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Koku Anyidoho Granted Bail 30 Mar
The embattled Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho has been granted bail after spending two nights in the custody of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI).
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Mr Anyidoho was picked up at the International Press centre on Tuesday for making comments deemed treasonable. He was subsequently charged with treason.
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Mr Anyidoho landed in hot waters when, in an interview on Accra-based Happy FM, he called for the overthrow of President Nana Akufo-Addo over the ratification of the controversial defence cooperation agreement between Ghana and the US.

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Ghanaians protest over expanded military co-operation deal with U.S. 28 Mar
"They (the American military) become a curse everywhere they are, and I am not ready to mortgage my security"
'Ghana First:' US military deal leads thousands to protest
"Wherever the U.S. has built bases in Africa there have been terrorist bombings. It is a major security threat to Ghana and we must oppose it."
Ghana: Parliament Ratifies Ghana/U.S. Defence Agreement 26 Mar
"Infuriated by the failure of the report to reflect their disapproval, the stage was set for confusion after attempts by the Ranking on Defence and Interior was denied the opportunity on the floor."
What is in the 2018 Ghana-US military agreement that you can't find in a 1998 document 23 Mar

The current agreement says, "Ghana hereby provides unimpeded access to and use of agreed facilities and areas to United State forces, United States contractors, and others as mutually agreed. Such agreed facilities and area: or portions thereof, provided by Ghana shall be designated as either for exclusive use by United States forces or to be jointly used by United States forces and Ghana. Ghana shall also provide access to and use of a runway that meets the requirements of United States forces."
Ghana Backs Germany for UN Security Council Seat During Berlin Talks, "special relationship"
"Up to 50,000 people of Ghanaian origin are believed to be living in Germany; the second largest of the country's diaspora populations in Europe, after the UK. The Volta Region of Ghana was part of the German colony of Togo before World War One."

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
by Cat on Sun Apr 1st, 2018 at 06:16:34 PM EST
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dooooood, that is so not Wakandan.

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.
by Cat on Sun Apr 1st, 2018 at 07:31:50 PM EST
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