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Last week’s elections in Ghana have gone into the second round, after the main contenders failed to win more than 50 per cent of the vote. The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP's) candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo won 49.1 per cent of the vote,…

A web-based reporting tool is allowing Africans caught up in political unrest to report incidents of killing, violence and displacement. The website is called Ushahidi, which means ''testimony'' in Swahili and was first developed to map…

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe published a draft constitutional amendment in the government gazette Saturday, paving the way for the power-sharing agreement reached after violence disrupted this year's presidential election. President…

The Kakum National Park, is one of Ghana’s rich natural resources. It is a perfect example of the country’s rich biodiversity, and an enthralling rainforest any country of the world would wish to have making it the tourist’s haven. The…

Nigeria host Ghana in Calabar on Saturday to see who qualifies for the finals of the inaugural edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN). Ghana having won the first leg 3-2. The competition is for locally-based players only, with…

A new West African gas pipeline has begun pumping Nigerian gas to Ghana, where new gas-fired power generation should start up as early as January, companies involved in the project said. The $620 million, 678 km (420 mile) pipeline has…

The gunman captured in last month's Mumbai attacks had originally intended to seize hostages and outline demands in a series of dramatic calls to the media, according to his confession obtained Saturday by The Associated Press. Mohammed…

The continent of Africa is likely to benefit from a fund that has been launched in Europe to invest in companies that capture and remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, a story on the website of Fin Alternatives has said. According…

Shares of oil companies rose on Thursday along with the price of crude, a week ahead of an anticipated production cut by OPEC. Crude oil prices rose $4.10, or 9.5 percent, to $47.61 on Thursday, as the dollar continued to lose value,…

Ghana's annual inflation rose to 17.4 percent in November from 17.3 percent in October, breaking a four-month downward trend, data from the Ghana Statistical Service showed on Friday, December 12, 2008. Annual inflation in the West African…