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Newly constructed Artificial football pitch “astro turf” in Adenta in the Greater Accra region is flooded after a heavy down pour. The beautifully built stadium was commisioned two weeks ago by the vice president of the republic of Ghana, Dr. Bawumiah. The turf is contructed to fufil government’s promise of building stadium in all the districts of Ghana. Oncourse of this project by the government, many stadia across the nation are been commisioned are ready to be used. In Adenta last weekend, the past weeks commisioned Astro turf was flooded due to the poor drainage system on the field after…

There are more than 1.2 million IDPs, 61% of whom are children, against 136,000 in the same period in 2019 – 10 times more families have been forced to flee because of armed violence in three years. Following armed attacks on the village of Solhan in the Sahel region, UNICEF Burkina Faso has deployed emergency assistance in support of the Government and local authorities in the Sebba area, a few kilometers from the affected village. The attack perpetrated in Solhan on 5 June by a non-state armed group resulted in the death of more than 130 civilians, including many children.…

As of 20 June — day 48 into the new wave — Africa had 474,000 new cases — up 21% against the first 48 days of the second wave. At this rate, the surge is set to surpass the previous one by early July. Africa is facing a fast-surging third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, with cases spreading more rapidly and projected to soon overtake the peak of the second wave the continent witnessed at the start of 2021. COVID-19 cases have risen for five consecutive weeks since the onset of the third wave on 3 May 2021. As of 20…

Girls who spoke to Save the Children said child marriage laws, if they exist at all, were unlikely to protect them because they are rarely enforced. Stronger enforcement was vital, they said. Girls in the Middle East and North Africa are in greater danger of being forced or sold into ‘tourist’ or ‘pleasure’ marriages due to the surge in poverty, displacement, and the COVID-19 pandemic, Save the Children warned ahead of a global meeting next week on gender equality. Ahead of the Generation Equality Forum in Paris, Save the Children said the compounded crises meant some parents felt they had…

This latest spike in displacement is in addition to 3,400 people already displaced by criminal violence in Haiti over the past nine months, bringing the total number of displaced to about 17,000. An estimated 13,600 people have fled their homes in Port-au-Prince since 1 June to escape clashes between rival gangs. Civilians have been threatened, injured, sexually assaulted or killed, and homes have been looted and burned, according to OCHA and local partners. Humanitarian access is a serious challenge and assistance continues to be delayed by ongoing shootings and roadblocks, which have paralyzed the economy, interrupted movement and restricted essential…

Exit polls are indicating France’s mainstream parties are headed for a comfortable victory over far-right National Rally in the regional election runoff. France’s far-right National Rally failed to win a single region in elections on Sunday, according to exit polls. If confirmed by the final results, it would represent a blow to Marine Le Pen’s hopes of securing the presidency next year. The Ifop polling agency said the National Rally, formerly known as the National Front, just edged over 20% of the second-round vote nationally, which was hit once again by poor turnout of an estimated 35%. She later hit…

Ashanti regional capital Kumasi, on thursday 24th june 2021 was flooded after a heavy down pour causing huge dameges. The rain is said had started around 17:00 hrs gmt and stopped 22:30 hrs gmt. Due to poor drainage system in the city, most communities turned to water bodies after the rainfall. Most flood prone areas like Santasi Roundabout, Kumasi Airpot Rounabout, Asafo Market and the newly built Kejetia market were sad to watch as properties like houses and packed vehicles were carried away. amnewsworld.com can confirm the death of a two-year-old boy Mohammed Awal, who was carried away by floodwater…

A live report from Asafo, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, confirms that a devastating flood has hit the community following a heavy downpour that lasted over three hours. The flooding, which began earlier today, has submerged large sections of the Asafo Market — the second-largest trading center in the region washing away goods worth thousands of cedis. Traders were seen wading through water, helplessly watching as their wares were swept away. Amnewsworld.com can confirm that the floodwaters also entered the premises of the Kumasi Municipal Assembly KG school, filling classrooms and destroying educational materials including books, furniture,…

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) and the National Sports Authority (NSA) will hold a stakeholders meeting on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 ahead of the Ghana Premier League match day 31 clash between rivals Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko. The meeting will come off at the Media Centre of the Accra Sports stadium at 10am. The meeting will bring together all the major stakeholders who are directly connected with the organization of football events in Ghana. The GFA will be represented by General Secretary Prosper Harrison Addo and Members of the GFA Safety and Security Committee, while Professor Peter Twumasi,…

Referee Appoitment Committee announced officiating officials for Ghana Premier league week 30. DATE:WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2021 MATCH: ASANTE KOTOKO VS KARELA UNITED – LIVE ON STARTIMES VENUE_: LEN CLAY SPORTS STADIUM REFEREE: JACOB ADUNTERA ASSISTANTS: MOHAMMED TIJANI & STEPHEN BALANGUENA 4TH REFEREE: MAXWELL HANSON MATCH COMMISSIONER: AUGUSTINE ASANTE VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: NUHU ADAMS DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2021 MATCH: GREAT OLYMPICS VS BECHEM UNITED VENUE: ACCRA SPORTS STADIUM REFEREE: ESO DOH MORRISON ASSISTANTS: AUGUSTINE DAKURAH & MUMUNI FUSEINI 4TH REFEREE: JOSEPH KENNY PADI MATCH COMMISSIONER: ANDREW DERY VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: DESMOND WORLANYO GFA CAMERAMAN: ELVIS MENSAH DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23,…