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Arriving in the highland village in mid-summer, locals said they were very friendly and had explained they had come to Poland for group training Photo: KOSG

Ghanaian footballers stranded in Poland after being lured by scam

A group of aspiring footballers from Ghana have found themselves stranded in a village in the southern Polish highlands after being scammed into traveling to Europe for placements that never happened.

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Polish train in Ghana involved in accident during maiden voyage

The maiden voyage of the Polish-built Pesa train on Ghana’s latest railway line encountered a tragic setback on its inaugural day. The train, unable to brake in time, collided with a truck that became stuck on the tracks outside a railway crossing.

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Polish train manufacturer Pesa delivers first of 12 trains to Ghana

“The contract with Ghana is a very specific one since these are our first rail vehicles sold to Africa,” said the company’s spokesperson

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Ghana parliament one step closer to passing bill clamping down on LGBT rights

Ghana’s parliament on Wednesday moved a step closer to holding a vote on a bill that seeks to further clamp down on the rights of LGBT people, rejecting a proposal that would have seen jail terms for gay sex replaced with non-custodial sentences such as counseling.