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By Will Grant,BBC News, Cap-Haitien, Haiti “Port-au-Prince is in panic mode,” a friend in the Haitian capital texted me. Residents of Petionville, a wealthier area of of the city, are shaken after their most violent day so far in the country’s spiralling security crisis. More than a dozen bullet-ridden bodies lay in the street – the victims of the latest ...

By: Nutifafa BequineThe hockey tournament kicked start Sunday, 17th March, 2024, at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium in the ongoing African games.In the men’s category, the host beat their West African rivals, Nigeria with a late goal.The men’s category has only three countries competing and all the teams are guaranteed a medal.Ghana winning their opener means they will settle for ...

By Florence Phiri in Lilongwe & Tamasin Ford in London,BBC Africa Eye BBC Africa Eye investigates how a WhatsApp group helped save more than 50 Malawian women trafficked to Oman to work in slave-like conditions. Warning: Some people may find details in this story distressing. A 32-year-old woman breaks down in tears as she relives the abuse she experienced when, ...

By: Nutifafa BequineThe Black Satellites are hoping to secure a semi final spot tonight, as they take on their West Africa counterpart, Benin in group B’s last match at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium.The Satellites have renewed their hope in the second group match fixture as they beat Gambia 3-1 to seat at the top of the group with ...

By:NEWS WIRES A powerful Haitian gang leader pledged Wednesday to continue the fighting that has plunged the country into chaos, as stakeholders work toward establishing a transitional governing body to replace the outgoing prime minister. Gangs that control most of the capital Port-au-Prince launched an armed campaign almost two weeks ago saying they intended to topple Prime Minister Ariel Henry, ...

By: Julius Addae ODURO Home Stars FC on Wednesday March 13, 2024 beat Zone 3 leaders Vision Fc to shield their 6th position in zone 3. The Ho base club fought hard to beat Vision FC 1-0 to accumulate 27 points after their defeat in Hohoe on Sunday March 10, 2024. The 71st minutes goal scored by Eric Akonnor gave ...

By: Nutifafa BequineMixed Martial Arts Team of Ghana won a total of 9 medals Tuesday night. These medals comprised 1 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze.Unfortunately, all the medals won will not count on the medal table since Martial Arts is a demonstration sports at this year’s African Games.Ghana previously placed at 10th position have now dropped to 12th position ...

Lawyers for the Boeing employee-turned-whistleblower found dead by apparent suicide have hailed him as “a brave, honest man of the highest integrity”. Authorities are currently investigating the death of John Barnett, from what appeared to be a self-inflicted wound. Mr Barnett retired after working more than 30 years at Boeing in 2017. He was giving evidence in a lawsuit against ...

By: Julius Addae ODURO The Volta Regional Football Association has announced the resumption of the second round of the Volta Division two league. The league is scheduled to resume on Friday March 15, 2024.The zonal games are expected to end on Sunday June 9, 2024.Below are the full fixtures of the zones:

By: Nutifafa BequineThe race was initially held on Monday night, but a challenge with the starter meant it had to be redone on Tuesday, with two swimmers failing to hear the starting bell due to noise in the arena and the officials were unable to stop the race.However, the athletes were presented with the options to re-swim or to keep ...