Friday, August 14, 2015

Ghanaian Named After Merkel


Ophelya Ade names new born “Merkel” after the German Chancellor. Photo: EPA

A Ghanaian refugee who has been granted asylum in Germany named her newborn daughter after Chancellor Angela Merkel in gratitude for being allowed to stay in the country. BBC reports Ophelya Ade, 26, who comes from a small town near the Ghanaian capital Accra, called the child Angela Merkel Ade, the registry office in Hanover said.

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