By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Theghanareport
Ghanaian gospel singer Bernice Ofeibea Offei will be buried on 14 November 2026 at the Legon Interdenominational Church in Ghana. Aged 63, she died on 12 September at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, reports The Ghana Report.
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Students at the University of Lomé selected for university accommodation must complete their administrative formalities by Friday 30 October 2026. The deadline was set on 16 October by Sadji N. Gbandey, director of the Lomé University Centre for Works, reports Togotopnews.
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Seven of the 19 forest reserves in Ghana’s Western Region have been affected by illegal mining, which has destroyed about 1,533 hectares, according to Nana Poku Bosompem, regional head of the Forestry Services Division. Presenting figures for operations carried out from January to September 2026, he promised that no part of the reserves would be ceded to illegal miners, 3news reports.
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The Ghana Football Association plans to appoint a permanent Black Stars head coach by November 2026, following the departure of Carlos Queiroz. Communications director Henry Asante Twum said the two Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Somalia would help determine the choice, according to Luv FM.
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Two Ghana Immigration Service officers must repay up to 57,006 Ghanaian cedis received improperly by 7 November 2026. Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak said officials who authorised the payments would be held financially liable, according to MyJoyOnline.
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Ghanaian banks write off 1.86 billion cedis in bad debtsBanks operating in Ghana wrote off 1.86 billion cedis in bad debts by the end of August 2026, a 76.3% rise in one year, according to data published by the Bank of Ghana. Over the same period, the non-performing loan ratio fell to 15.7% from 20.8% a year earlier, while their total value edged up to 20.2 billion cedis.
Sierra Leone urges residents to stay put for censusStatistics Sierra Leone is asking residents to remain in their community of residence on census night, scheduled for 1 December 2026, rather than returning to their ancestral village solely to be counted. Its director of communications, Samuel Ansumana, explained that the count would be based on where each person spent that night, to limit distortions in demographic data and better distribute public services.The week in Africa
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