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Thomas Naadi

1 year

Traces Left Behind. One lost wallet, one missing migrant. A gripping tale of tragedy and hope. If you missed the documentary, here is the link:

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Thomas Naadi

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2 years

If you missed my exclusive interview with President Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, you can watch it here.

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2 years

My interview with @PresidentBio of Sierra Leone airs today @BBC . I asked him about last week’s violent protests, alleged human rights violations and economic hardship. Camera @ Hans Fanfon.

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'We're raising our daughter as both Christian and Muslim'

Burkina Faso: 'We're raising our daughter as both Christian and Muslim'

Five-year-old Iris Ouattara goes to church with her dad and mosque with her mum in Burkina Faso.

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6 years

It comes amid a rise in kidnappings, jihadist attacks and high-profile disappearances of foreign nationals.

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Thomas Naadi

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1 year

My latest documentary. How a migrant’s wallet on the Italian island of Lampedusa sparked a multi-continental search to find its owner. The documentary will be available on the BBC Africa YouTube channel on Saturday.

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6 years

Join me @ 5:30pm gmt on #FocusonAfrica , BBC World News as I report on Mrs Trump’s tour of Cape Coast castle.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

2 years

THREAD #MarburgVirus ⬇️ On the 26th and then the 28th of June, two men reported to the Adansi North District hospital in the Ashanti region of southern Ghana, exhibiting symptoms of Acute Haemorrhagic fever. They died shortly after being admitted.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

3 years

Polls have opened in The Gambia, the first election since former President Yahya Jammeh reluctantly left office in 2017. Voter turnout is expected to be high. Join me @BBCWorld for the latest.

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5 years

Africa Live: South African woman conquers Mount Everest

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5 years

US demands social media info from visa applicants

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

5 years

Gunmen storm Somali hotel killing 26 people

Kismayo attack: At least 26 dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel

Journalist Hodan Nalayeh, who set up a popular media platform, is reportedly among those killed.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

5 years

Children among victims of Sudan plane crash

Sudan plane crash: Children among victims in West Darfur

At least 18 people are killed as a military plane crashes after take-off in West Darfur.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

5 years

Sudan army rejects civilian majority

Sudan army rejects civilian majority in ruling council

Protesters continue their sit-in outside military HQ to demand that the army stands aside.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

10 months

With sea levels rising fast, women are leading grassroots efforts to help mitigate the effects of climate change. We go back to a fishing village in Ghana now buried under the sea to trace the home of a local fisherman and meet women in the area tackling the #ClimateCrisis .

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

2 years

Sierra Leone opposition figure Hassan Dumbuya killed via @BBCNews

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

3 years

Latest from The Gambia and it's a wrap! Brilliant camera work @SuleNgo , producers @alfonsodaniels , @asirotieno , @DijahJawo , assisting, and Driver Ziega Bakary. #GambiaDecides2021

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

2 years

The Gambian government has said that it will prosecute former president Yahya Jammeh over alleged widespread human rights violations during his 22-year rule. The commission that investigated the alleged abuses has held Jammeh responsible for almost all crimes committed.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

6 years

Watch my interview with popular Ghanaian musician, Fancy Gadam on BBC Focus on Africa today @ 5:30pm.

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Watch my interview with popular Ghanaian musician, Fancy Gadam on BBC Focus on Africa today @ 5:30pm.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

3 years

Voting is underway in The Gambia. You can watch one of our reports here. Producer: @asirotieno , @DijahJawo assisting, Camera @SuleNgo , Driver, Ziega Bakary.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

2 years

Turkish media is reporting Christian Atsu has been found alive and currently receiving treatment at the hospital.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

6 years

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at a colourful ceremony @Manhyia palace, Kumasi, Southern Ghana.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

1 year

#GabonCoup Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema to be sworn into office as interim president today. We are on the ground in Libreville. @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

3 years

The 2021 year in review. I have put together some of the stories we have done this year. Enjoy!

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

4 years

Ghana minister resigns for flouting virus quarantine via @BBCNews

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

8 years

Lucy Walker, News and Current Affairs Editor - BBC World Service, welcome to Ghana.

