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Actor Jason David Frank, who originated the role of Tommy Oliver in the Power Rangers TV series, has died aged 49. His manager Justine Hunt confirmed to the Associated Press the actor died on Saturday in Texas, describing him as a “wonderful human being” Frank’s character started out as the Green Ranger in the first season of the show and was introduced to viewers as an enemy of the Power Rangers. But he later became good and ultimately turned into the White Ranger. Hunt asked for the “privacy of his family and friends during this horrible time as we come…

Kelly Rowland asked the audience at the American Music Awards to “chill out” after they booed Chris Brown’s victory in the best male R&B artist category. Brown has been a divisive figure ever since he pleaded guilty to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. He did not attend Sunday’s AMAs after a planned tribute to Michael Jackson was cancelled at the last minute. Rowland, accepting the award on his behalf, seemed surprised by the audience’s reaction. “Excuse me… chill out,” she said as cameras panned to show the audience, some of whom were booing and making other unclear remarks. Rowland then…

The European Union (EU), has injected € 2.5 million into Ghana’s agricultural sector to help increase farmers’ access to credit facilities to finance their agricultural production and businesses in the agricultural value chain within the next six years. The fund would be managed by the Sinapi Aba Savings & Loans (SASL), a non-banking financial institution providing loans and savings products to individuals and Micro-Small-Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with a focus on rural areas and women. The Head of the Infrastructure and Sustainable Development of the EU Delegation to Ghana, Mrs Paulina Rozycka launched the initiative in Wa during a brief…

The President and Chairman of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr. George Agyekum Donkor was on Friday awarded the prestigious Prix de la Fondation by the Crans Montana Forum at a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland. The award was presented to Dr. Agyekum Donkor by His Royal Highness Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie of Luxembourg and Crans Montana Founder and Chairman, Jean Paul Carteron. The Crans Montana Forum is a world leading international institution dedicated to Public-Private Sector Cooperation. It has become an elegant meeting place for high level officials and top decision makers from Governments and Business…

Education policy research and advocacy organization, Africa Education Watch is asking government to re-commit to making basic education free, universally accessible and compulsory for all Ghanaian children. It is therefore advocating for increase in capital investments and financing of public basic education in line with Article 38 (2) of the 1992 constitution. Article 38(2) which provides for free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (fCUBE) for all Ghanaian children is in fulfilment of United Nations Declaration on the rights of the child, which includes the right to education. According to the UN declaration, children cannot realize their full human potentials without access…

The Federal Republic of Nigeria has been admitted to the “Accra Initiative” made up of seven countries who have joined forces to prevent terrorists from taking refuge in member states in the West African sub region. The “Accra Initiative” started in September 2017 by the coastal and sahelien West African states as a preventive and coordinated effort to deal with terrorist activities. It was out of the desire of some heads of states of West African states to strengthen security through the exchange of operational information and intelligence. The collapse of Libya triggered the southward movement of jihadhists towards the sahelien…

France striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup because of a thigh injury suffered in training. Benzema, 34, won the 2022 Ballon d’Or – awarded to the world’s best player – after helping Real Madrid win the Champions League and La Liga. “I am extremely sad for Karim, who made this World Cup a major goal,” said head coach Didier Deschamps. “In my life I never give up but tonight I have to think about the team like I always do,” Benzema said. “So the reason tells me to leave my place to someone who can…

Former world number one Novak Djokovic beat Casper Ruud for a record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title. The 35-year-old Serbian overcame his Norwegian opponent 7-5 6-3 in Turin on Sunday. Victory for Djokovic in the season-ending event caps a year in which he was forced to miss two majors because of his reluctance to take a Covid-19 vaccination. He last won an ATP Finals title in 2015 and has matched Roger Federer’s mark. Djokovic took the biggest pay cheque in tennis, worth $4,740,300 (£3.985m), for going through the tournament unbeaten. Having sealed the success with one of nine aces in the…

Hosts Qatar opened the 2022 Fifa World Cup in calamitous fashion, easily beaten by Ecuador in a humbling defeat at Al Bayt. Felix Sanchez’s men have been together in camp for the last six months to prepare for the tournament and work on tactics, but a nervous and disjointed performance led to a Group A loss. With Africa Cup of Nations champions Senegal and three-time finalists the Netherlands to come, this looked like Qatar’s easiest game on paper but they were totally outplayed. A dramatic opening to the contest saw Enner Valencia’s header from close range ruled out for offside…

African sides will break new ground at the World Cup this year as all five qualifiers from the continent head to Qatar with home-grown coaches. Four of those men are taking charge at the finals for the first time, with just Senegal’s Aliou Cisse in the dugout in Russia four years ago. All five African teams were knocked out in the group stage in 2018, so the main task will be to clear the opening hurdle before they can even consider making history in Qatar by passing the last eight. Here, BBC Sport Africa looks at the major issues facing…