Ghana
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 09:19:16 GMTAfrica Ramps Up Vaccine Drive As Covid Cases Surge
[DW] Africa has vaccinated more than 50 million people against COVID. However, that figure is way below other continents. As a result, countries such as Kenya and Rwanda are pushing for partial vaccination mandates.
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 09:22:44 GMTAdvertising Revenues Will Become a New Source of Digital Revenues for African Mobile Co V2.0
[Balancing Act] London -- The transition to digital revenues among Africa's mobile operators is already under way. Online content and services (like streaming), mobile money and data revenues are all contributing to African Mobile Co V2. Advertising ...
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 05:00:05 GMTAnti-Gay Bill Condemned As 'State-Sponsored' Violence
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- United Nations experts said the bill, which makes it a crime to be LGBT+, could 'create a recipe for conflict and violence'
Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:09:25 GMTSheikh Al Maktoum Refunds U.S.$2.4 Million to Ghana After Botched Sputnik V Deal
[Public Agenda] Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, the Dubai-based businessman the Ministry of Health contacted for the procurement of 300,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, has refunded $2,470,000 to Ghana, according to documents sighted by Citi News...
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 12:23:00 GMT'Fixing Ghana Is a Collective Responsibility' - Chief of Chiraa to Ghanaians
[Ghana Presidency] The Chief of the Chiraa Traditional Area in the Sunyani West District of the Bono Region, Nana Afari Mintah, has told Ghanaians that Ghana can only be "fixed" if all the citizens come together to play their respective roles.
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:19:05 GMTReligious Leaders From 4 Countries Sign a Joint Declaration Against Modern Slavery
[Agenzia Fides] Accra -- "Human trafficking is a particularly heinous crime, as it involves the exploitation and abuse of people for profit reasons," emphasized the Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ghana, Fr Lazarus Anondee, d...
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 06:13:00 GMTBeating Childhood Cancers Through Early Detection and Treatment
[WHO-AFRO] Accra -- On one of Naomi Otua's regular trips to visit her grandson James in the town of Assin Fosu in Ghana's Central Region, she noticed something was seriously wrong. The 10-year-old's eyes were jaundiced and he had lost a significant a...
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:43:27 GMTVisa-Free to UAE Not Operational Yet, Says Ghana Embassy
[This Day] Ghanaian passport holders cannot yet travel to United Arab Emirates, the Ghana embassy in the Arab country has said.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:35:18 GMTHomophobic Ghanaian 'Family Values' Bill Is Odious and Beggars Belief
[Daily Maverick] Russia, Nigeria, Uganda and Hungary have all passed odious laws in recent years that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Ghana's proposed legislation takes bad parts from all of these and adds some.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:28:18 GMTAnglogold Interim Earnings Dip, Its Ghana Mine Woes Mount and Sibanye Signals Record Results
[Daily Maverick] AngloGold Ashanti posted a slight decline in interim earnings and said its main Ghana mine would remain closed for the rest of the year, news which sent its share price as much as 12% lower on Friday. Meanwhile, Sibanye-Stillwater si...
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:30:32 GMT"'Prang 1D1F Starch Factory a Dream Come True for Me' - Prang Chief Hails President Akufo-Addo
[Ghana Presidency] The Paramount Chief of the Prang Traditional Area in the Pru West District of the Bono East Region, Nana Kwadwo Nyarko III, has expressed his gratitude to the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for establishing...
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:28:19 GMT'Your Achievements in Nkoranza Unprecedented' - Nkoranza Chief to Akufo-Addo
[Ghana Presidency] The Paramount Chief of Nkoranza Traditional Area, Nana Kwame Baffoe IV, has stated that President Akufo-Addo's reputation of resilience and courage has been exemplified in the unprecedented achievements achieved, thus far, by his a...
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 06:21:59 GMTRwanda to Host Ghana for T20 Bilateral Series
[New Times] The national men's cricket team will play five T20 games against Ghana in preparations for the ICC men's T20 Cricket World cup sub regional Africa qualifier A slated to take place in Kigali from October 14-23.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:38:04 GMT'Let us Consolidate the Peace in Dagbon' - President Akufo-Addo
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reinforced government's enduring commitment to cooperate will all stakeholders towards consolidating the prevailing peace and harmony within the ancient Kingdom of Dag...
