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Tunisia closes in on final playoffs for World Cup

Tunisia moved closer to Africa's final playoffs in World Cup qualifying without even playing Saturday after group rival Sierra Leone's 1-0 loss in Cape Verde.The Tunisians now need just a tie in Sunday's game with Equatorial Guinea to seal a place in the final 10 games for the five African places in Brazil next year.Ghana's hopes also were boosted after Zambia was held to a 1-1 tie at home by Sudan, giving the Ghanaians the opportunity to leapfrog the Zambians at the top of their group by beating Lesotho.Libya closed in on its first World Cup appearance with Friday's 2-0 home win over a weakened Togo, with two of Togo's France-based players refusing to play in the qualifier in Tripoli because of security concerns....

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  1. American couple detained in Ghana , investigated for trafficking after trying to adopt children

    An American couple who used their popular blog to chronicle their journey to adopt four children from Ghana were detained and their two biological children placed in...

  2. Ghana's vice president sworn in hours after President Atta Mills dies at 68 before term ends

    President John Atta Mills' election victory secured Ghana's reputation as one of the most mature democracies in West Africa, a position further solidified Tuesday wh...

  3. Several dozen reportedly trapped in Ghana shopping center collapse

    A five-story shopping center built earlier this year in a bustling suburb of Ghana's capital collapsed Wednesday, killing at least one person and leaving several doz...

  4. Ivory Coast exiles in Ghana still support Gbagbo

    The Ghana Refugee Board says that nearly 1,000 supporters of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo currently live in Accra.Many of the exiles are political lea...

  5. Ghana's rock Mensah must overcome back problem

    ACCRA (Reuters) - John Mensah's towering presence and impenetrable defending have led to the Ghana center back being nicknamed "Rock of Gibraltar."Although there wou...

  6. Over 100 Chinese miners arrested in Ghana

    A spokesman for Ghana's immigration service said that 161 Chinese nationals, who were arrested for illegal gold mining this week, will be deported to China.Francis P...

  7. Watchdog: Most timber exported from Ghana illegal

    Environmental watchdog group Global Witness says new documents on logging permits in Ghana indicate most timber exported from the country "carries a high risk of bei...

  8. Argentine ship remains in Ghana , seized due to complaint by a U.S. hedge fund

    Ghanaian officials on Friday refused to release an Argentine naval ship that was seized in the West African nation due to a complaint by a U.S. hedge fund.Officials ...

  9. Ghana TV announces president Atta Mills has died

    State-run television in Ghana is announcing that President John Atta Mills has died at age 68.Ghanaian television stations GTV and TV3 broke into regular programming...

  10. Ghana president's death shakes up December vote, as his party ponders replacement candidate

    Ghana's governing party vowed Wednesday to carry out the "unfinished job" of the country's late president as questions swirled about who would replace him on the tic...

  11. President says gallant Ghana team will be given national honors and $20,000 each

    ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana's World Cup players will be given national honors and $20,000 each after reaching the quarterfinals in South Africa ."You deserved to be ho...

  12. Ghana FA says midfielder Michael Essien ruled out of the World Cup with right knee injury

    ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana midfielder Michael Essien will miss the World Cup after failing to recover from a knee injury.Essien injured a hamstring while playing for ...

  1. American couple detained in Ghana , accused of trafficking after trying to adopt 4 children

    An American couple, who used their popular blog to chronicle their journey to adopt four children from Ghana, was detained by Ghanaian authorities and forced to spen...

  2. 38 countries beat UN targets to reduce hunger

    Thirty-eight countries have beaten a U.N.-imposed deadline of 2015 to cut in half the proportion of hungry people.The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization on Satur...

  3. Peace Corps volunteer dies in Ghana

    A spokeswoman for the United States Embassy in Accra confirms that a Peace Corps volunteer has died in Ghana.Zainab Mahama declined to provide details.On the Peace C...

  4. Ghana detains 124 Chinese for illegal gold mining

    Ghanaian law enforcement officials have detained 124 Chinese workers suspected of illegally mining gold.The Chinese embassy said on its website that authorities in t...

  5. World leaders, mourners gather in Ghanaian capital for President John Atta Mills' funeral

    World leaders joined thousands of Ghanaians on Friday for the funeral of President John Atta Mills, who came to symbolize Ghana's maturing democracy in a region long...

  6. Ghana election, a democracy test

    With five peaceful elections under its belt, Ghana has shed its past of military coups and is poised to choose a president and a 275-seat parliament at the ballot bo...

  7. Ghana : 2nd day of voting due to technical hitches

    About 413 polling stations reopened Saturday for an unexpected second day of voting here after there were technical breakdowns on the first day of voting, Ghana voti...

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