Four prisoners have died and 61 have been injured following a major fire at Iran’s notorious Evin prison, according to an Iranian state news agency.Sources inside the prison – which is known for housing political prisoners – have told BBC Persian the number of casualties is higher.Videos shared online showed flames and smoke at the … The post Several dead

China is committed to its fundamental national policy of opening to the outside world and pursues a mutually beneficial agenda, President Xi Jinping said Sunday.“China strives to create new opportunities for the world with its own development and to contribute its share to building an open global economy that delivers greater benefits to all peoples,” … The post China

Diplomats are warning of a civilian bloodbath in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray if rebels are pushed out of towns by Ethiopian and Eritrean troops.Tigray residents say food and medical supplies are running out as a massive offensive on the region intensifies.Cities are being carpet bombed, says Tedros Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization chief, who … The post Bloodbath

A Three-week lockdown has been declared in two districts of Uganda as the country battles an Ebola outbreak.Bars, nightclubs, places of worship and entertainment venues will be closed in Mubende and neighbouring Kassanda, and a curfew will come into force.The move is a U-turn for Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, who previously said there was no … The post Ebola lockdown

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Tunisia’s capital to demonstrate against the president.Parallel demonstrations by political movements who are deeply opposed to each other were held in Tunis.Both groups denounced Kais Saied as an autocrat who is reversing the democratic progress made since the 2011 uprising.They also demanded accountability for the country’s … The post Thousands

A bunch of spineless Hearts of Oak players crashed out of the CAF Confederation Cup competition yesterday after failing to account for ASR Bamako in their second leg preliminary tie at the Accra Sports Stadium. Even though the Ghanaians attempted to carve out something out of a near-hopeless situation from a Caleb Amankwah late strike, … The post Miracle that never was!

The match-day three of the Division One League kicked off on Friday at the Tema Sports Stadium, with new entrants A5 Rences suffering a 3-0 defeat to Golden Kick in Zone 3. A goal each from Dacosta Owusu and another from Edward Bentum gave the visitors a 2-0 advantage in the first stanza. Back from … The post Attram De Visser record first win …as

Four non-governmental organisations namely, Peace Foundation, Osu Children’s Home, Street Academy and Methodist Rehab Project have undergone a day’s soccer clinic in Accra on Saturday. Put together by the High Level Sports Academy (HLSA) based in the United States, the third edition dubbed “Self-esteem through Sports,” saw over 120 children taken through basic drills in … The post 4

Berry Ladies FC recovered from their opening day defeat at the hands of Hasaacas Ladies to record an impressive 2-0 win over Soccer Intellectuals on match-day two of the ongoing Southern Zone Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League game played at the Madina Astro turf on Saturday. Berry needed to win badly to move within range … The post Women’s Premier League… Berry

The National Armwrestling Team, Golden Arms, has left for Antalya, Turkey, to participate in the World Armwrestling Championships. The event ends on October 23, 2022. This year’s competition will be the 43rd edition of the World Championships and Team Ghana is being led by newly-elected Vice President of the World Armwrestling Federation (WAF), Mr Charles … The post Ghana

Brazil striker Richarlison faces an anxious wait to discover the extent of an injury that forced him off for Tottenham Hotspur during their Premier League win over Everton on Saturday. Richarlison has established himself as Brazil’s No. 9 and is favourite to lead his country’s attack at the World Cup finals in Qatar which start … The post Brazil’s Richarlison

Clinical Real Madrid beat Barcelona in the 250th El Clasico to go top of La Liga and inflict their rivals’ first league defeat of the season. Karim Benzema scored Real’s opener after Vinicius Jr’s shot had been saved into his path by Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Federico Valverde doubled the champions’ lead before half-time with a … The post Real beat Barca in El Clasico

Graham Potter’s impressive start as Chelsea manager continued as Mason Mount’s double gave his side a 2-0 victory at struggling Aston Villa yesterday. Chelsea are unbeaten in six games since Potter replaced Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge and the win at Villa was their fifth in a row in all competitions. They were given a … The post Chelsea maintain run …as

Bukayo Saka continued his fine form to keep Arsenal on top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Leeds – but the visitors were lucky to escape with victory as Patrick Bamford missed a second-half penalty. In a bizarre start to the game, a power cut after 60 seconds forced a 40-minute suspension … The post Bukayo Saka keeps Arsenal on top appeared first on Ghanaian

The seventh edition of the Agrofood West Africa Trade Fair Conference has been launched in Accra. Scheduled between November 29 and December 1, the conference will be held under the auspices of the German trade show specialists, Agrofood and Plastprintpack West Africa. It will be held at the Accra International Conference Centre and is expected … The post Afro Food West

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has defended its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation figures, saying the country’s approach to the computation meets internationally recognised standards. It said United States (US) Professor of Economics, Steve Hanke Purchasing Power Parity (SH-PPP) approach was rather not the conventional mode for computing consumer inflation. “[The] methodology is not … The post Ghana’s

Agrihouse Foundation, an agribusiness non-governmental organisation, has appealed to corporate and donor organisations to support its 1Household, 1Garden Initiative for it to be expanded across the sixteen regions of the country. The Executive Director of Agrihouse Foundation, Alberta Nana Akyaa Akoso, who made the appeal when she briefed the media on the programme last Friday, … The post Agrihouse

Lifebuoy, the world’s number one hygiene soap brand, has been commended for its contributions to the development of the Ghanaian economy through hygiene promotion. Lifebuoy co-founded Global Handwashing Day with the Global Handwashing Partnership in 2008 and in 2020 launched its award-winning campaign, “H is for Hand washing”, aiming to fundamentally change the world’s hand … The post Unilever

The interest of investors will be protected in the negotiations with the International Monetary Fund for a programme to restore macroeconomic stability, the Ministry of Finance, has said. The Ministry of Finance in a statement issued in Accra on Friday in reaction to publications in section of the media, about a 94-per cent discount of … The post Investors’

The government is not oblivious of the current economic challenges facing the country and the difficulties businesses are going through as a result of rising inflating and depreciation of the Cedi, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said. He said government was working hard to, among others, stem the tide of surging inflation and … The post We’re