Three people have been arrested in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro over the murder of a Congolese migrant, a killing that was captured on video and caused public outrage.Relatives said Moise Kabagambe was attacked at a beach kiosk after asking the manager to pay overdue wages.Footage released by police shows him being repeatedly … The post Brutal killing of Congolese migrant

Almost half a century after it was stolen, a Roman statue of the god Bacchus has been handed back to the French museum where it was displayed.The 1st Century bronze of Bacchus was taken by thieves in December 1973, along with 5,000 Roman coins.Art detective, Arthur Brand, traced the statue to the museum when a … The post Stolen Roman statue recovered after 50 years appeared

US President, Joe Biden, is to send extra troops to Europe this week amid continuing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, White House officials say.Some 2,000 troops will be sent from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland and Germany, and a further 1,000 already in Germany will go to Romania.Moscow denies planning to invade, … The post US boosts European troops amid Ukraine

About 60 people living in a camp for the homeless have been killed in a brutal overnight attack in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.At around 02:00 local time, men armed with guns and machetes raided Plaine Savo, set up for those forced to flee their homes in the province of Ituri because … The post Dozens killed in raid in camp for homeless appeared first on

Aid agencies on Tuesday called on donors to urgently fund the drought crisis in Somalia where 7.7 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian aid.The agencies, including Save The Children, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Action Aid, Care International, among others under the umbrella of the Somalia Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Consortium, expressed deep concern about … The post Aid

The president of Guinea-Bissau has said he survived a coup attempt after being under heavy gunfire for five hours.Umaro Cissoko Embaló said the attackers tried to kill him and his entire cabinet at the government palace.He said many others had been killed in the fighting on both sides. Local media reported at least six deaths … The post Many feared dead …after Guinea-Bissau

With the Africa Cup of Nations drawing to a close, the two most successful sides in the history of the tournament go head to head for a place in the final when host nation Cameroon take on Egypt at the Paul Biya Stadium today at 7.pm. Both sides last met in the final back in … The post Egypt, Cameroon clash in ‘3rd final before final’ appeared first on

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has rejected the Ghana Football Association’s request to change venues for Ghana’s 2022 World Cup Play-off against Nigeria next month. This followed a request by theFAto use the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi instead of the Cape Coast Stadium initially selected venue for the first leg game. That … The post CAF rejects Baba

Mr. Wilson Yao Agbesi, the Secretary-General of the Ghana Wheelchair Basketball Federation (GWBF), says the ban on the team from participating in international competitions by the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) has affected the team’s performance over the years. He told the GNA Sports, that due to the team’s ban for non-payment of participation fee of $13,000 … The post Ghana

Ghana’s only athlete for the upcoming winter Olympic Games, Carlos Maeder, will be accompanied by eight other officials for the winter games. The athlete who is an alpine skier, would represent the country and compete in the men’s giant slalom event. He and his coach, Marc Gehrig, were expected to travel from Switzerland on Tuesday and … The post 8 officials to accompany

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has warned clubs in the Ghana Premier League to only appoint Head Coaches with License A certificates or face sanctions. In a statement published on Tuesday, the GFA said it has released the list of CAF License A holders who are qualified to serve as head coaches for Premier League … The post GFA urges GPL clubs to hire License Acoaches appeared

The technical handlers of the national male and female hockey team, Black Sticks, have rejected a $28 per diem from the Ghana Hockey Association (GHA). Ghana hosted and participated in the Hockey Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) from January 17-23 and the female team won silver while the men failed to make it to the … The post Hockey: Players reject $28 per diem after AFCON appeared

The Bernard Tekpetey Foundation, owned by Black Meteors and PFC Ludogorets Razgrad winger, Bernard Tekpetey has donated assorted items and cash to orphans, widows and the disabled at Agona Nkum in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Distrct in the Central Region. The items included bags of rice, sugar, gari, cooking oil, toiletries, provisions, washing detergents, sachet … The post Bernard

Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC) will soon embark on a survey research primarily to assess the knowledge that the Ghanaian private and government sectors have on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the declaration of Accra as the commercial capital of Africa.  The survey, which will take place in selected regional … The post GITFiC

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has urged the Republic Bank to use its entrance into Ghana as a platform to enter other international markets. Ghana, he said, currently housed the headquarters of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and it provided   good opportunity to see the Republic Bank … The post Enter int’l

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Essikado-Ketan Constituency, Mr Joe Ghartey, has described the controversial E-levy as the solution to Ghana’s unending employment problem. According to him, the government was creating financial opportunities for the youth to leverage to create their jobs and employ more people. Mr Ghartey in a media engagement expressed the hope … The post E-Levy

The country’s Gross International Reserves (GIR) as of the end of January 28, 2022 stood at 9.9 billion dollars. This is equivalent to more than 4.4 months of import cover. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) disclosed this in a statement it issued in Accra on Monday, after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting to announce … The post Ghana’s Gross International Reserves

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $27.39 million grant to Ghana for the development of renewable energy investments in the mini grid and net metering space.  The project involves the development of 35 mini grids, standalone solar photovoltaic systems in 400 schools, 200 units in healthcare centres and 100 … The post African

Residents of Mamime and Lawoshime in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region are appealing to the government to replace a wooden foot bridge over Ladzorbui River that has become a death trap with a concrete bridge. According to the residents, they have to carry pregnant women in labour on a specially made wooden structure … The post Ladzorbui River death trap: