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Mahama sworn in as Ghana's president for a third time against the backdrop of an economic crisis

Jan. 07, 2025 11:59 AM EST

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — John Mahama was sworn in as president of Ghana for a third time Tuesday against the backdrop of the country’s worst economic crisis in a generation. Thousands of Ghanaians from all walks of life attended the ceremony in the capital. Mahama, the opposition...

Come home, Ghana told the African diaspora. Now some Black Americans take its citizenship

Jan. 03, 2025 07:01 AM EST

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Flipping through a family album, Keachia Bowers paused on a photo of her as a baby on her father’s lap as he held the 1978 album “Africa Stand Alone” by the Jamaican reggae band Culture. “When I was 10 years old, I was supposed to come to Ghana with...

Southern Africa elections brought big changes in 2024

Dec. 24, 2024 01:36 AM EST

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Southern Africa, where democracy remains relatively stable, elections held in 2024 saw long-governing liberation parties struggling to survive. Across Africa, power struggles involving military governments, coup attempts and armed conflict are common, but...

Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade

Dec. 14, 2024 08:30 AM EST

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the 57-year-old travel agent said she had a feeling of deja vu. “A lot of the people reminded me of my...