Record number of Ghanaians studying in the United States; earn $9.2m in scholarships
For the second year in a row, Ghana ranks in the top 25 countries globally for sending students to the United States. According to the 2024 Open Doors Report, Ghana…
Why a Ghanaian mother carried her Baby 10,000km from Ghana to COP29 in Azerbaijan
In a poignant act of advocacy, a Ghanaian mother, Adjoa, journeyed nearly 10,000 kilometres with her baby to attend the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan. Her mission was clear: to…
Canada bans TikTok from operating in the country
Canada on Wednesday ordered Chinese-owned TikTok’s business in the country to be dissolved, citing national-security risks, but added the government was not blocking Canadians’ access to the short-video app or…
US election 2024 live: Trump wins, Harris vows peaceful transfer of power
Donald Trump has been elected United States president for a second term nearly four years after leaving office, with projections showing the Republican comfortably clearing the 270 electoral vote threshold…
BBC Africa Eye investigates why young French Africans are leaving France for Senegal
BBC Africa Eye, the investigative unit of BBC World Service, explores what is driving some first-generation French Africans to seek new beginnings in Senegal. This new documentary not only uncovers their…
Ghanaian students arrested over alleged transcript forgery make court appearance in the US
Three Ghanaian students accused of falsifying high school transcripts to gain admission to Lehigh University appeared in court on October 8 for a preliminary hearing. The former students, Evans Oppong,…
Fire kills 147 people after fuel tanker crash in Nigeria
A fuel tanker exploded overnight in northern Nigeria, killing at least 147 people who rushed to the scene of the accident to collect leaking petrol, officials say. The fire engulfed…
Reject World Bank advice or risk implosion, Nigerians tell Tinubu
On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, Nigerians were taken aback while already grappling with hunger and suffering caused by recent government policies. The World Bank Senior Vice President, Indermit Gill, stated…
Pilot dies flying Turkish Airlines plane from US to Turkey
A Turkish Airlines pilot has died after becoming ill on his own flight from Seattle on the north-west coast of the United States to Istanbul in Turkey. Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan,…
TikTok sued by 14 attorneys general over alleged harm to children’s mental health
A bipartisan group of 14 attorneys general from across the country filed lawsuits on Tuesday against TikTok, alleging that the platform has “addicted” young people and harmed their mental health.…
