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Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana, the IMF and the Question of True...

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The logical answer to the above question lies in the famous independence declaration where Kwame Nkrumah said among other things that "... the Blackman...

Nigeria: NNPC Set to Drill First Oil Well in Nasarawa

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The discovery will attract foreign investment and generate employment, an official said. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited on Friday announced that the official...

Ghana: NLC Directs CETAG to Call Off the Ongoing Strike Immediately

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The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed CETAG to call off the ongoing strike immediately for the negotiations to proceed. This is pursuant to Section...

Sierra Leone: Poor Toilet Facility At Male Correctional Centre

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Chief Superintendent of the Sierra Leone Correctional Centre, Foday Ishmael Kamara, has disclosed in an open court that, sanitation is still a serious challenge...

Ghana: GHS Urges Public to Take Precautionary Measures Against Lassa Fever

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Ghana has recorded a total of 27 cases of Lassa Fever following the confirmation of two cases in the Greater Accra Region on February...

Nigeria: Wigwe, Access Holdings CEO, Dies in Chopper Crash

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Herbert Wigwe, the immediate past Managing Director of Access Bank and current Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, is dead. Wigwe was reportedly on board...

Nigeria, Cameroon, others deploy troops against Boko Haram

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Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger have agreed to quickly form a new force that would comprise 2,800 soldiers to fight the Boko Haram insurgents. The...

Higher education experts from Central Africa meet in Yaoundé to update...

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The UNESCO Regional Multi-Sectoral Office for Central Africa, in collaboration with the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), is organizing a workshop of...

Sierra Leone: Concerns Over Payment for National ID Cards in US...

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Many citizens have been taken aback by a public notice issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC, which announced new prizes in...

Ghana: NPA Ladies Association Donates to Village of Hope Inmates

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The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Ladies Association has donated food items and undisclosed amount of money to inmates of Village of Hope. The support to...