#ghana

#ghana

A member of the House of Lords asked a senior British diplomat to help a Ghanaian goldmining venture in which he held shares, claiming it was in the UK national interest, the Guardian can disclose. The revelation will add to concerns about apparent breaches of parliamentary lobbying rules by Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British army. The peer is already under scrutiny over his lobbying for several companies, leading in two cases to investigations by the Lords' standards body.

Linda Motlhalo opened the scoring for South Africa from the penalty spot after a foul on Noxolo Cesane. The penalty was confirmed by VAR.

Ken Ofori-Atta is under investigation for alleged corruption in relation to multimillion-dollar contracts and a controversial cathedral project, with a red notice issued by Interpol.