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The Akim Aboabo Obaahemaa (Queenmother) and four others charged with unlawful entry, conspiracy to commit crime and causing bodily harm are on GH¢10,000.00 bail. They are Nana Owusua Akoto IV, Queenmother, Paulina Buruwaa, 40, Veronica…

Mr. Felix Quakyi-Ofosu, a Deputy Minister for Information and Media Relations, said that the recent arrest and deportation of illegal small scale miners in Ghana was not targeted at only Chinese nationals. He said, “Government wishes to…

The Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) says it will continue to implement measures that will reduce the cost of doing business in South Africa and on the continent. This was during a four-day Civil Air Navigation Services…

The World Bank has projected a growth rate of 5.7% for Kenya in 2013, which is remarkably higher than the growth rate of 4.7% recorded in 2012 and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is also expected to improve further to 6.0% in 2014. The…

Mr. Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General and chair of the Africa Progress Panel has called on  G8 leaders to make company ownership as well as revenue flows completely transparent to shine a light on the widespread method for hiding…

Gabonese President, Ali Bongo Ondimba has witnessed the signing of a strategic agreement in the energy sector and four other important contracts at the New York Forum Africa (NYFA) 2013 forum in Gabon, and one of the top priorities of the…

Some university researchers have expressed satisfaction at the quality and relevance of the Economic Report on Africa 2013, and said they were quite ready to support governments across Africa to implement the recommendations of the report.…

Only 20 per cent of operators engaged in the small-scale mining activities in the country are operating within the confines of the law, the Minerals Commission has said. Mr. Nelson Ahedor, a Principal Mining Engineer at the Commission,…

Mr Ignatius Mwinbe Ere-Der, Afigya-Kwabre District Director of Education, has advised Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates not to take mobile phones into the examination hall. He said mobile phones were considered as…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are organizing a brainstorming workshop on a common migration policy for ECOWAS at the Novotel Hotel in Dakar, Senegal. The workshop from 20-21…