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The victims drowned in three separate shipwrecks, bringing the death toll of people who have died trying to escape Libya by crossing the Mediterranean Sea to nearly 700 this year alone. More than 100 people have drowned in three separate shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea in just 72 hours, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. This brings the death toll of people who have died trying to escape Libya by crossing the central Mediterranean Sea to nearly 700 this year alone. “The responsibility for these deaths lies squarely with European Union (EU) member…

Armenia prevented an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the seizure of power by a group of former officials, the country’s National Security Service (NSS) has said. Pashinyan had come under pressure in recent days, with thousands of demonstrators protesting since Tuesday and demanding he step down over a ceasefire that secured territorial advances for Azerbaijan in the disputed region Nagorno-Karabakh after six weeks of intense fighting. In a statement on Saturday, the NSS said its former head Artur Vanetsyan, the former head of the Republican Party parliamentary faction Vahram Baghdasaryan and war volunteer Ashot Minasyan were under…

Ethiopians seeking refuge in neighboring Sudan have described the horror of intense fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, where deadly battles between federal government troops are rebel forces have sparked international alarm. With a communication blackout and severed transport links in much of the restive state, the reports by exhausted and terrified refugees pouring across the remote frontier into Sudan provide some of the first witness accounts of the 10-day conflict, which has reportedly killed hundreds of people. Tigray conflict: Ethiopian refugees, soldiers cross into Sudan “The government wants to get rid of the Tigray people, so we fled. The…

Representatives of the National House of Chiefs have rejected Togbe Afede XIIV, Asogli of Asogli State to lead them as president for the next four years. Togbe Afede XIIV lost his position to Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi III, the Paramount chief of Sefwi- Anhwiaso Traditional Area in the Western North Region with a huge vote Margin of 22. In the 18th elections of the National House of Cbiefs since 1962,Togbe Afede XIIV obtain 25 votes while his contender, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi III gained 47 votes to occupy the high seat. On the other hand, the incumbent vice president, Daasebre…

The late former President Jerry John Rawlings was born on June 22, 1947 in Accra, Ghana to Victoria Agbotui, an Ewe from Dzelukope, Keta and James Ramsey John, a chemist from Castle Douglas in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. He attended Achimota School before moving on to Achimota College where he acquired his certificate in education ‘O’ level in 1966. He finished his studies in 1967 and joined the Ghana Air Force a few months later. In August 1967, he enlisted as a flight cadet in the Ghana Air Force, earning him a selection at the Ghana Military Academy and Training school in…

Many people in Ghana and overseas are expressing their condolence following the death of former President Jerry John Rawlings. The 73-year-old is said to have died after he contracted Covid-19 and was rushed to the intensive care unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. The founder of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) was last seen in public on October 19, during the final funeral rites leading to the burial of his mother, Victoria Agbotui. In the mean time, here’s a brief on the life of the late statesman. The late former President Jerry John Rawlings was born on…

The Founder/Leader of Hope Palace Chapel International, situated at Agric-Kwadaso, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, Rev. Dr. Seth Osei Kuffour has stated without uncertainty terms that there’s no successful person in the world that had made through without serving an altar. According to his assessments, there are altars in the churches, temples, shrines and other places of worship where offerings are being made in various ways…the shrines offered blood among others, whiles altars in the churches are divinely purpose. ”The business fraternity, the political landscape and the traditional authority are all having altars they made offering seeking…

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy opposition lawmakers said on Wednesday they will resign in protest against the dismissal of four of their colleagues from the city assembly after Beijing gave local authorities new powers to further curb dissent. The Chinese parliament adopted a resolution earlier in the day allowing the city’s executive to expel legislators deemed to be advocating Hong Kong independence, colluding with foreign forces or threatening national security, without having to go through the courts. Shortly after, the local government announced the disqualification of four assembly members who had previously been barred from running for re-election as authorities deemed their pledge of allegiance to Hong Kong was…

During the 2016 campaign, I listened to President Akufo-Addo (then candidate Akufo-Addo) make very bold statements about what he was going to do differently and what he was not, as compared to H.E John Mahama (then President Mahama) for which I was convinced and voted for him. Fast forward to 2020, after four years rule, I am lost for words as to how disappointed I am. I do not regret voting for him in 2016 because it was of my own free will but fortunately I have the opportunity come December 7, 2020 to rectify my mistake for believing hook,…

The National Security Ministry has assured the leadership of the opposition NDC of maximum security and professionalism by security officials during the December 7, polls. The Ministry assured officials of the opposition party that all security officers who will operate during the polls will be properly identified with name tags on their uniforms. Starrfmoline “The meeting underscored the fact that all officers of security agencies will wear identification tags. Additionally, a proper register of security officers will be kept for ease of reference. All political parties will be engaged by the elections security task force to ensure their cooperation and…