It’s not just Cecil — lions are vanishing all over West Africa
LAGOS, Nigeria — Lions, that symbol of Africa’s wild beauty, power and freedom, no longer roam in Mali or in Ivory Coast or Ghana or war-shattered eastern Congo. Or most of the rest of West Africa....
View ArticleUS sends two Guantanamo detainees to Ghana
Two Yemeni detainees held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba were transferred to Ghana, the U.S. Defense Department said on Wednesday, years after both men were...
View ArticleMan bribed politicians in Africa to get mining rights: officials
An African businessman used Mercedes Benzes, private jets and cold hard cash to bribe politicians back home into giving his company lucrative mining opportunities, U.S. authorities in Brooklyn charge...
View ArticleFake embassy that was a front for crime ring finally shut down
ACCRA, Ghana — A fake U.S. embassy that operated for “about a decade” in Ghana’s capital issuing counterfeit and fraudulently obtained visas has been shut down, the State Department announced. The scam...
View ArticleThe illegal gold miners of Ghana
A photographer captured the harsh reality of illegal mining under the unforgiving sun in Ghana.
View ArticlePizza chain will only make pies in Africa with NYC water
A New York pizza chain wouldn’t dare make pies at its new location in Africa without its secret ingredient — New York City tap water. Famous Famiglia, which is set to open a pizza parlor in Accra, the...
View ArticleVeteran camera operator dies on set of Netflix drama
LONDON — A British camera operator has died on the set of the BBC/Netflix miniseries “The Forgiving Earth.” Agent Sarah Prince said Monday that Mark Milsome died in Ghana over the weekend while filming...
View ArticleMelania meets Ghana’s first lady over tea during solo Africa trip
First lady Melania Trump handed out teddy bears to babies and shared tea with her counterpart in Ghana on Tuesday as she embarked on the first leg of her five-day solo trip to the African continent....
View ArticleMelania Trump visits slave dungeon in Ghana
First Lady Melania Trump on Wednesday toured a facility in Ghana where slaves were held before being shipped abroad after visiting with a tribal leader in Obama Hall, named after her husband’s...
View ArticleGandhi’s ‘racist’ words lead to removal of statue in Ghana
After a wave of opposition and a petition drive that cited views deemed racist and offensive against Africans, a statue of Indian independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi was removed this week from a...
View ArticleUS imposes visa restrictions on Ghana over deportees
JOHANNESBURG — The United States says it has imposed visa restrictions on Ghana, saying the West African nation is not cooperating in taking back its deported nationals. A Department of Homeland...
View ArticleDrones to start delivering vaccines, blood across Ghana
LONDON – Hundreds of drones will begin delivering life-saving vaccines, blood and medicines to patients in Ghana this week in the largest scheme of its kind, the global vaccine alliance GAVI said on...
View ArticleFormer Goldman Sachs exec creates pop-up exhibition to aid orphans in Ghana
Pop-ups are hot — and they’re not just for selling stuff anymore. An upcoming exhibition created by a former Goldman Sachs exec that required a pop-up lease is raising money for an African children’s...
View ArticleYou can get buried in a baguette thanks to ‘fantasy’ coffin-maker
Fantasy caskets are meant to honor the lives we live.
View ArticleVeteran camera operator dies on set of Netflix drama
LONDON — A British camera operator has died on the set of the BBC/Netflix miniseries “The Forgiving Earth.” Agent Sarah Prince said Monday that Mark Milsome died in Ghana over the weekend while filming...
View ArticleMelania meets Ghana’s first lady over tea during solo Africa trip
First lady Melania Trump handed out teddy bears to babies and shared tea with her counterpart in Ghana on Tuesday as she embarked on the first leg of her five-day solo trip to the African continent....
View ArticleMelania Trump visits slave dungeon in Ghana
First Lady Melania Trump on Wednesday toured a facility in Ghana where slaves were held before being shipped abroad after visiting with a tribal leader in Obama Hall, named after her husband’s...
View ArticleGandhi’s ‘racist’ words lead to removal of statue in Ghana
After a wave of opposition and a petition drive that cited views deemed racist and offensive against Africans, a statue of Indian independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi was removed this week from a...
View ArticleUS imposes visa restrictions on Ghana over deportees
JOHANNESBURG — The United States says it has imposed visa restrictions on Ghana, saying the West African nation is not cooperating in taking back its deported nationals. A Department of Homeland...
View ArticleDrones to start delivering vaccines, blood across Ghana
LONDON – Hundreds of drones will begin delivering life-saving vaccines, blood and medicines to patients in Ghana this week in the largest scheme of its kind, the global vaccine alliance GAVI said on...
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