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Applications Invited From International Students For ICCR Scholarships, Check Details
ICCR Scholarships: Selection for the grants is based on merit, and applicants not receiving a scholarship from the High Commission of India in Accra may consider self-financing their education.
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Twitter Employees In Africa Reportedly "Ghosted" After Elon Musk Fired Them
Terminated workers from Twitter's office in Accra, Ghana, have still not received severance pay despite being laid off seven months ago.
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Man Who Allegedly Tried To Steal Cub Killed By Lion In Ghana
A man was mauled to death by a lion after he climbed into a zoo enclosure in Ghana in an apparent attempt to steal a cub. The incident took place on Sunday at the Accra Zoo.
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Google to Set Up First Africa Product Development Centre in Nairobi
Google announced that it is investing in its first Africa product development centre in the continent. The centre will be established in Kenyan capital Nairobi, and it will cater to the growing base of Internet users in Africa.
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Ghana Church Attacked Over Prophecy Of Muslim Spiritual Leader's Death
Angry young Muslims attacked a charismatic church in Ghana's capital Accra after its pastor predicted the country's chief imam would die this year, religious leaders said on Friday.
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Fake US Embassy In Ghana Shut Down After Decade Of Issuing Visas
Authorities in Ghana have busted a fake US embassy in the capital Accra run by a criminal network that for a decade issued illegally obtained authentic visas, the US State Department said.
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Pranab Mukherjee Becomes First Indian President To Visit Ghana
President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday arrived in Accra in the first leg of his six-day visit to three African nations - Ghana, Ivory Coast and Namibia, as part of "outreach to Africa" focussing on trade, education and boosting relations with these countries.
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Indian-Origin Woman Restaurateur Is A Hit In Ghana
Surinder Kaur Cheema came to Accra four decades ago from her native Baroda in India's Gujarat state to support her businessman husband. Today, she is a hugely successful entrepreneur in her own right with two popular Indian restaurants.
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Ghana Destroys Hundreds of Homes in Capital in Bid to Prevent Floods
Bulldozers razed hundreds of homes and businesses in the poor Sodom and Gomorrah neighborhood of Ghana's capital on Saturday so the authorities can start widening a lagoon to prevent a repeat of this month's deadly floods.
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Ghana Fire, Flooding Death Toll More Than 150, Says Red Cross
More than 150 people have now died in a devastating petrol station fire and heavy flooding in Ghana's capital, Accra, the country's Red Cross said today.
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Burkina Crisis Deepens as Opposition Walks Out of Talks
The crisis in Burkina Faso deepened on Wednesday after the opposition stormed out of talks on a transition government at the inclusion of supporters of deposed president Blaise Compaore.
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Don't Let Quarantine Hysteria Deter Ebola Health Workers: UN
Governments must not deter health workers from coming to West Africa to fight Ebola and quarantine decisions should not be based on hysteria, the head of the UN mission battling the virus said on Monday.
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Jobless and Poor, Ghana's Young Men Turn to Selling Blood
To Ghana's legions of jobless young men, Eric Bimpong has a money-making proposition: sell your blood.
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Ebola Outbreak: No Panic Movement by Indians From West Africa
There is no panic movement out of West Africa by Indian nationals living in the region following the spread of the Ebola virus disease, officials of the Indian missions in Nigeria and Ghana have confirmed to IANS.
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West African Ebola Epidemic "Out of Control" - Report
An Ebola epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone is out of control and requires massive resources from governments and aid agencies to prevent it from spreading further, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Monday.
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Applications Invited From International Students For ICCR Scholarships, Check Details
ICCR Scholarships: Selection for the grants is based on merit, and applicants not receiving a scholarship from the High Commission of India in Accra may consider self-financing their education.
-
Twitter Employees In Africa Reportedly "Ghosted" After Elon Musk Fired Them
Terminated workers from Twitter's office in Accra, Ghana, have still not received severance pay despite being laid off seven months ago.
-
Man Who Allegedly Tried To Steal Cub Killed By Lion In Ghana
A man was mauled to death by a lion after he climbed into a zoo enclosure in Ghana in an apparent attempt to steal a cub. The incident took place on Sunday at the Accra Zoo.
-
Google to Set Up First Africa Product Development Centre in Nairobi
Google announced that it is investing in its first Africa product development centre in the continent. The centre will be established in Kenyan capital Nairobi, and it will cater to the growing base of Internet users in Africa.
-
Ghana Church Attacked Over Prophecy Of Muslim Spiritual Leader's Death
Angry young Muslims attacked a charismatic church in Ghana's capital Accra after its pastor predicted the country's chief imam would die this year, religious leaders said on Friday.
-
Fake US Embassy In Ghana Shut Down After Decade Of Issuing Visas
Authorities in Ghana have busted a fake US embassy in the capital Accra run by a criminal network that for a decade issued illegally obtained authentic visas, the US State Department said.
-
Pranab Mukherjee Becomes First Indian President To Visit Ghana
President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday arrived in Accra in the first leg of his six-day visit to three African nations - Ghana, Ivory Coast and Namibia, as part of "outreach to Africa" focussing on trade, education and boosting relations with these countries.
-
Indian-Origin Woman Restaurateur Is A Hit In Ghana
Surinder Kaur Cheema came to Accra four decades ago from her native Baroda in India's Gujarat state to support her businessman husband. Today, she is a hugely successful entrepreneur in her own right with two popular Indian restaurants.
-
Ghana Destroys Hundreds of Homes in Capital in Bid to Prevent Floods
Bulldozers razed hundreds of homes and businesses in the poor Sodom and Gomorrah neighborhood of Ghana's capital on Saturday so the authorities can start widening a lagoon to prevent a repeat of this month's deadly floods.
-
Ghana Fire, Flooding Death Toll More Than 150, Says Red Cross
More than 150 people have now died in a devastating petrol station fire and heavy flooding in Ghana's capital, Accra, the country's Red Cross said today.
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Burkina Crisis Deepens as Opposition Walks Out of Talks
The crisis in Burkina Faso deepened on Wednesday after the opposition stormed out of talks on a transition government at the inclusion of supporters of deposed president Blaise Compaore.
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Don't Let Quarantine Hysteria Deter Ebola Health Workers: UN
Governments must not deter health workers from coming to West Africa to fight Ebola and quarantine decisions should not be based on hysteria, the head of the UN mission battling the virus said on Monday.
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Jobless and Poor, Ghana's Young Men Turn to Selling Blood
To Ghana's legions of jobless young men, Eric Bimpong has a money-making proposition: sell your blood.
-
Ebola Outbreak: No Panic Movement by Indians From West Africa
There is no panic movement out of West Africa by Indian nationals living in the region following the spread of the Ebola virus disease, officials of the Indian missions in Nigeria and Ghana have confirmed to IANS.
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West African Ebola Epidemic "Out of Control" - Report
An Ebola epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone is out of control and requires massive resources from governments and aid agencies to prevent it from spreading further, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Monday.