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:38:02 GMTTamale Interchange 80 Percent Complete - Tamale-Daboya Road to Be Completed in November 2023
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday, 7th August 2021, inspected ongoing work on the two-tier Tamale Interchange, as part of his 2-day tour of the Northern Region.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:01:15 GMT'Kintampo Indebted to You for Your Good Works' - Chiefs to President Akufo-Addo
[Ghana Presidency] "We, the Chiefs and people of Kintampo, remain indebted to you for the good works that you have done in our Municipality, through your good policies, programmes and projects in the various sectors of the economy, all aimed at impro...
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:00:46 GMTPresident Akufo-Addo Commissions Kintampo Court Complex - Feeder Roads Building in Prang
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, 8th August 2021, at the commencement of his 2-day working visit to the Bono East Region, commissioned a fully furnished dual Court Complex building in Kintampo.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 08:36:50 GMTPresident Akufo-Addo Commissions Gh¢7.3 Million Savelugu Rice Factory - Technology Solution Centre
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday, 7th August 2021, commissioned the GH¢7.3 million Savelugu rice processing factory, as part of his 2-day tour of the Northern Region.
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:54:49 GMT'Kissi Agyebeng Has Capacity, Experience And Intellect to Succeed As Special Prosecutor' - President Akufo-Addo
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, 5th August 2021, swore into office the second occupant of the Office of Special Prosecutor, Mr. Kissi Agyebeng, at a brief event at Jubilee House, the seat of...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:17:58 GMTA Marriage of Intrigue and Deception in 'His Only Wife'
[East African] What can a new bride do when her rightful place as a wife is occupied by another woman? In her debut novel, His Only Wife, Ghanaian author Peace Adzo Medie crafts a page-turning tale of intrigues and deception in a modern-day marriage.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 04:41:31 GMTLGBTIQ+ Bill Would Threaten Fight On HIV/Aids, Says UNAIDS
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- If passed, this legislation will drive LGBT+ people further away from HIV prevention, care and treatment services and endanger the advances made against the HIV epidemic in the last decade, says UNAIDS.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:13:45 GMTAngola Wants to Take Advantage of Koffi Annan International Centre Capacity
[ANGOP] Accra -- Angola's Foreign Affairs minister Téte António said Wednesday in Accra, Ghana, that his country intends to take advantage of the skills offered by the Koffi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC).
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:41:39 GMTBushmeat in Ghana - Consumer Profiles May Point the Way to Conservation
[The Conversation Africa] The bushmeat trade - meat from wild animals - continues to soar, mainly in unregulated and illegal markets worldwide. Ghana is one such market. One reason is that it's a source of income for poor rural households.
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 06:39:46 GMTAngolan President Leaves Ghana
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola president, João Lourenço, left Ghana Wednesday back to Angola following a two-day state visit, during which he developed an intense political and investment agenda for the country.
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:25:48 GMTWhy Accra's Property Boom Hasn't Produced Affordable Housing
[The Conversation Africa] African cities are among the fastest growing in the world, leading to rising demand for urban housing. Housing policies promoted by international organisations such as the World Bank since the 1980s have stimulated housing m...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:42:37 GMTYoung People Want to #FixTheCountry
[DW] Social media users in Ghana are joining together under the hashtag #FixTheCountry to put pressure on the government. The movement has left cyberspace and taken to the streets.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:21:33 GMTAngolan President Invites Ghanaian Businesspeople
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, on Tuesday invited businesspeople from Ghana to invest in Angola, taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the Angolan market.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 10:45:40 GMTGhanaian President Gives Green Light for Demolition of Budumburam Refugee Camp
[FrontPageAfrica] Buduburam Refugee Camp -- Solomon Darko Quarm, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Gomoa East in the Central Region in Ghana has revealed that they have been given instruction by President Akufo Ado to demolish the Buduburam Refu...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:24:19 GMTAngolan President Returns to Luanda
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan head of state João Lourenço arrived Wednesday in Luanda after his Turkey, Guinea and Ghana trip, started on 27 July.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:10:21 GMTGhana's LGBTQ Community Calls for Global Help Over Anti-Gay Bill
[VOA] Accra -- Ghanaian lawmakers are facing backlash over a bill before Ghana's parliament that aims to make gay rights advocacy illegal.