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When Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama arrived for a three-day State Visit on Wednesday, he was proudly sporting a fugu – a traditional northern Ghanaian outfit made from hand‑woven, narrow strips of thick cotton fabric stitched together to form a structured, poncho‑style garment.

At least 31 people have been killed and almost 170 injured after a suicide bomber detonated a device at a Shia mosque, according to police. Eyewitnesses have told the BBC the blast was preceded by the sound of gunfire. An emergency was declared as hospitals began to receive the wounded, with an appeal sent out […]

Nearly 200 decaying bodies were discovered at the Return to Nature home after officials investigated a foul smell.

Some desperate Iranians want US intervention, but others worry that it would not achieve the peace protesters ultimately want.

Nearly a week since the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of US news presenter Savannah Guthrie, police are investigating a new message sent to a local news station. It comes after the first deadline from an alleged ransom letter passed on Thursday evening. Guthrie’s family continues to plea for proof that their mother, who […]

The order did not specify the rate that could be imposed, but used 25% as an example.

Anke Gowda, whose library is open to everyone, recently received an Indian government award.

For instance, Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic, was founded by freed black American slaves in 1822. After Ghana became independent in 1957, a wave of black intellectuals and artists moved there from the US. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali subsequently paid high-profile visits to Ghana, while Guinea became home to Black Panther leader […]

Bad Bunny has said he feels a responsibility, as someone with influence, to highlight important issues. He has consistently used his platform and music to not only showcase his culture, but support the LGBTQ community and advocate for Puerto Rico’s self-determination, which has remained an overseas US territory since 1898.

Stories of aspiring foreign trainees shed light on an under-regulated industry, where there is opportunity and risk.