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Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana arrives at the Paul VI hall for the opening of the Cardinals' Congregations on March 4, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The congregations of cardinals will continue until all cardinal electors have arrived in Rome, whereupon the College will decide on the start-date of the Conclave to elect a new Pope. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

First African pope? Ghana's Catholics root for local contender

Stephanie Gosk, Correspondent, NBC News
CAPE COAST, Ghana - On Sundays in the Ghanaian city of Cape Coast, the pews in Roman Catholic churches do something most Americans would find surprising. They fill up...
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Hugo Chavez's lessons for Africa

Rose Afriyie
OPINION - The day after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s death, students in the West African country of Ghana were marching...
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Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson talks to the Associated Press during an interview, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. One of Africa's brightest hopes to be the next pope, Ghanaian Cardinal Turkson, says the time is right for a pontiff from the developing world. In the background is a painting of late Pope John Paul II. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

African papal candidate makes controversial remarks on gays

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theGRIO REPORT - Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana, who has been widely reported to be on the shortlist of potential Popes, has suggested homosexuality may be part of the reason for the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandals...
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Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson talks to the Associated Press during an interview, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. One of Africa's brightest hopes to be the next pope, Ghanaian Cardinal Turkson, says the time is right for a pontiff from the developing world. In the background is a painting of late Pope John Paul II. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

African papal contender wants change

Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
VATICAN CITY (AP) - One of Africa's brightest hopes to be the next pope, Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, says the time is right for a pontiff from the developing world...
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'Jungle Gold': A case study in the exploitation of Africa

Amma Bonsu
OPINION - 'Jungle Gold' chronicles an ill-advised mission of three Utahans desperate to pay off over a million dollars of debt...
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Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012 file photo shows former trader Kweku Adoboli (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

UBS rogue trader from Ghana guilty of $2.2 billion fraud

Robert Barr, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - A rogue trader who lost $2.2 billion in bad deals at Swiss bank UBS was sentenced to 7 years in prison Tuesday after being convicted in what prosecutors called the biggest fraud case in U.K. banking history...
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Depiction of Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century, from a 1375 Catalan Atlas of the known world (mapamundi), drawn by Abraham Cresques of Mallorca. Musa is shown holding a gold nugget and wearing a European-style crown.
The section to the right translates as: "This Negro lord is called Musa Mali, Lord of the Negroes of Guinea. So abundant is the gold which is found in his country that he is the richest and most noble king in all the land."

14th century African emperor was richest person who ever lived

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
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Photo taken on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, President of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills, waits to address the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly. State-run television in Ghana is announcing on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, that President John Atta Mills has died at age 68. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

Ghana VP sworn in hours after president's death

Krista Larson, Associated Press
(AP) - John Atta Mills' election victory secured Ghana's reputation as one of the most mature democracies in West Africa...
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Chinese President Hu Jintao invites Ghana's President John Atta Mills (L) to view an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony inside the Great Hall of the People on September 20, 2010 in Beijing, China. Ghana's President John Atta Mills are visiting to China from September 19 to 24 2010. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

Ghana's president Atta Mills has died

Associated Press
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - State-run television in Ghana is announcing that President John Atta Mills has died at age 68...
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Ghana's children get gift of computers from tech whiz

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Tech expert Seth Owusu is giving back to his native country of Ghana an extraordinary way...
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