LAMU, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan islanders have built a boat made entirely of recycled plastic collected during clean-ups of the ocean to highlight the growing menace of plastic waste that ends up in the sea.

The Property Secretariat of Nuumo Nmashie family of the Greater Accra Region, has issued a 3-day ultimatum to the Lands Commission to plot their family lands in line with a Supreme Court ruling in 2001.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The exiled leadership of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), which had previously been declared a terrorist movement by the Ethiopian government, returned home on Saturday, marking another step in political reforms driven by the new prime minister.

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's main rebel force SPLM-IO has accused government forces of attacking their defensive positions a day after both sides signed a peace deal, while the U.N. mission said one of its peacekeepers was shot and wounded by a government soldier.

After more than 20 years as a professional footballer, Siyabonga Nomvethe says the time has come to “say goodbye” to the South African soccer scene.The 40-year-old from KwaMashu played in two Fifa World Cups (2002 and 2010) for Bafana Bafana, and went from African Wanderers to Kaizer Chiefs, and Italy, Sweden and Denmark, before returning to Mzansi to play for Moroka Swallows and AmaZulu.‘Bhele’ Nomvethe earned 81 caps for South Africa between 1999 and 2012 (with 16 goals),

For Andrew Yiadom, hope truly did spring eternal over the English summer as the full-back signed for Reading on a free transfer from Barnsley.It had been a torrid old season for Yiadom at Oakwell after the Barnsley side he played in finished in 22nd position and were subsequently relegated to the third tier of English football.Despite Barnsley's struggles, Yiadom had been a shining light for the Tykes and even won the Players' Player of the Year Award at the end of season

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured the Ghanaian people that “those responsible for the sequence of activities that led to the ‘banking crisis’ will face the full brunt of the law if they are found to have broken the law”.

Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce has affirmed that Ghana winger Albert Adomah remains in his plans for the season despite struggling with form. The former Middlesborough winger has lost the creative spark that saw him create and score most of Villa's goals last season.Adomah, who scored 15 goals last term, had been allowed to speak to Boro following the arrival of Yannick Bolasie and Anwar El Ghazi at Villa Park.However, manager Steve Bruce says the winger is in his plans for

President Nana Akufo-Addo says persons whose actions and inactions caused the collapse of the seven indigenous banks to will be dealt with according to the law.

Ghana midfielder Alfred Duncan is very optimistic of Sassuolo's chances ahead of their serie A clash with champions Juventus on Sunday. The midfielder, who has been one of Sassuolo's top players in the current campaign believes the game will be a tough test for his side but adds they can pull a surprise against the Old Ladies.Sassuolo have started the season on a good note, picking seven out of nine points in their first three games."Juve is a very uncomfortable

Ghana, as a country in West Africa, can’t be separated from European influence. There are many things that Europeans, especially the British, brought to Ghana, one of which was football. In the past, football never came out of the ground until the first professional match in 1882.The match was a milestone for what’s called Ghana’s football revolution. The first professional club was founded in 1903, triggering the establishment of others.Time passed and in the era of Ghana's

Chief Executive Officer of the Obengfo Hospital Dr Dominic Obeng Andoh has accused the registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of closing his facility as a way of settling personal scores with him.

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Pastor Asamoah Gyawu Nocdoor, the General Overseer of the Royal Gate Mission, in Kumasi, has said there was the need to find why Ghana has abundant human and natural resources but continue to suffer under-development.

The senior national women’s team, Black Queens, on Friday defeated a select side from Kumasi 2-0 in a friendly played at the Baba Yara Stadium.

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday said the cedi’s performance against the country’s major trading currencies, in the face of pressures on the global capital markets, is due to prudent economic management. Speaking at the launch of the School Entrepreneurship Initiative at the Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) in Tamale, Vice President Bawumia said … The post Cedi’s

Chelsea have overtaken Liverpool at the summit of the English Premier League after a 4-1 win over Cardiff City on Saturday. A hat-trick by Belgian Eden Hazard and a thunderbolt by Brazilian Willian were the goals needed to give Maurizio Sarri’s men the comfortable win after an

The Chief Executive officer (CEO ) of the Business and Financial Times, Dr Edith Dankwah, has commended the government’s efforts in dealing with the rise and fall of the cedi.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that government is in the process of finding a strategic investor to revive the “debt-ridden and idle” Komenda Sugar Factory. According to President Akufo-Addo, the search for a strategic investor has become necessary