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In Ghana, a 23-year-old woman died after an electric sex toy exploded

In Ghana, a 23-year-old woman suffered severe injuries when, according to preliminary reports, an electric sex toy plugged into a socket exploded. Neighbors heard a loud bang and found the victim in critical condition. Doctors fought for her life for two days but were unable to save her. The cause of the malfunction has not yet been established.

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Ghanaian twins and American woman plead guilty in $9 million fraud case

22-year-old twins from Ghana, Jamal and Kamal Abubakari, and a 53-year-old American woman from Hawaii have pleaded guilty to taking part in an international network that defrauded elderly people of $9 million through romance scams. The case is part of an intensified US campaign against cybercrime networks in West Africa.

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London Zoo breeds critically endangered frog species from Ghana in captivity for the first time

London Zoo has achieved the world's first captive breeding of the critically endangered Afia Birago's puddle frog: 15 froglets measuring about 5 mm have hatched. Twenty adult frogs were brought from Ghana in September 2025 to develop breeding techniques and share the experience with Ghanaian colleagues. The species lives only in two water bodies in the Atewa Forest Reserve, which are threatened by mining.

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