were thumped on 3-0 by five time world champions Brazil last Friday in Le Havre and knows and it is …