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A powerful, opaque al-Qaeda affiliate is rampaging across West Africa
The group now commands up to 6000 fighters in the region.
Sex worker who fatally stabbed beloved father jailed after judge rejects rape claim
The father-of-two from Ghana bled to death after having an artery severed in his arm.
Monkeypox cases triple in Europe
More than 5000 cases have been reported from 51 countries worldwide.
Country to fine $3500 for the unvaxxed
A country has taken a drastic decision to stop Covid from entering through its borders.
West African Covid cases escalate as vaccination rates remain low
Cases are increasing in West Africa as region's vaccinations lag behind richer nations.
Jacqueline Woodson: Africa and slavery's fierce undertow
The New York Times: The author confronts slavery's dark past on two continents.
Kiwi teacher fundraises to rebuild school in Ghana
"It's like the missing piece of me when I'm not there."
Leaders farewell ex-UN chief Kofi Annan
Leaders and international dignitaries paid their last respects to the late Kofi Annan.
Soap from a Dunedin hotel is helping keep Ghana clean
Unused soap from Scenic Hotels is going to needy communities.
Scavenging for scrap in a hellhole
The orange flesh of a papaya is like an oval gash in the landscape at Agbog-bloshie, Ghana's vast dumping site for electronic waste, where everything is smeared and stained with mucky hues of brown and sooty black.
Ghana's smooth sounds
The West African country's using music to pull in tourist cash, writes Stacey Knott.
Gold fever returns to Northland
As mining makes a political comeback Catherine Masters finds strong local opposition to the prospect of a Northland gold rush
Chocolate: Worth its weight in gold?
The world could run out of affordable chocolate within 20 years as farmers in West Africa abandon their crops, industry experts claim.
Soccer: Top 10 disappointments of the World Cup
Herald sports writer Winston Aldworth lists the biggest 'fails' to emerge from South Africa 2010.
FIFA World Cup: Jubilation, despair as first semi finalists found
An historic day for the Dutch and Uruguay left Brazilian fans to wonder what might have been.
FIFA World Cup: Uruguay clutch victory from certain defeat
Uruguay has reached the World Cup semifinals as a distraught Ghana rolled over after a penalty shootout.
FIFA World Cup: Brazil exit in shock loss
The Netherlands stormed into the semi finals by stunning five-time champions Brazil, who were reduced to 10 men in the second half.
FIFA World Cup: Fans, Day 9
Photos of the FIFA World Cup fans from South Africa and around the world.
FIFA World Cup: What happened at the Cup overnight
Nicolas Anelka's foul-mouthed tirade at the French coach dominated overnight news at the WC.
Soccer: NZ sure to rise in rankings
There are set to be big winners and losers in the rankings after the Fifa World Cup if early upsets continue.
UK intelligence underestimated Detroit-bound plane bomber
British intelligence passed on to US authorities about a Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner - but he was not singled out as a particular risk, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office said Monday.