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Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto ... reports that 55 Ghanaians ... been killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, with 272 Ghanaians recruited since 2022. He emphasizes the government's commitment to dismantling illegal recruitment schemes.
Ghana's licensed cocoa buyers are facing up to $750 million in debt to banks due to delayed payments from the regulator and falling global prices, leading to financial strain in the sector supplying half the world's cocoa.
Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has revealed legislation that would increase the maximum punishment for same-sex relations to up to ten years in prison, a move strongly condemned by human rights groups.
The Nigerian government has denied paying ransom to Boko Haram militants for the release of children and staff abducted from a Catholic school in November, calling the allegations 'completely false and baseless'.
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday thanked his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for helping to secure the return home of 17 of the country’s citizens. They were allegedly tricked into believing they were going to Russia for bodyguard training, but instead found themselves on the frontline of the war in Ukraine. Ramaphosa said 4 of the men are already back in the country and that 11 others would be on their way home soon.
Ghana has renamed its main international airport, dropping the name of a military officer linked to the 1966 overthrow of the country’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah. The decision has reignited old political and historical tensions, with supporters arguing that the Kotoka name contradicted the country’s democratic values.
Bellarmine Chatunga Mug ... co-accused Tobias Mug ... appeared in court on charges of attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, and unlawful possession of a firearm after a shooting incident at Mugabe's Johannesburg residence.
Dawn Wagner, owner of Daily Chocolate in Vermont, expresses cautious optimism following the Supreme Court's ruling against Trump's tariffs, though she remains uncertain about its impact on her business operations.
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni met with Sudan's RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo to discuss ending the ongoing conflict in Sudan and restoring regional stability.