Burnham ‘open’ to UK slavery apology, but not reparations: Why now?
The UK PM’s statement comes as Commonwealth nations meet in Antigua and Barbuda.

The UK PM’s statement comes as Commonwealth nations meet in Antigua and Barbuda.



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Ghana faces a $78.2m health funding shortfall as aid cuts put immunisation gains at risk.
South Africa and Ghana claim Africa’s two FIFA Intercontinental Playoff spots as Nigeria and Ivory Coast go out.
A fruit long left to rot could become a new source of income for Ghana’s cashew farmers.

Citizen vigilantes patrol Ghana’s streets, fighting an opioid crisis. We meet those taking the law into their own hands.
Descendants of enslaved Africans say symbolic apologies cannot repair generations of loss and injustice.
South Africa’s government has been accused of not doing enough to tackle xenophobic attacks.
The World Cup round of 32 ends with Colombia beating Ghana 1-0, as Jhon Arias sends the South Americans through.

From prayers on the pitch to cursing the opposing team, faith and religious belief have been prominent this World Cup.
Greater Accra Regional Fire Command says crews rescued more than 400 people.
The deportees were sent to Ghana, then to their home countries, despite earlier rulings by US judges that it was unsafe.