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Ghanaian students in UK allege assault by High Commission officials during scholarship protest
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (438+ words) Six Ghanaian government-sponsored master's students at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom have accused officials at the Ghana High Commission in London of verbally abusing and physically assaulting one of their colleagues during a protest over unpaid scholarship funds. The…...
Namibia's Nandi-Ndaitwah lauds Mahama
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (629+ words) President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia has lauded President John Mahama for his instrumental leadership in passing a landmark UN resolution that officially declares the transatlantic slave trade and racialised slavery as the "gravest crime against humanity. President Nandi-Ndaitwah gave the…...
Zimbabwe's 'Crocodile' leader makes another move to consolidate power
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (643+ words) Emmerson Mnangagwa's political skills may have earned him the nickname "The Crocodile", but it still took half a century of working under Robert Mugabe before he "got the chance to take Zimbabwe's top job. Perhaps that's why, nearly a decade…...
Mexico become first country to qualify for World Cup last 32
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (295+ words) Co-hosts Mexico became the first nation to qualify for the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup with a narrow win over South Korea in Guadalajara. Mexico midfielder Luis Romo was in the right place at the right time to tap…...
If farming is profitable, why aren't you farming? - The question that changed everything for National Best Youth Farmer
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (372+ words) In 2015, during his national service in Kintampo in Ghana's Bono East Region, 2025 National Best Youth Farmer Robben Asare found himself asking a thought-provoking question: how could young people build a future in a place where opportunities felt so limited? Each…...
Steven Odarteifio writes: An address to the people of South Africa
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1070+ words) as nation marks 50th anniversary of Soweto Uprising My brothers and sisters of South Africa, Today, June 16, 2026, marks exactly fifty years since the Soweto Uprising. Fifty years ago, thousands of black South African schoolchildren walked into the streets of Soweto carrying…...
South Africa's Ramaphosa warns against scapegoating migrants for economic woes
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (261+ words) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday warned against blaming migrants for the country's economic pain, saying they should not "be scapegoated for South Africa's problems. The country has seen "a wave of protests and sometimes violent'attacks against other African…...
'We fear for our lives' - deadline for migrants to leave South Africa looms
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1760+ words) South Africa has become a hostile place for undocumented migrants, as a deadline set by protesters for them to leave the country approaches. "I am very scared and traumatised," Esnat Joseph, a 36-year-old Malawian woman, told the BBC as she…...
Ghana-South Africa Business Chamber condemns xenophobic attacks on Ghanaians
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (472+ words) The Ghana-South Africa Business Chamber has condemned recent xenophobic attacks against Ghanaians and other African nationals in parts of South Africa, describing the incidents as deeply troubling and inconsistent with the principles of African unity and solidarity. In a statement…...
Protect Ghanaians in South Africa through diplomacy " Bosome Freho MP to gov't
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (251+ words) The Member of Parliament for Bosome Freho, Nana Asafo-Adjei, has called on the government to adopt a diplomatic and tactful approach in addressing the plight of Ghanaians living in South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks that led to the evacuation…...