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Ghana presidential candidate selects first female running mate for major party
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 July 2020 14:27
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Former Ghana President John Mahama said on Monday that he had chosen Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman as his running mate for this year’s election, making her the first woman on a major Ghanaian party’s presidential ticket.
The Dec. 7 poll will pit Mahama, who governed from 2012 to early 2017, against his successor, President Nana Akufo-Addo, who defeated…
Nigeria's Lagos state suspends plans to reopen places of worship
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 June 2020 11:06
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Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos has suspended plans to reopen places of worship after a review of the new coronavirus outbreak, the state governor said on Tuesday.
Earlier this month Nigeria’s government said it would allow the reopening of places of worship, which the government ordered to close in March to halt the spread of the highly infectious…
Nigeria's COVID-19 outbreak could impoverish 5 million people, World Bank says
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- Published on Friday, 26 June 2020 14:58
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Nigeria’s coronavirus outbreak may push 5 million people into poverty as it triggers the worst recession in the African powerhouse since the 1980s, the World Bank said on Thursday.
Ghana's president says health minister tested positive for COVID-19
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- Published on Monday, 15 June 2020 10:54
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Ghana’s health minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu is in a stable condition after contracting the new coronavirus, President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Sunday.