Muslim-majority Burkina Faso has been hit by a wave of violence by militant Islamists in recent years. Christmas Eve saw more than 30 people, mostly women, killed in a suspected jihadist attack. But behind such grim headlines lies a more complex picture. The country has a history of religious tolerance, and it is not uncommon to see families made up ...

The member of Parliament for the Krowor Constituency, Mrs Elizabeth Quaye, has urged beneficiaries of the government’s Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy to confide in her. According to her, if they are faced with challenges that they cannot inform their parents about, she is always available to listen to their plight. “As a ‘Mother for All’, I am ...

In June 1983, Ghana’s borders were closed and curfew hours extended by the head of state, Flight Lt. Jerry John Rawlings. This was to ensnare rebel soldiers who staged the fourth unsuccessful coup attempt against his military government. Rawlings said on Radio Ghana that there was an attempted coup but was crushed after the loyal troops and the rebels fought ...

The Food and Drugs Authority has directed the immediate withdrawal of some 16 tomato paste brands from the market. In a statement, the FDA described the 16 tomato paste products as unwholesome and contain starch and colour ingredients which were not indicated on the labels. The FDA added that the ingredients are not permitted in tomato paste, thus, violating the ...

An inferno has ravaged seven vehicles in a mechanic shop at Osu in Accra. Sunday’s raging fire also destroyed three rooms in an adjoining residential building. Reporting the tragedy for 3news, Moses Dickson said, “The cars are quite new,” adding a motorbike in the affected residential building was also destroyed. It is not clear what started the fire but eyewitnesses suspect an electrical fault. It took personnel ...

The Bank of Ghana will auction US$715 million in Forward Foreign Exchange Auctions in the whole of 2020. The months with the expected highest auctions of US$80 million each are January, February and March 2020. In accordance with the Foreign Exchange Forward Auction guidelines issued on the 23 September 2019, the Bank of Ghana said bids are invited as per ...

NDC Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram Sam George has petitioned event organiser CharterHouse over the appearance of popular comedian OB Amponsah on their Night of 1026 laughs show tonight. It comes after the comedian apologised over a joke he made about the NDC flagbearer former President John Mahama at the D2R show organised by CITI FM. Scores of NDC ...

Paul Parker says ‘there’s a big, big problem’ with how the Old Trafford side are being run behind the scenes Former Manchester United defender Paul Parker has heavily criticised the way that the club is “discriminated” against from within, saying they’re hardly even a football club any more. Although United’s financial affairs remain strong, since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure in ...

The Blues winger has suggested that a long-serving Brazilian will be departing the Etihad Stadium at the end of the current campaign Riyad Mahrez has inadvertently hinted that the 2019-20 campaign will be Fernandinho’s last at Manchester City. The long-serving Brazilian has been at the Etihad Stadium since the summer of 2013, when he was snapped up from Shakhtar Donetsk. ...

The former Red Devils and France star says watching Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team only ends in disappointment Eric Cantona says Manchester United play football like an old man having sex – it only leads to disappointment. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team continue to struggle with inconsistency this season, as they sit eighth in the Premier League after 18 games. United, who ...