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Ghana - Refugees Allowed Into Ghana
More than three thousand refugees from the fighting in Liberia were allowed to leave a rusty and leaking freighter at the Ghanaian port of Takoradi on Tuesday (14/5) after more than a week at sea in appalling conditions. Ghana, which...
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Ghana - Summit Cancelled
Confusion surrounded the summit meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Liberia on Wednesday (8/5)...and in fact later Wednesday the talks were called off. The reason given: not enough heads of state were...
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Ghadafi and Senegal FM speak at summit
1. Wide of conference hall
2. Wide of Libya's Colonel Moammar Ghadafi talking to media
3. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Colonel Moammar Ghadafi, Libyan leader:
"There is no one for or against, everyone cares about the African unity and it will...
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GNS: WRAP Fighting + Taylor announces departure
1. Government militia men crouched in group on New Bridge
2. Machine gun being fired from technical (jeep with gun mount)
3. Technicals driving off
4. Militia man picking up second rifle and firing first rifle
5. Wounded militia man...
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WRAP Court finds British teen girls guilty of drug trafficking
1. Pan from Ghanaian coat of arms to waiting journalists
2. Cutaway of Gary Nicholls, political press officer for British High Commission, speaking with journalist
3. Nicholls and colleague walking into courtroom
4. Journalist sending...
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After a 2-2 draw against Portugal, the U.S. World Cup team controls their own destiny to advance to the Round of 16. A win or a draw against Germany and they move on. They can still advance if they lose, but it gets complicated. (June 23)
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SOUNDBITE (English) Linco Cocea, US soccer fan:
"Now we've just got to win or tie against Germany and we will be still looking pretty."
SIGOUT - Bob McCall/Associated Press
Manaus, Brazil -...
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US envoy Samantha Power and top UN official on Ebola brief media in Ghana
The US Ambassador to the United Nations said on Wednesday that she has been encouraged by steps taken in recent weeks to tackle the spread of the Ebola virus.
Samantha Powers, speaking at a warehouse in the Ghanaian capital Accra, also...
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Police break up election demo, oppos presser, Odinga, Kufuor
1. Various of pro-opposition women protesting outcome of presidential election
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Esther Passaris, Protester:
"Children have died across the board. This is not tribal this is about justice, this is about truth, this...
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More cardinals' ceremony plus comments from Cardinal Rigali
1. Wide shot St. Peter's Basilica
2. Statues around St. Peter's Square
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia
"The biggest challenge for the Church is to be herself, to preach the Gospel and to live...
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Schools from around the world become FIFA ambassadors
1. Entrance of Wilhelm-Leuschner-school with banner "World Cup Schools - Fair Play for Fair Life".
2. Wide shot of schoolyard with students
3. Mid shot of students
4. Poster reading: "The Wilhelm-Leuschner school is an official World...
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British teens plead innocent to drug charges
1. Wide of journalists gathered outside High Court building
3. Wide of both girls - with heads covered - emerging from van
4. Medium of one of the girls being escorted by policeman into courtroom
5. Medium of second girl being escorted...
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Fans react as Uruguay dash African hopes with victory over Ghana
1. Wide of crowd walking out of Soccer City Stadium after Uruguay defeated Ghana in their quarter final match
2. Mid of group of Uruguayans singing and celebrating as they walk out of stadium
3. Pan right of Uruguayan fans celebrating...
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US Pres meets with Ghanaian pres, comments on security, Pakistan
1. Wide of Honour Guard waiting to greet US President George W. Bush
2. Tilt up of soldiers
3. Various of Bush's motorcade arriving
4. Bush getting out of car and greeting Ghanaian President John Kufuor
5. Wide of ceremony
6. Mid of...
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SYND 12 12 71 PAT NIXON ARRIVES IN ACCRA, GHANA
Wife of US President, Pat Nixon, arrives in Accra, ghana
1) ls Pat Nixon waves from tiop of plane steps, then down, greetd bty officials
2) cutaway women in traditional costume
3) Pat Nixon delivers speech on podium (no audio)
4)...
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Investigation into shopping mall collapse blames faulty construction
1. Various of rescue teams working on collapsed building in the early hours of Thursday
2. Mid of ambulance
3. Victim being carried away from collapse scene on stretcher by rescue team
4. Rescuers working with excavator
5. Mid of...
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Celebrations in the capital after country qualifies for second round
1. Soccer fans watching match on big screen at restaurant
2. Spectators cheering Ghana's first goal
3. Close up of fan's eye watching the match
4. Fans watching match
5. Fans celebrating Ghanaian goal
6. Female supporter cheering...
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WRAP Displaced, morning scenes, troops, papers ADDS official comment
Mathare shanty town
1. Wide of roof tops
Eastleigh military base, Nairobi
2. Various of displaced people sleeping, some sitting up covered in blankets in military base
3. Wide of sleeping area for displaced people, people moving about
4....
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WRAP Displaced flee western areas ADDS Odinga with Ghanaian president
Central Nairobi
1. Wide exterior of Intercontinental Hotel in central Nairobi
2. Various of John Kufuor, President of Ghana and chairman of the African Union, alongside Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga walking through hotel
3. Wide...
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Outlandish coffins are made to order in Ghana
Accra, - 20-21-23 July, 2007
1. Wide of street with people walking
2. Various exteriors of coffin shop
3. Wide of coffins in the shape of car, plane and banana
4. Various of workers making a coffin in the shape of a bird
5. Mid of...
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US and Ghana fans gather ahead of their World Cup match
Thousands of fans began arriving in Natal on Sunday ahead of the US debut match against Ghana in the World Cup.
The match is scheduled for Monday afternoon.
It is the third time the US will face the Black Stars in as many World Cups....
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WRAP Forces accused of firing on crowd, evacuees, Mbeki
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
1. Sign reading Cocody hospital
2. Ambulance arriving, people around it
3. Three bodies covered by Ivorian flags
4. Man pulling flag away to show bodies
5. Various of bodies
6. SOUNDBITE: (French) Vox Pop, Richard...
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GHANA: ACCRA: INITIAL RESULTS OF ELECTIONS RELEASED
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In Ghana's elections, initial results show that President Jerry Rawlings has a hefty lead Monday over his main rival, John Agyekum Kufuor.
As vote counting from Saturday's presidential and parliamentary polls continued,...
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News conference after WHO holds emergency meeting on Ebola outbreak
International health organisations continued discussions on Thursday on how to tackle West Africa's deadliest ever outbreak of Ebola.
At a meeting in the Ghanaian capital Accra, participating officials stressed the importance of all...
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Ghana - African Ministers Meet For Talks
The foreign ministers of nine West African countries gathered on Tuesday (7/5) in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, to draw up the agenda for a two-day summit meeting aimed at restoring peace in Liberia. Speaking from Accra on Monday (6/5),...