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Post-apartheid South Africa: 50 years after Soweto riots, what has changed?
Black students braved bullets to protest the discriminatory apartheid-era education policies.
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Mexico beat Ghana as World Cup cohosts excel despite FIFA sanctions
Parts of the Puebla stadium for high-profile warm-up for 2026 edition were closed to spectators due to FIFA sanctions.
From: NewsFeed
France defends abstention on UN slave trade resolution
France justified abstaining on a UN resolution recognising the slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.
Published On 25 Apr 2026
Slavery reparations are just, but who exactly owes whom?
Some African elites benefited from slave trade and colonisation. This must be taken into account in reparation debates.
Carlos Queiroz named Ghana head coach before World Cup
The Portuguese coach takes charge after the sacking of Otto Addo, and will lead the Black Stars at the FIFA World Cup.
Ghanaian footballer Dominic Frimpong killed in armed attack on team bus
Berekum Chelsea’s Dominic Frimpong died when armed robbers attacked the Ghana Premier League team travelling home.
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In Ghana Town, a ‘stateless’ future for hundreds born and raised in Gambia
In a small Gambian village founded decades ago by Ghanaian fishermen, their descendants languish without ID documents.
Why UN slavery resolution won’t be enough
Slavery declared the gravest crime against humanity.
Published On 31 Mar 2026
Ghana Football Association fires coach Otto Addo 72 days before World Cup
Addo exits after 2-1 defeat by Germany in a friendly match and Ghana’s previous failure to qualify for AFCON 2025.
From: NewsFeed
UN adopts slavery resolution despite resistance
The UN has adopted a Ghana-led resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity”.
Published On 25 Mar 2026
UN passes resolution naming slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’
Resolution on transatlantic slavery supported by 123 countries, while three opposed it – including the US and Israel.
