There is a fresh tension at the popular Abossey Okai spare parts market in Ghana as Ghanaian traders lock-up shops of their Nigerian counterparts, heightening fresh diplomatic row between the two West Africa countries. The Ghanaian traders who were daring about their action, Accra-based JoyNews said in a report, insisted that the laws of Ghana do not allow foreigners to engage in retail trade, reason for their actions. They also accuse the Nigerians of selling substandard products at cheap prices, a practice the Ghanaian traders say is killing their…
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1, 000 Muslims Assemble on mount Arafat for historic Hajj
About 1,000 Muslim faithful only, first time in many decades, performed the 2020 Hajj rites, which reached the peak on Thursday with the standing on mount Arafat. Worshipers observed the first rituals of an historic Hajj on Wednesday, with around 1,000 pilgrims adhering to “safety bubbles” and social distancing measures over fears of the coronavirus. While the Hajj typically features large crowds crammed around Islam’s holiest shrine, this year’s annual pilgrimage has seen worshipers circumambulating the Kaaba along concentric circles marked on the ground. Several feet separated the mask-clad…
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