Author: Amakye Ansah
Congo’s confirmed Ebola cases surpass 3,000
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has crossed the 3,000-case threshold, according to official figures released by the government on Sa [...]
Two young Ghanaian nationals stranded in Jordan call for help
Two young Ghanaian ladies aged 21 and 23 have been captured on video begging Ghana to rescue them from the enormous troubles they are passing through [...]
Kumasi: Man who tried to steal Police armoured Vehicle jailed 1 month
A Kumasi-based Kwadaso Circuit Court has handed a one-month prison term to an unemployed Ghanaian called Ebenezer Frimpong over his bid to make away w [...]
Pastor bags death sentence for killing daughter over witchcraft claim
A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has sentenced a 51-year-old clergyman, Apostle Ubong Bassey Etim, to death by hanging for murdering [...]
Boy, 13, dies as fountain collapses during Spain’s World Cup celebrations
A 13-year-old boy died, and three other people were seriously injured in Ciudad Rodrigo, a walled medieval town in Spain's Salamanca province, when pa [...]
West Africa signs off $25bn mega gas-pipeline plan
One of Africa's most ambitious energy infrastructure projects has been formally signed off, with West African leaders endorsing the long-awaited Niger [...]
Mali: Insurgents ambush army convoy, source says more than 50 killed
Militants linked to al Qaeda and a Tuareg-led separatist group ambushed a Malian military convoy over the weekend, with a source close to the rebels s [...]
UN Refugee Agency: 144 dead or missing off Mauritania Coast
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday that 144 refugees and migrants have been reported dead or missing following a series of maritime inciden [...]
Spain 1-0 Argentina: Torres extra-time strike delivers World Cup glory in New York
Spain are world champions again. Ferran Torres' 106th-minute strike settled a tense, error-strewn World Cup final at MetLife Stadium, ending Argentina [...]
England edge ten-goal thriller to beat France 6-4 in World Cup Bronze final
England claimed third place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after surviving a second-half fightback from France to win 6-4 in what is being called one of t [...]