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Ghana: Domestic flights resume today

May 17, 2013 Domestic flights are expected to resume  at the Kotoka International ..

Domestic flights are expected to resume Friday at the Kotoka International Airport after being grounded because aircrafts couldn’t refuel.

Ghana: Blackout stops local Flights

May 17, 2013 Black out: Flights grounded at Kotoka international airport in Accra

Domestic flights in Ghana have been grounded at the Kotoka International Airport due to a total blackout, local media reports have said.

Ghana hunt down three USA nationals

May 14, 2013 It is estimated that 95% of small-scale gold mining in Ghana is illegal

The government of Ghana is hunting for three Americans who filmed themselves in Ghana, as they engaged in illegal small scale mining.

Immigrant in Italy kills 1 in pickaxe rampage

May 12, 2013 Police say a man went on a rampage with a pickaxe in Milan

An illegal immigrant has gone on the rampage with a pickaxe in the Italian city of Milan, killing a passer-by and wounding four others, police say.

WACSI equips CSO to Raise Funds

May 9, 2013 Participants at the training

Resource mobilization stands as a major challenge that prevents civil society organizations (CSOs) and other voluntary institutions working to enhance development in West Africa from achieving their goals

Ghana: May 9 stadium disaster victims Remembered

May 9, 2013 The May 9 statute at the Accra Sports Stadium

Ghana is today remembering the 126 football fans who perished in the Accra Sports Stadium disaster 12 years ago.  The May 9 stadium disaster is Africa’s worst soccer tragedy. The lives were lost as a result of a stampede which occurred during a league match between Accra Hearts of Oak and arch rivals Asante Kotoko in 2001.

Ghana: CNA wants police ban on demonstrations rescinded

April 30, 2013 The CNA says Ghanaians have in recent years remained responsible when it comes to demonstrations

The Centre for National Affairs (CNA) says it is “deeply worried” over a recent directive by the Ghana Police Service to ban all forms of demonstration and any mass activity that would require protection from the police. Pro-opposition pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) says it will defy the police directive.

Botswana President Ian Khama wounded by cheetah

April 29, 2013 Botswana's President Ian Khama

 Ian Khama has had stitches in his face after being scratched by a cheetah, officials say.

Ghana: "Fake condoms are on the market" (FDA)

April 22, 2013 The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has begun investigations but cannot arrest the distributors

Around 200 million faulty condoms made in China have made their way to Ghana to the irritation of the country’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and health services. Accra Correspondent Kofi Agyepong caught  up with Thomas Amedzro and asked him about the seizure of the condoms

110 million Fake Condoms in Ghana

April 21, 2013 Ghana seizes faulty chinese condoms

The Food and Drugs Authority of Ghana has impounded counterfeit condoms, 110 million over the last week due to poor quality. Testing revealed the condoms to have holes and break under pressure and unusually small and insufficiently lubricated