South Africa’s government has been accused of not doing enough to tackle xenophobic attacks.
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England vs Ghana exposes football’s tangled histories of empire, diaspora and belonging.
Harry Kane’s England and Ghana meet in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Group L, with the winner advancing to the round of 32.
Ghana has been hosting a conference to advance the UN resolution declaring slavery the ‘gravest crime against humanity.’
Caleb Yirenkyi scored a winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time in a scrappy end to the match in Toronto.
Black students braved bullets to protest the discriminatory apartheid-era education policies.
Partey’s visa was denied due to the multiple charges of rape he faces in the United Kingdom.
It’s not the first time the two African giants have gone head-to-head over attacks on their nationals.
After Morocco became the first Africans to reach a World Cup semifinal in 2022, can a sub-Saharan side step up in 2026?
Ghana’s 14 arrests in 16 months linked to false news have raised concerns about free speech.
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