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The new ‘jollof wars’ and why Twitter chose Ghana over Nigeria for its first Africa base

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced a new base for the social media platform in Ghana, West Africa. (CNN) Lagos, NigeriaTwitter's announcement Monday that it will set up its first Africa base in Ghana, West Africa, has generated fierce debate among Nigerian...

Twitter to open first Africa office to tap fast-growing market

 (Reuters/GNA) - Twitter Inc will open its first African office in Ghana, it said on Monday, as the social media company seeks to make inroads in some of the world’s fastest-growing markets. Africa is under-tapped terrain for technology firms, with...

Egyptian archaeologists hail discovery of 3,000-year-old ‘lost city’

(dpa/GNA) – An expedition of Egyptian archaeologists has unearthed a 3,000-year-old "lost city" in present-day Luxor, a discovery that is being described as one of the most important finds in Egypt since Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922. The ancient city dates...

Johnson won’t attend Philip’s funeral due to coronavirus guest limits

(dpa/PA-Media/GNA) - Boris Johnson will not attend the duke of Edinburgh's funeral to allow for the attendance of as many family members as possible during coronavirus restrictions, No 10 has said. The prime minister was understood to have been expected...

Shell cuts first quarter production view, ups integrated gas outlook

dpa-AFX/GNA) - Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS-B, RDSB.L, RDSA.L, RDS-A) on Wednesday reduced first quarter upstream production outlook, hurt by the Texas winter storm, but lifted its integrated gas production view. The company noted that the Texas winter storm had...

Turkey consumer price inflation, producer prices increase in March

(dpa-AFX/GNA) - Turkey's consumer price inflation and producer prices rose in March, figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Monday. The consumer prices index rose 16.19 per cent year-on-year in March, following a 15.61 per cent increase in February.Prices...

Search resumes for 15 missing after Indonesia boat collision

 (dpa/GNA) – Rescue teams resumed a search Monday for 15 people still missing after a fishing boat collided with a cargo ship in the waters off Indonesia's Java Island, an official said. Two people died and 15 others were rescued...

People flee Palma in Mozambique after terrorist attack; many injured

(dpa/GNA) - After days of fighting in the strategic coastal town of Palma in northern Mozambique, more details are emerging about the victims of the brutal attack. The situation in Palma reportedly remained tense on Wednesday with sporadic fighting and...

Huge fire engulfs Indonesian oil refinery, 20 injured

(dpa/GNA) - A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Indonesia's West Java province on Monday, injuring 20 people and prompting the evacuation of nearly 1,000 residents, officials said. The fire erupted just after midnight (1800 GMT) during a...
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Akufo-Addo Called to Finalize Anti-Gay Bill Before Leaving Office – Presby Church Moderator.

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Dr. Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, has called on President Nana Addo...
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