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'We are poisoning ourselves': Ghana gold rush sparks environmental disaster
Water from a polluted river in Ghana was so thick and discoloured that an artist was able to use it as paint to depict the environmental devastation caused by the illegal gold mining that has...Monday, 25 November 2024 | Ghana
Botswana ruling party rejected after 58 years in power
Voters in Botswana have rejected the country’s long-serving governing party in a result that marks a political earthquake in the diamond-rich southern African nation.The Botswana Democratic Party...Monday, 25 November 2024 | Africa
Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste
You can see thick plumes of smoke rise from the Agbogbloshie dumpsite from miles away.The air at the vast dump, in the west of Ghana’s capital Accra, is highly toxic. The closer you get, the...Monday, 25 November 2024 | Ghana
From political outsider to Ghana's 'Mr Digital'
Mahamudu Bawumia soared from being a political outsider to become Ghana's second-in-command - and in December he could make history as the country's first Muslim president.Bawumia, currently...Monday, 25 November 2024 | Ghana
Gold, prices, and jobs: What's at stake in Ghana's elections?
Ghana is due to get a new president after December’s election. The current vice-president, Mahamudu Bawumia, and a former head of state, John Mahama, are the two leading candidates in contention...Monday, 25 November 2024 | Ghana
How Ghana's central bank lost $5bn in one year
Ghana - once touted as a trailblazing African economic success story - is facing an unprecedented financial crisis.This week, hundreds of protestors took to the streets in the capital Accra,...Monday, 25 November 2024 | Ghana
Inside South Africa's 'ruthless' gang-controlled gold mines
Along with about 600 other men, Ndumiso lives and works in a small gang-controlled "town" - complete with markets and a red light district - that has grown up deep underground at a disused gold...Monday, 25 November 2024 | Africa
Lightning kills 13 children at Uganda refugee camp
A lighting strike at a refugee camp in Uganda has killed 13 children and one adult, police say.They say the victims were attending a church service on Saturday evening when the lightning struck....Monday, 25 November 2024 | Africa
Mauritius government suffers electoral wipeout
The opposition Alliance of Change in Mauritius has won 60 of the 64 seats in parliament following Sunday's general election.Its leader, Navin Ramgoolam, 77, has been appointed prime minister.The...Monday, 25 November 2024 | Africa
Music stars sing praises of team sweeping Ghana clean
Known as Buz Stop Boys, a group of mostly young professionals and tradespeople are driving a new wave of civic responsibility in Ghana, picking up brooms and shovels to clean up the mounds of...Monday, 25 November 2024 | Ghana
One dead and three injured in Lithuania cargo jet crash
At least one person has died and three others have been injured after a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania in the early hours of Monday.The Boeing 737, operated for DHL by the...Monday, 25 November 2024 | International
Uproar in Ghana after president unveils his own statue
Ghana's outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country’s Western Region.The monument is intended to...Monday, 25 November 2024 | Ghana