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10 January 2025
After a Massive Fire, Traders at Ghana's Kantamanto Market are Forging Ahead
Traders and creatives who rely on Kantamanto Market say the fire will set them back months but they are finding ways to bounce back from it.
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08 January 2025
Here’s How You Can Help Traders in Kantamanto
Over 7,000 traders have lost their businesses in a devastating fire in Accra, Ghana, facing what they predict will be months of difficult recovery ahead.
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Tragic fire engulfs Johannesburg's informal housing, 74 lives lost, 50 injured amid calls for urgent action in South Africa's inner city.
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13 December 2018
A Fire Destroyed Thousands of Voting Machines Days Before Elections in DRC
At least 70 percent of the voting machines have been destroyed by the fire.
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19 June 2017
Talented British-Gambian Photographer Khadija Saye Was Among the Victims of the Grenfell Tower Fire
This video chronicles the flourishing career of Khadija Saye, a 24-year-old photographer who died in the Grenfell Tower Fire.
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