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Liberia airport security intercepts counterfeit banknotes

An environmental Assistant at the Ministry of Public Works in Liberia—Samuel Carlor, has been arrested by Airport security with a huge consignment of counterfeit banknotes valued at over one million Liberian dollars. The counterfeit banknotes were brought into the country…

Ghana to cancel registration of 17 political parties

Ghana’s electoral commission EC, has threatened to revoke the registration of 17 political parties for failing to establish offices at the regional and national levels. The parties, including the liberal party of Ghana, LPG, and the united progressive party, UPP,…

Nigerian Court frees IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu

An Appeals Court in Nigeria's capital, Abuja on Thursday discharged all charges levelled against leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The three-man panel that said that the IPOB leader had no case to answer and the Federal…

Ghana president talks tough on ending illegal mining

Ghana’s president, Nana Addo, has spoken tough against the continuous degradation of the country’s lands due to the activities of illegal small scale mining. The latest comments come amidst heavy criticism from the Ashanti monarch of the government’s fight against…

Ghana consumer inflation hits new high of 37.2%

Ghana’s annual inflation rate was 37.2% in September, the nation’s statistics agency said, as it announced changes to the way it calculates the data.  The Ghana statistical service has shifted the reference year to 2021, from 2018, and will update…