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Gunmen carried out a series of attacks in three separate regions, burning down houses and shooting civilians dead. The assailants also ransacked health centers and damaged homes and shops. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned by the humanitarian consequences of recent violence in Burkina Faso that has killed 45 people and forced more than 17,500 people to flee their homes over the past 10 days. Gunmen carried out a series of attacks in three separate regions, burning down houses and shooting civilians dead. The assailants also ransacked health centers and damaged homes and shops. In the East Region…

Beekeepers in New Zealand are seeking the exclusive right to use the “manuka” label for their honey, pitting them against rival Australian farmers over a prestige product that can fetch hundreds of dollars per jar. Manuka honey takes its name from the Maori term for Leptospermum scoparium, the flowering shrub whose nectar forms its essence, which is found in both Australia and New Zealand. But Australian production could soon be dealt a heavy blow, with a group of New Zealand producers launching proceedings in multiple countries to register the term “manuka” and claim its exclusive use. If they are successful,…

Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday makes her first public appearance since the funeral of her late husband, Prince Philip, to open a new session of parliament and present her newly victorious government’s post-pandemic legislative agenda. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is riding high after the Conservatives’ triumph in last week’s local and regional elections in England, but faces new questions over the UK’s cohesion after pro-independence forces emerged on top in Scotland. Johnson says his government, after overseeing a successful inoculation campaign against Covid-19, is intent on reopening the economy and “determined that we look forward and get on with fulfilling…

China’s population has grown at its slowest pace in decades, reaching 1.41 billion, census results showed on Tuesday. The growth of 5.4 percent since the last census in 2010 reflects fears of a looming demographic crisis amid an ageing society and slowing birthrates, with a sharp drop in the number of working-age citizens in the world’s second biggest economy. The growth rate was the slowest since the 1960s, according to official data. Beijing changed family planning rules in 2016 to allow families to have two children amid fears grew about China’s fast-ageing population and shrinking workforce — but it is…

Former Kumasi “Krobea” Asante Kotoko goal machine, Kwame Opoku has said if the Club would “trust and support” Francis Andy Kumi as they did for him, he’ll give the team more goals. The Ghana’s Senior national team and USM Alger striker, Kwame Opoku “Bayie9” in an interview with Kumasi Fm praised his former team-mates for their splendid performances in the the ongoing Ghana premier league. Opoku scored seven goals in the Ghana premier league for the Porcupine Warriors before moving to USM Alger in Algeria. The in-form centre forward had a joyous weekend with USMA as he scored on his…

FRIDAY WAFA 2-3 Olympics Enoch Asubonteng Gladson Awako Justus Torsutsey Konadu Yiadom(og) Abdul Mudasiru SATURDAY Kotoko 3-1 Dreams Micheal Vinicius Agyenim Boateng Abdul Ganiyu Francis Andy Kumi SUNDAY Liberty 0-0Medeama Ashgold 1-1 Wonders David Abagna Abass Ganiyu Inter Allies 2-0 Sharks Samuel Armah Andy Okpe Aduana 1-0 Chelsea Benjamin Tweneboah Karela 2-1 Bechem Diawiase Taylor Kofi Agbesimah Richard Thompson Dwarfs 0-1 Legon Cities Richmond Antwi ACCRA Hearts 2-0 King Faisal Kwadwo Obeng Jr Afriyie Barnie Top scorers Name of player Club Goals 1.Diawisie Taylor (Karela Utd) 13 2.Joseph Esso (Dreams FC) 11 3. Hans Kwoffie (Ashgold/ Legon Cities) 10 4.…

Kumasi Asante climb back to top of Ghana premier league table after a sweet win over Dreams FC at Obuasi Lencley stadium in the matchday 23 game. Dreams’ Agyenim Boateng Mensah on the 38 minute got the away side the opener through a spot kick but that wasn’t enough for the “Still Believe” lads as Michael Vinicius had the equalizer for the Porcupine Warriors before half time. Kumasi Asante came to win the game after a splendid performance in the second department of the game when Abdul Ganiu Ishmail converted a 68th minute penalty and Francis Andy Kumi from the…

Kumasi Asante kotoko headcoach Mariano Barreto Jeronimo has name a strong starting line-up to face Dreams fc at Obuasi Lenclay stadium in the Ghana premier league matchday 23. Brazilian Lankey striker, Michael Vinicius Silva De Moraes get the nod ahead of Francis Andy Kumi and returnee Osman Ibrahim. Read full list Razack Abalora (Gk) Christopher Nakai Nettey Abdul Ganiu Ismail Ibrahim Imoro Habib Mohammed Mudasiru Salifu Fabio Gama Dos Santos Emmanuel Gyamfi (C) Augustine Okrah Michael Vinicius Silva De Moraes

The Ghana Committed Drivers Association has hinted that it may soon increase transport fares by about 40 percent. This follows the Ghana Revenue Authority’s implementation of new taxes introduced in the 2021 budget statement. The association had earlier indicated its plans to pass on these taxes to commuters and Chairman of the Committed Drivers Association, Charles Danso, stated that this would be implemented shortly. “We made a pronouncement that we buy and sell to the final consumer so whenever the tax component takes effect, we will also come with an increase which we did not mention, but now we are…

A banking consultant, Nana Otuo Acheampong is confident that the recent rise in the percentage of non-performing loans in the banking industry will be a temporary phenomenon. According to the Banking Sector Development report for March by the Bank of Ghana, the end-February 2021 NPL ratio of 15.3 percent was marginally higher than the year-end NPL ratio of 14.8 percent and the previous years’ NPL ratio of 13.8 percent. Speaking to Citi Business News on the state of NPL’s in the country, Nana Otuo Acheampong said an improvement in the state of the economy should see NPL’s reducing. “The indications…