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Thomas Naadi

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5 years

BBC World Service - Focus on Africa, Muhammadu Buhari sworn in as Nigerian president

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

5 years

BBC Sport - Ghana Prisons Service to investigate assault on female referee

Ghana Prisons Service to investigate assault on female referee

The Ghana Prison Services sets up a committee to investigate the assault of a female referee during a match on Sunday.

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@Thomas_Naadi

7 years

Chale Wote 2017, beautiful African art and culture on display.

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@Thomas_Naadi

1 year

Ghanaian star Asamoah Gyan retires from football via @BBCNews

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@Thomas_Naadi

6 years

Popular Ghanaian musician Fancy Gadam talks about his career on BBC Focus on Africa.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

2 years

Funeral of late Ghanaian football star Christian Atsu underway in Accra.

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@Thomas_Naadi

4 years

Ghana lifts lockdown after 'enhanced testing' via @BBCNews

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@Thomas_Naadi

7 years

BBC News - The app helping people navigating Ghana's nameless streets

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@Thomas_Naadi

2 years

Former President @JDMahama speaks to the BBC about Queen Elizabeth ll.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

7 years

Ghana launches its first satellite into space - BBC News

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

8 years

Greetings from Akwesi Sarpong presenter, FocusonAfrica and I @BBC , London.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

3 years

Ghana MPs brawl in parliament over mobile money tax - BBC News

Ghana MPs brawl in parliament over mobile money tax

Lawmakers trade blows during a chaotic session over a proposed levy on electronic transactions.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

3 years

Ecowas extraordinary summit on Guinea begins in Accra. The regional leaders will be discussing the findings of a delegation that was sent to Guinea on Thursday following the coup. Guinea has been suspended from the bloc and further sanctions could be imposed.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

1 year

Archaeologists have made an important discovery in Ghana. 👇🏾

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

3 years

The Christmas tree with a difference 🎄

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

6 years

Confidential emails shared by the UK's Parliament show how Facebook struck secret deals to give some developers special access to user data.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

2 years

Celebrations as Ghana's Black Stars return home via @BBCNews

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6 years

Kenyan Waihiga Mwaura wins BBC World News Komla Dumor award

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

6 years

Their Royal Highnesses have been meeting traditional leaders @Manhyia palace, Kumasi.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

6 years

Retweeted Salim Kikeke ( @Salym ): Only a few points in the polls separate President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa ahead of Monday's vote in #Zimbabwe - @sikenye reports

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

4 years

#Ghanaelection2020

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

8 years

Retweeted Mathew Gillings ( @mathewgillings ): Great to meet @Bitlegma , Ghana correspondent for @bbcworldservice ,...

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8 years

Ghana's fruit flies wreak havoc on mango crop - BBC News

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

8 years

NPP supporters celebrating deep into the night in Kumasi.

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@Thomas_Naadi

1 year

#GabonCoup junta frees high profile political prisoners including pro-democracy activist and head of the most powerful trade union confederation Jean Rémi Yama.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

5 years

Scholarships available for media studies in Germany [Worldwide]

Scholarships available for media studies in Germany [Worldwide] | International Journalists' Network

Young professionals from developing countries can apply for a scholarship to study in Germany. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD, in German) supports postgraduate studies and training in a...

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

6 years

Anas Aremeyaw Anas speaks to the BBC about the murder of his colleague, Ahmed Hussein Suale. Watch Focus on Africa on BBC World News now.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

3 years

President Adama Barrow declared winner of Saturday’s elections. #GambiaDecides2021

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

4 years

Ghana extends ban on gatherings as infections rise via @BBCNews

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1 year

Gabon coup: New PM tells BBC country should hold elections within two years - BBC News

Gabon coup: New PM tells BBC country should hold elections within two years

Raymond Ndong Sima, newly installed after a military coup, says it will take time to transition.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

4 years

Ghana's covid19 roll out - BBC World News via @YouTube

Ghana's covid19 roll out - BBC World News

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Thomas Naadi

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4 years

This voter in Tamale tells me social distancing is difficult to maintain.

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@Thomas_Naadi

8 years

BBC News - Ghana education: Boy who became a meme raises thousands

Ghana education: Boy who became a meme raises thousands

A photo of a schoolboy in Ghana goes viral in South Africa, and raises thousands for his village.

