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By Jasmine Arku The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has advised the British High Commissioner to Ghana not to interfere in matters that do not concern her. The advice is in reference to the High Commissioner’s tweet over the arrest of one of the conveners of the #FixTheCountry movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, over a motor offence. According to the IGP, the High Commissioner's tweet sought to tarnish the reputation of the Ghana Police Service and the country. In a four-page letter dated May, 20, 2022 and addressed to the British High Commissioner, Harriet Thompson, the IGP questioned her interest in the arrest of Mr Barker-Vormawor especially that he was among other drivers who were arrested separately for road traffic offences on Tuesday, May 17. He added that her tweet was not only "biased" and "uninformed", but also contravened the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 which enjoins diplomatic missions not to interfere i...

By Sam Fenwick BBC Business Daily presenter The BBC profiles three African women - a former shop owner, a teacher and a taxi driver - who have boosted their income since they embraced digital platforms. The coronavirus pandemic forced many people to rethink how they earn a living. Independent research group Caribou Digital has found that women in Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana are benefitting from the digital economy's low barrier to entry and flexibility - which allows them to earn their own money while maintaining childcare duties. Sharon Tarit Ms Tarit (pictured above) did not expect to double her income in nine months. The Covid pandemic had forced the closure of her baby clothes shop in Eldoret in western Kenya, and subletting properties through online platforms like Airbnb seemed like a handy stop-gap measure.  But Ms Tarit, 29, is now among a growing number of African women finding new careers using platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and ride-hailing apps like Uber and B...