Tag: USA
Ghanaian boy, 15, killed on way to school in New York as father cites bullying
A 15-year-old Ghanaian boy, identified as Javits Frimpong, was shot dead in the Bronx, New York, on Thursday, October 29.
The NYPD said h [...]
Ghanaian man jailed in US for working under relative’s identity, faces deportation
A 29-year-old Ghanaian man has been sentenced to about nine months in federal custody in the United States after admitting he used [...]
USA: President Trump faces growing backlash over plan to import Russian diesel
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of American policy.
He said R [...]
Media outlets banned by Trump initially denied access to White House dinner despite judge’s Order
Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were denied access to cover Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrival at a White House state dinner on Thursday [...]
Dollar set for second straight weekly gain as Treasury yields surge, Fed bets build
The dollar was on track for its second straight weekly gain on Friday, its first back-to-back rise in more than three months, as surging Treasury yiel [...]
USA: Ghanaian-born SIU Professor Kofi Akamani shot dead in Illinois
Dr Kofi Akamani, a Ghanaian-born professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, has died after a shooting in Jackson County, Illinois.
Autho [...]
Equatorial Guinea police pull guns on Trump-deported migrants, witnesses say
Police in Equatorial Guinea drew firearms on migrants deported there from the United States, according to three witnesses and video footage shared wit [...]
Ghanaian man arrested three times in 12 days in Oklahoma City
A 26‑year‑old Ghanaian national, Jeff Kofi Asare, is facing serious charges in Oklahoma City after being arrested three times within a span of 12 days [...]
Liberia to host 1,200 U.S. deportees under new agreement
Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States, following negotiations between the two governments.
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“US Bars Direct Return of Citizens From Congo as Ebola Outbreak Widens”
The Trump administration is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from flying directly home on commercial flights, according [...]