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Belgian police stand guard during searches of the European Parliament building as part of an investigation into suspected Russian interference. Photo: LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ / BELGA/AFPSource: AFPPLEASE NOTE: Leave your comments on YEN.com.gh. Fill out this short form. Help us serve you better!Investigators raided the home and offices of an EU parliament official as Belgium claims Russia paid far-right lawmakers — including Germany’s Maximilian Krach — to spread Kremlin propaganda.The probes in Brussels and Strasbourg, in eastern France, were the latest step in an avalanche of investigations into allegations of meddling, which have sparked unrest ahead of EU-wide elections for the…

Attorneys Tony Risar and Nana Oye Banpor Addo The High Court in Accra has reportedly dismissed the case of former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Bampoe-Addo, who had sued her ex-husband, Tony Lisah, for tarnishing her image both within and outside Ghana.According to Accra-based GHOne TV, the court ruled that the former minister, who was seeking $500,000 in damages and $1 million in punitive damages from her ex-husband, was unjustified in her actions.“An Accra High Court has dismissed the $1.5 million lawsuit filed by Nana Oye Bampoe Addo against her ex-husband, Tony Risah, for lack of…

Asia’s richest tycoon Mukesh Ambani is making inroads into Ghana’s telecoms sector with Next-Gen InfraCo (NGIC), aiming to capitalize on the fast-growing mobile broadband market. NGIC, led by Reliance Industries Ltd. subsidiary Radisys Corp., plans to introduce 5G broadband services in Ghana later this year. Backed by industry leaders such as Nokia, Tech Mahindra and Microsoft, NGIC is set to provide affordable digital services to emerging markets, leveraging Ghana’s growing telecommunications industry. Partnerships with local agencies such as Ascend Digital Solutions Ltd. and K-NET, along with support from the Government of Ghana, strengthen NGIC’s market presence. NGIC has secured exclusive…

The International Cricket Council has announced the details of the broadcast arrangements for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, the biggest ICC World Cup with 20 teams playing across nine host locations, bringing fans closer to the game than ever before. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup fever begins on June 1 with co-hosts USA taking on neighbors Canada in Dallas with the final to be played in Barbados on June 29. The ICC, through its live streaming partnerships with world-class broadcasters around the world, aims to bring out-of-this-world coverage of all 55 matches to fans in what will be…

d. lightthe global provider of transformative home products and affordable financing for low-income households, has partnered with global telecommunications operator Orange to open up access to d.light’s range of low-cost solar products for customers in 11 African countries. Details d.light solar-powered products, including solar home systems, solar inverters, TVs, fans and portable solar lanterns, are available to Orange customers through Orange Smart Energies platform.The collaboration is already up and running Ivory Coast, where Orange has thirty million customers, and also Cameroon, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It will be extended to five other…

Lil Win was involved in an accident hours before his much anticipated movie premiere in KumasiA three-year-old boy who was a victim of the accident succumbed to his injuriesThe actor’s spiritual leader reacted to the unfortunate incident in a clip that has sparked mixed reactions onlinePLEASE NOTE: Leave your comments on YEN.com.gh. Fill out this short form. Help us serve you better!Ghanaian entertainer Lil Win crashed his Benz on his way to a media engagement hours before the premiere of his movie, A Country Called Ghana.The actor survived the accident with a minor injury to his forehead, which did not…

INVESTORS are avoiding plunging into foreign currency-challenged African nations as they fear barriers to repatriating profits and dividends, an expert said. The revelation comes at a time when Zimbabwe is in desperate need of investment as the country has a capital requirement of at least $40 billion and has debt estimated at over $20 billion. In an interview with NewsDay Business on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the African Development Bank in Kenya on Monday, the regional head of the World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, Nkem Onwuamaebgu, disclosed that investors want markets where they can take their…

The former state monopoly Royal Mail was privatized in 2013. Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP/FileSource: AFPThe owner of Britain’s Royal Mail said on Wednesday it had accepted a takeover offer from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky worth 3.6 billion pounds ($4.6 billion).It comes after Kretinsky’s EP Group formalized an enhanced offering for International Distribution Services.”The IDS board believes that the offer from the EC is fair and reasonable,” IDS chairman Keith Williams said in a statement published on the London Stock Exchange.EP already has a 27.6% stake in IDS, and the acquisition is subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.Former state monopoly…

General News for Monday, May 27, 2024 sauce: Ghana Web 2024-05-27 Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, Member of Parliament for Tema West Constituency Member of Parliament for Tema West Constituency, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, said government efforts to curb the current depreciation of the cedi against the dollar were commendable.According to Ahenkorah, if the National Democratic Congress (NDC) had been in power, the exchange rate would have been 50 cedicents per dollar.Speaking during a debate on UTV, Ahenkorah said, “On this dollar issue, I said that if the NPP was not in power, the dollar would be at 50.00 cedis to the dollar…

The Government of Ghana, Ascend Digital, K-NET, Radisys, Nokia and Tech Mahindrawith mobile network operators (MNOs) IN GHANA and Telecel Ghana, announced their partnership in a new shared infrastructure Next-Gen InfraCo. (NGIC). This partnership aims to deliver affordable 5G mobile broadband services across Ghana. The Next-Gen Infrastructure Company (NGIC) has received a 5G license and is expected to launch 5G services across Ghana within the next six months, followed by expansion to other parts of Africa.The Next-Gen Infrastructure Company (NGIC) will be the first 5G mobile broadband shared infrastructure entity to build a national 4G/5G network. The company will also…