2021 in review: A brawl has broken out in Ghana’s parliament during a late-night session over a contentious government-proposed levy on electronic transactions. MPs shoved, pushed and threw punches at each other, while others tried to stop the fighting.

Wolfgang Preiser, the virologist who first discovered omicron, has spoken to DW about the rapid rise in cases. He predicts that most people will catch the new variant. The South African virologist, Wolfgang Preiser who first discovered the omicron variant of the coronavirus warned of its highly contagious nature in an interview with DW on Thursday.

Government has renewed its curfew at Bawku in the Upper East Region through an Executive Instrument. In the latest directive, movement is expected to cease from 8 pm to 8 am daily, effective Wednesday, December 29. This is to help restore calm in the Upper East regional capital.

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Discussion and analysis of the topmost news story of the day

Discussion and analysis of the topmost news story of the day

Discussion and analysis of the topmost news story of the day

Discussion and analysis of the topmost news story of the day