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@Thomas_Naadi

2 years

Illegal mining in some compound houses at Sefwi Elubo, southern Ghana.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

8 years

BBC News - Kenyan couple treated to lavish ceremony after $1 wedding

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2 years

Queen’s funeral to be held on Monday 19 September - BBC News

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

3 years

UK removes all African countries from the red list via @BBCNews

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@Thomas_Naadi

3 years

Ukraine: Why so many African students were in the country - BBC News

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5 years

'Sex for grades': Undercover in West African universities

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

3 years

President Adama Barrow is ahead of his main challenger Ousainou Darboe with just 9 constituency results left.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

2 years

As Ghana waits to hear if the outbreak will be declared over, local communities are being educated on the dangers and prevention of the virus. These methods include: 🤲 washing hands 🦇 avoiding caves with fruit bats 🍖making sure meat is thoroughly cooked

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@Thomas_Naadi

2 years

Normal life returning to Sierra Leone after violence via @BBCNews

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

8 years

Behind the scenes in Tamale, radio live @BBC #GhanaDecides

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@Thomas_Naadi

5 years

US congressional delegation led by speaker Nancy Pelosi tours Elmina castle to pay their respects as part of activities to mark 400 years since the first enslaved Africans arrived in America

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

1 year

Fourty-one migrants have died in a shipwreck off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa. On Wednesday, four survivors, originally from Guinea and the Ivory Coast, arrived on the island. Learn more about the migrant crisis here.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

3 years

Tokyo Olympics: Akani Simbine finishes fourth in the 100m as Ghana secure boxing medal on day nine - BBC Sport

Tokyo Olympics: Akani Simbine finishes fourth in the 100m as Ghana secure boxing medal on day nine

Akani Simbine finishes fourth in the men's 100m final as boxer Samuel Takyi secures a medal for Ghana on day nine of the Tokyo Olympics.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

2 years

Why Ghana's mobile money tax has triggered such uproar.

Ghana's e-levy adds 1.5% tax to electronic payments

A new e-levy of 1.5% on all electronic payments comes into force despite widespread opposition.

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@Thomas_Naadi

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Christian Atsu found dead after Turkey earthquake - BBC Sport

Christian Atsu found dead after Turkey earthquake

Footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under a collapsed building almost two weeks after the Turkey earthquake, his agent confirms.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

2 years

Ghana Marburg outbreak officially over via @BBCNews

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

8 years

BBC News - Fuel 'too dirty' for Europe sold to Africa

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3 years

BBC Komla Dumor Award 2022 launched - BBC News

BBC Komla Dumor Award 2022 launched

The BBC is seeking a future star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award 2022.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

8 years

Setting up for live update @5 :00pm, Focus on Africa. #GhanaDecides

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8 years

Should children ban their parents from social media?

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

7 years

Retweeted Steve Martin ( @smartin ): Showing some love for the BBC. Via @adycolebh

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@Thomas_Naadi

7 years

#BBCKomlaAward , Accra

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@Thomas_Naadi

6 years

Mrs Trump and Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo visit Greater Accra Regional Hospital.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

10 months

Why are these villages in Ghana sinking? 👇🏾

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

2 years

Experts from the Ghana Health Service and the WHO will continue to monitor the situation. Read more on the Marburg virus on @BBCAfrica .⬇️

What is the Marburg virus and how dangerous is it?

Tanzania is the latest African country to have an outbreak of the highly-infectious Marburg virus.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

3 years

President Adam Barrow has urged the Independent Electoral Commission to remain neutral so that all parties can accept the final results. @BBCWorld

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

5 years

10-year-old computer guru appointed to teach in UK school

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

3 years

The Gambia is facing serious power outages. @NAWEC_Gambia ,In Ghana, we call it ‘Dumsor’. Maybe the government can invest in renewable energy which is more reliable.

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

8 years

The Resident Presidents discuss Gambia, Focus on Africa - BBC World Service

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Thomas Naadi

@Thomas_Naadi

8 years

Retweeted okwoche ( @okwoche ): Follow @BBCAfrica coverage of #GhanaDecides with @akwasisarpong @Thomas_Naadi and @Salym great work guys!