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As PM Modi Arrives In Ghana, Locals Chant 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna'
Over 15,000 Indians live in the West African country, with some being in Ghana for over 70 years. Some families are now the fourth generation in Ghana with some also acquiring Ghanaian citizenship.
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India Bans Two Addictive Opioids Amid Misuse In West Africa
The drugs were being illegally exported to West African countries by Mumbai-based Aveo Pharmaceuticals
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Scientists Warn Of Climate Threat To Chocolate
Climate change drove weeks of crop-withering temperatures last year in the West African countries that underpin the world's chocolate supply, hitting harvests and likely further stoking record prices, researchers said Wednesday.
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PM Modi Gets Grand Welcome In Nigeria With 'Vande Mataram' Chants
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Sunday on his first-ever visit to Nigeria, the Indian community living in the West African country turned up in large numbers giving him a rousing welcome.
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EU’s MiCA Inspires Nigerian Policy Analyst to Urge for Similar Crypto Legislation: Report
Nigerian policy analyst Obinna Uzoije said in a recent interview that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to examine the intricacies of MiCA and how the legal framework has systematically and uniformly been deployed across the EU region.
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Sierra Leone Declares Emergency After Addicts Dig Up Graves To Get High On Drug Made From Human Bones
A psychoactive drug crafted from human bones is leaving addicts in the West African country of Sierra Leone digging up graves in order to get their fix.
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Man's Body Exhumed And Set On Fire In Senegal After Locals Learn He Was Gay
Senegalese law deems gay sex "against nature" and punishes it with imprisonment of up to five years.
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Need To Get Over "West Is The Bad Guy Syndrome": S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the West was not the "bad guy" as it was not flooding Asian and African markets with goods on a massive scale and that there was a need to get over the "syndrome" of seeing it in a negative way.
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Airspace Closed, India Asks Citizens To Leave Violence-Hit Niger By Road
Indians living in Niger have been advised to leave the West African country in view of the escalating violence triggered by last month's military coup.
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Spain To Evacuate Over 70 Citizens From Niger Amid Coup
The Spanish government is preparing to evacuate more than 70 Spaniards in Niger by air after the military seized power in West African country, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
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War In Ukraine Creates Rift In Ties Between Africa And West
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has dug a rift between African countries and supporters in the West who are urging the continent to show solidarity with Europe.
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Twitter Ban Lifted in Nigeria After Seven Months, Company to Open Office in the Country
Nigeria has lifted its ban on Twitter in the West African country, seven months after the country’s more than 200 million people were shut out of the social media network.
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UN Chief "Outraged" After Over 100 Killed In Burkina Faso Attack
UN chief Antonio Guterres is "outraged" over the massacre of civilians in Burkina Faso's volatile north, his spokesman said Saturday, the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015.
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Chinese-Funded Harbour In Sierra Leone Stirs Environmental Fears
Sierra Leoneans are protesting a planned industrial harbour in a lush village in the West African country over concerns the Chinese-financed project will destroy pristine rainforest and pollute the ocean.
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Underworld Gangster Ravi Pujari Extradited From Senegal, Brought To India
Underworld gangster Ravi Pujari, who used to operate in Mumbai in the 1990s, was brought back to India late last night after he was arrested and extradited from the west African country of Senegal. He was flown to Bengaluru by a team of officials, including senior IPS officers from Karnataka.
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As PM Modi Arrives In Ghana, Locals Chant 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna'
Over 15,000 Indians live in the West African country, with some being in Ghana for over 70 years. Some families are now the fourth generation in Ghana with some also acquiring Ghanaian citizenship.
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India Bans Two Addictive Opioids Amid Misuse In West Africa
The drugs were being illegally exported to West African countries by Mumbai-based Aveo Pharmaceuticals
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Scientists Warn Of Climate Threat To Chocolate
Climate change drove weeks of crop-withering temperatures last year in the West African countries that underpin the world's chocolate supply, hitting harvests and likely further stoking record prices, researchers said Wednesday.
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PM Modi Gets Grand Welcome In Nigeria With 'Vande Mataram' Chants
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Sunday on his first-ever visit to Nigeria, the Indian community living in the West African country turned up in large numbers giving him a rousing welcome.
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EU’s MiCA Inspires Nigerian Policy Analyst to Urge for Similar Crypto Legislation: Report
Nigerian policy analyst Obinna Uzoije said in a recent interview that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to examine the intricacies of MiCA and how the legal framework has systematically and uniformly been deployed across the EU region.
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Sierra Leone Declares Emergency After Addicts Dig Up Graves To Get High On Drug Made From Human Bones
A psychoactive drug crafted from human bones is leaving addicts in the West African country of Sierra Leone digging up graves in order to get their fix.
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Man's Body Exhumed And Set On Fire In Senegal After Locals Learn He Was Gay
Senegalese law deems gay sex "against nature" and punishes it with imprisonment of up to five years.
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Need To Get Over "West Is The Bad Guy Syndrome": S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the West was not the "bad guy" as it was not flooding Asian and African markets with goods on a massive scale and that there was a need to get over the "syndrome" of seeing it in a negative way.
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Airspace Closed, India Asks Citizens To Leave Violence-Hit Niger By Road
Indians living in Niger have been advised to leave the West African country in view of the escalating violence triggered by last month's military coup.
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Spain To Evacuate Over 70 Citizens From Niger Amid Coup
The Spanish government is preparing to evacuate more than 70 Spaniards in Niger by air after the military seized power in West African country, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
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War In Ukraine Creates Rift In Ties Between Africa And West
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has dug a rift between African countries and supporters in the West who are urging the continent to show solidarity with Europe.
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Twitter Ban Lifted in Nigeria After Seven Months, Company to Open Office in the Country
Nigeria has lifted its ban on Twitter in the West African country, seven months after the country’s more than 200 million people were shut out of the social media network.
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UN Chief "Outraged" After Over 100 Killed In Burkina Faso Attack
UN chief Antonio Guterres is "outraged" over the massacre of civilians in Burkina Faso's volatile north, his spokesman said Saturday, the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015.
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Chinese-Funded Harbour In Sierra Leone Stirs Environmental Fears
Sierra Leoneans are protesting a planned industrial harbour in a lush village in the West African country over concerns the Chinese-financed project will destroy pristine rainforest and pollute the ocean.
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Underworld Gangster Ravi Pujari Extradited From Senegal, Brought To India
Underworld gangster Ravi Pujari, who used to operate in Mumbai in the 1990s, was brought back to India late last night after he was arrested and extradited from the west African country of Senegal. He was flown to Bengaluru by a team of officials, including senior IPS officers from Karnataka.
