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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is calling on government to take “proactive steps to safeguard” Ghana’s maritime boundary with Togo to forestall future dispute. On Saturday, September 23, 2017 Ghana emerged victorious in a maritime dispute against Cote d’Ivoire in a landmark ruling of the Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Germany. ...

An Egyptian woman once believed to be the world’s heaviest has died in the United Arab Emirates. Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty had travelled to India earlier this year for bariatric weight loss surgery. Local media reported that she had lost more than 300kg (660lb) of her 500kg but had died from complications from other health conditions. A hospital statement ...

Zimbabwe put on trial on Monday an activist pastor accused of attempting to subvert the government, a charge that carries up to 20 years in prison on conviction, following protests last year against President Robert Mugabe’s handling of the economy. Evan Mawarire, through his #ThisFlag movement, led a stay-at-home demonstration in 2016, the biggest protest in a decade, via a ...

I was in Dubai for only 20 hours on my way to Busan, South Korea. Per my experience, I would say that if impulse buying is your hobby then Dubai might just be the right place for you, otherwise, you need to watch what offers you are made in Dubai before you part with money without getting any real value ...

EUROPEAN Commissioner Jean-Claude Juncker exploded against a member of the audience for laughing during his speech at a public debate in Brussels. Jean- Claude Juncker raged against the public member after he was forced to interrupt his speech because of laughter in the room. Speaking in Brussels, he was discussing the proposals for reform he presented during his annual State ...

Mswati III, the current King of Swaziland and head of the Swazi Royal Family has married a 19-year-old girl as his 14th wife. According to Buzz SA, King Mswati’s new bride, 19-years-old Siphelele Mashwama, is the daughter of Jabulile Mashwama, a Swaziland Cabinet Minister. Siphelele Mashwama, who graduated from Swaziland’s Waterford Kamhlaba World University College, is currently in the United ...

Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress to cosmetics firm L’Oreal, has died aged 94, her family has confirmed. A statement said she had died at home “peacefully” overnight. With an estimated 2017 net worth of 33bn euros (£30bn; $40bn), she was the world’s richest woman. She left the company’s board in 2012 and was rarely seen in public afterwards, but remained in ...

President Donald Trump called Kim Jong Un “rocket man” earlier this week, and now the North Korean dictator has returned fire. Kim gave Trump a nickname of his own ― and it’s one that sent Americans scrambling for a dictionary. “I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged dotard with fire,” Kim said in a statement released by the North Korean government Thursday. 📈 ...

A journalist from north-eastern Nigeria has won the third BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Amina Yuguda is a news presenter on local network Gotel Television, where she has reported on high-profile news stories, including the Boko Haram insurgency. She will start a three-month placement at the BBC in London in September. The award was created to honour Komla Dumor, ...

Nairobi – In one of Africa’s largest dumps, some residents are making a living by collecting and recycling hair from mountains of rubbish. Nairobi’s Dandora Municipal Dumpsite stretches as far as the eye can see. It was declared full in 2001 but has remained active, with 850 to 1 500 tons of waste arriving every day. Kenya last month implemented ...