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African leaders must be blamed for slavery in Libya – MP

The Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, has blamed African leaders for what is currently happening in Libya, where illegal migrants are being sold cheaply. The MP said leaders of African countries who have abundant resources have either failed to utilize the natural resources for the benefit of the people or ...

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Father smuggles son, 3 through desert to Libya

A three-year-old boy was among the 168 Ghanaian migrants who embarked on a perilous journey to North African country, Libya. The young boy was said to have embarked on the journey with his father who was determined to make a transit from the ‘war torn’ country to Italy for a better life. Chairman of the Ghana Community Association in Libya, ...

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Dutch PM, Estonia Leader Arrive In Ghana

The Dutch Prime Minister Mr. Mark Rutte is in Accra for a two-day visit from 29-30 November, 2017. He was welcomed on arrival by Ghana’s Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Wednesday evening. The President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid will also be arriving later today. With this visit, the first of a Dutch Prime Minister to Ghana, Mr Rutte wants to ...

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7 injured in accident at Tema

Four vehicles were on Wednesday involved in an accident opposite the Allied Filling Station on the Tema-Aflao Highway leaving several persons injured. The dawn accident according to the police, left seven persons, including two females with varying degrees of injury. The injured have since been sent to the Tema General Hospital for treatment. The Tema Regional Commander of the Police ...

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I Was Sold By Fellow Ghanaian In Libya – Migrant

One of the Libyan migrants who arrived home Wednesday night has told Starr News that he was sold by a fellow Ghanaian in the Northern Africa country. About one hundred and twenty-seven (127) Ghanaian migrants returned from Libya with one in a critical condition. The migrants were brought in by two flights, Air Libya and Afriqiya Airways after they were ...

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Over 40 Cases Of New Dangerous Tuberculosis Recorded In A/R

Over 40 cases of a new dangerous type of Tuberculosis have been recorded in the Ashanti region, according to the Ghana Health Service. The different type of Tuberculosis is resistant to the normal tuberculosis drugs. A cough from a victim, according to Tuberculosis specialist, Dr. Alberta Bretum at the Ashanti regional directorate of the Ghana Health Service spreads faster and ...

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Tipper truck rams into 207 Benz bus at Tema; 7 seriously injured

Seven people including two ladies were rushed to the Tema General Hospital Wednesday morning when a Tipper truck fully loaded with chippings rammed into a 207 Benz bus at the Motorway Roundabout, off the Tema-Ada road. According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred when the tipper truck, in an attempt to avoid hitting an oncoming O.A Bus, unfortunately, ran into the ...

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Military action needed in Libya to free slaves – Ablakwa

The ranking member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called for a military raid on slavery camps in Libya to free inmates. Video recording of men being auctioned off as slaves in the North African country has been met with outrage with the UN’s Secretary-General calling on the international community to “unite in fighting this ...

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