The need for increased equitable female political participation in Ghana is a genuine concern to all key stakeholders dedicated to women’s rights promotion. ABANTU for Development with support from African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) have therefore embarked on a nationwide campaign to strengthen advocacy for the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill into Law in … The post LET
Police in France fatally shot a man near Paris after he stabbed several people in a park, killing one person and wounding two more, a prosecutor said. The attack happened on Friday in the town of Villejuif, about 8km (5 miles) south of central Paris. The man’s motives weren’t immediately clear. Police cordoned off the area, and … The post France: Man stabs several
The assassination of Qassem Soleimani marks the most significant escalation in tensions between the US and Iran in recent years. The friction is rooted in the 2018 US decision to pull out of a nuclear deal signed in 2015 between Iran and world powers. The landmark accord is likely to further unravel as Tehran is expected to … The post ……as Trump threatens to hit 52 Iranian
Tens of thousands of mourners clad in black have filled the streets of Mashhad and Ahvaz to pay their respects to Qassem Soleimani, the country’s most powerful and revered military commander who was assassinated by a US air strike in Iraq. Soleimani’s remains were flown to the southwestern city of Ahvaz early on Sunday, two … The post Thousands mourn as Soleimani’s
Al-Shabab fighters have attacked a military base in Kenya’s Lamu County used by US and Kenyan military personnel, the East African country’s army and the armed group said. Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) said in a statement yesterday that “at around 5:30am an attempt was made to breach security at Manda Air Strip. “The attempted breach … The post Al-Shabab
At least 14 people, including seven children, have been killed when a bus carrying students ran over an improvised explosive device in northern Burkina Faso, the government has said. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for Saturday’s blast, which hit one bus in a convoy of three that was carrying 160 passengers in … The post ?More than a dozen
It is now certain that we cannot stop writing about corruption so long as the canker persists in the society. Indeed, each passing day, it is a subject that is discussed in public places including churches, mosques, schools and market places because of its pervasiveness in society. The practice is so endemic not only in … The post ?Corruption fight
An Accra circuit court last Tuesday remanded a musician for allegedly possessing 18 slabs of compressed dried leaves, suspected to be Indian hemp. Kwame Wuasi, 24, pleaded not guilty to possessing narcotic drugs without lawful authority, and he will reappear before court on January 13, 2020. Police Chief Inspector Godfred Asiedu Bampoe told the court … The post Musician remanded
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