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September 4, 2023
A female slave market in Ethiopia? No, this is a Senegalese cultural event
A Dutch far-right politician has reposted a video claiming Muslim women in Ethiopia are being sold and enslaved. But our fact-checking reveals that the video actually shows “Ndut” – a rite of passage belonging to the Serer ethnic group in Senegal. Our …
Meeting between Putin and Erdogan begins in Sochi
The negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on reviving the Black Sea grain deal, have begun.Putin received his guest outside his residence in Sochi on Monday afternoon, television images…
Gabon’s new military ruler sworn in as caretaker president
Gabon’s new military ruler, General Brice Oligui Nguema, was sworn in as the country’s caretaker president on Monday, only five days after seizing power in a coup in the Central African country.The inauguration ceremony took place at Gabon’s president…
Germany’s Bavaria gov’t in trouble in run-up to state election
The government of the German state of Bavaria, got in trouble after accusations of anti-Semitism, emerged against its deputy Premier Hubert Aiwanger, weeks before the state election due in October.The state’s Premier Markus Soeder, announced on Sunday…
Sudanese army says 16 civilians killed in attack in Khartoum
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said 16 civilians were killed, in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in the capital Khartoum on Sunday.The army said the RSF carried out ‘indiscriminate shelling’ on Karari and Wad al-Bakhit neigh…
France bans Muslim students from wearing abayas at state schools
France is banning girls from wearing abayas and boys, from wearing qamis at state schools, in a move that is controversial, although French law imposes a strict separation between the state and religion.The abaya is a full-length garment, traditionall…
After popular bear killed in Italy, search for her two cubs goes on
After a well-known brown bear nicknamed Amarena, was killed by a man in central Italy last week, the search for her two cubs was ongoing, and a source of growing worry in the country.The search in and around the Abruzzo National Park, has so far prove…
‘Carnival murder’ trial begins 35 years after Cologne killing
A German man is standing trial for allegedly strangling and killing a young woman, during Carnival festivities in the western German city of Cologne 35 years ago.The murder of the 24-year-old woman, remained unsolved for decades.Then, last year, inves…
Compete Ghana trains key institutions on imports procedure, trade facilitation
Public and private institutions have benefitted from a training programme by Compete Ghana on the customs imports procedures and trade facilitation under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Ghana and the European Union (EU).Participants w…
Nebraska-Ghana programme to offer agribusiness opportunities to Ghanaian farmers in Nebraska
Agrihouse Foundation and GhaNeb LLC will through the forthcoming Nebraska-Ghana Trade and Investment Program be offering business and trade opportunities to Ghanaian farmers, agribusiness entrepreneurs, government officials and private businesses in N…