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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....

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US 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...

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Man 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...

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Fake 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...

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The illegal gold miners of Ghana

A photographer captured the harsh reality of illegal mining under the unforgiving sun in Ghana.

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Pizza 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...

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Veteran 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...

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Melania 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....

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Melania 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...

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Gandhi’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...

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US 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...

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Drones 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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Former 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...

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You can get buried in a baguette thanks to ‘fantasy’ coffin-maker

Fantasy caskets are meant to honor the lives we live.

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Veteran 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...

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Melania 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....

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Melania 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...

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Gandhi’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...

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US 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...

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Drones 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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