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Nigerian Man Deported From US Cries Out, Says Ghanaian Authorities Secretly ‘Dumped’ Him, Others In Togo
A Nigerian man deported from the United States has raised the alarm after alleging that Ghanaian immigration officials forcibly moved him and five others across the border and abandoned them in Togo. According to a BBC report on Wednesday, the...

Faith, floods, and a miracle: Rodriguezes return from Togo
GRANGEVILLE — Joe and Kitty Rodriguez, longtime residents of Grangeville, returned in July to their large family, their house, and many friends after two years in Lomé, Togo. Devotion to their faith led the Rodriguezes to go to Togo as a Senior...

Nigerians, others deported by US to Ghana ‘dumped’ in Togo
West Africans deported by the United States to Ghana are now fending for themselves in Togo after being dumped in the country without documents, lawyers, and deportees have told AFP. Ghanaian leader John Mahama, earlier this month, disclosed that...

PMI Togo Pushes for Results-Oriented Project Management
(Togo First) - • PMI Togo held its annual conference on Sept. 27, stressing governance, planning, and accountability to address high project failure rates. • PMI leaders urged adoption of modern tools, training, and AI-driven practices to build...

Nigeria banned shea nut exports to help women profit. But it backfired
SEPT 30 – Rows of women sit low to the ground in the central Nigerian town of Bida, holding sticks that rise and fall in a steady rhythm. The air is filled with the dull thud of wood against shell – the dark sun-dried, brown exterior of the shea...

Nigeria banned shea nut exports to help women profit. It backfired
Fatima Ndako wants the president to reverse the export ban/BBC Rows of women sit low to the ground in the central Nigerian town of Bida, holding sticks that rise and fall in a steady rhythm. The air is filled with the dull thud of wood against...

Lessons from a Father of Unrighteousness among the Generations of Africa—the Origins of the Folly of Generation Citizen Independence
Analysis and Commentary There was a generation that witnessed African independence. This is Generation Citizen Independence . . . they did not receive righteous moral instruction as children who grew up during the 50s and 60s. Imagine that you...

Nigeria banned shea butter exports to help women profit. But it backfired
Todah OpeyemiBBC Africa, Bida ShareSave Hajaratu Isah is worried about how she will now pay for her children's education Rows of women sit low to the ground in the central Nigerian town of Bida, holding sticks that rise and fall in a steady...

Deputy Religious Affairs Minister urges faith-based organisations to support gov’t ‘resetting agenda’
The Deputy Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, has urged religious organisations to support the government's resetting agenda to enable it to deliver development for Ghanaians. She said...

US West African Deportees Stranded in Togo
West Africans who the United States (US) has deported to Ghana are now struggling to survive in Togo after being abandoned there without any identification documents, according to lawyers and the deportees who spoke to AFP. This situation is part...

Nigerian who resisted deportation from US beaten, forced on plane, dumped in Togo
West Africans deported from the United States are stranded in Togo after being secretly moved through Ghana without passports or legal documents Deportees include Nigerian and Liberian nationals who had court protections in the US but were...

Deputy Religious Affairs Minister urges faith-based organisations to support government’s ‘resetting agenda’
By Benjamin A. Commey Accra, Sept. 29, GNA – Madam Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, Deputy Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, has urged religious organisations to support the government’s resetting agenda to enable it to...

Lotus Festival brings world culture to Bloomington
With musicians from Canada to China, the annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival returned for its 32nd year. Spanning four days, the festival hosted musicians from around the world to expose Bloomington to other cultures. The festival began...

West Africans deported by US to Ghana dumped in Togo without papers
West Africans deported by the United States to Ghana are now fending for themselves in Togo after being dumped in the country without documents, lawyers and deportees have told AFP. The latest chapter in US President Donald Trump's vast, opaque...

West Africans deported from US to Ghana ‘dumped without documents in Togo’
West Africans deported by the US to Ghana are now fending for themselves in Togo after being dumped in the country without documents, according to lawyers and deportees. The latest chapter in Donald Trump’s deportation programme, their saga became...

West Africans deported to Ghana dumped in Togo without documents
The latest chapter in US President Donald Trump's vast, opaque deportation programme, their saga became public earlier this month when Ghanaian leader John Mahama disclosed that his country had struck a deal to accept deportees from the region....

An educational journey at Indiana Bat fest
VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Indiana State transformed their science building into a bat exhibit on Saturday, with booths from Hoosier National Forest, bat experts, an immersive cave, and live creatures. With all things bat-themed, the goal is...

Togolese take protests online to circumvent repression at hom
Togolese artists and activists living abroad have responded to intimidation of anti-government protesters in the country by spearheading a digital revolt to keep up pressure on President Faure Gnassingbe to leave power. Young people in the tiny...

Immigration crackdown: Ghana deports at least six west Africans expelled by US to Togo
Ghana has deported at least six west Africans to Togo after they were expelled to Accra as part of an immigration crackdown by US President Donald Trump, their lawyers said Tuesday. Eleven deportees in total had sued the Ghanaian government to...