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COVID-19: All African countries infected as Lesotho records first case

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Coronavirus The southern African country of Lesotho has recorded its first coronavirus case, its health ministry has said, becoming the last nation on the continent to confirm an infection. The ministry on Wednesday said it conducted 81 coronavirus tests on travellers from neighbouring South Africa and …

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Arrest warrant issued for former South African leader Jacob Zuma

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah A judge in South Africa issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for former president Jacob Zuma for failing to appear in court on a corruption case that he has sought to avoid for months. The warrant was issued after the National Prosecuting Authority requested it, the South African …

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Coronavirus: WHO lists Ghana among top-risk African nations

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah File photo The World Health Organisation has identified Nigeria and 12 others as high-risk African countries for the deadly coronavirus disease. The other countries are Algeria, Angola, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. A statement by the body said …

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Robert Mugabe: African leaders gather in Zimbabwe for state funeral

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah African leaders are gathered at the funeral of Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe in the capital Harare. Well-wishers saw his casket being paraded into the national sports stadium surrounded by a military band. There are many empty seats in the stadium, which has a capacity of 60,000 …

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Xenophobia ‘nonsense’: Shut all SA embassies – Blakk Rasta to African countries

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Blakk Rasta Ghanaian reggae musician and radio presenter Blakk Rasta has called on all African countries to close down South African embassies and missions as part of a protest against the xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa. According to Blakk Rasta, the attacks are likely …

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South African mom found guilty of murdering her 4 children

Zinhle Maditla, who was accused of killing her four children in Klarinet, eMalahleni, Mpumalanga was on Monday found guilty of premeditated murder. Maditla was convicted in the Mpumalanga High Court sitting in Middelburg, National Prosecuting Authority regional spokesperson Monica Nyuswa said. “She pleaded guilty and Tuesday it will be arguments for …

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Xenophobic attacks: Create jobs for your citizens – SA High Commissioner to African leaders

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah         Madam Lulu Xingwana South African High Commissioner to Ghana, Lulu Xingwana   The South African High Commissioner to Ghana Lulu Xingwana has asked African governments to create jobs for their citizens to discourage them from travelling to South Africa for greener pastures. Xingwana …

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Government to spend $1.28 million at 2019 African Games

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah   Ghana will spend an amount of $1.28 million in the country’s participation at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco, the Ministry of Youth and Sports has announced. According to the of the Director General of the National Sports Authority, Prof. Peter Twumasi, who is also …

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Aid can’t develop Africa, let’s work to build our continent – Akufo-Addo to African caucus

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah     President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated emphatically that “aid can never develop the African continent”. The continent he says, must get to work if she is to develop to meet the aspirations of her peoples. Addressing the 2019 African Governors of the World Bank …

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GHANA CHOSEN TO HOST AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA SECRETARIAT

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) has selected Ghana as the host country for the Secretariat of the African Continental (AfCFTA) Free Trade Area. The decision was announced on Sunday, 7th July, 2019, at the 12th AU Extraordinary Summit held …

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