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Ghana

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:42:37 GMT
Young 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.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 10:45:40 GMT
Ghanaian 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...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:10:21 GMT
Ghana'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.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 03:46:48 GMT
Anti-Gay Bill Seeks Prison Terms for LGBT+ People in Ghana
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] A new draft law in the West African nation proposes jail time for those who identify as LGBT+, and for anyone who offers assistance to the LGBT+ community.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 10:33:32 GMT
Nigeria, Ghana Navies Strengthen Ties Over Security Threats, Train 19
[This Day] When the Nigerian Navy (NN) concluded the Basic Operating Capability (BOC), it was not only to cover all facets of security threats facing the nation today, but to also strengthen the existing military cooperation between the NN and the Gh...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:16:43 GMT
Angola, Ghana Committed to Agriculture and Mining Industry
[ANGOP] Accra -- Angola and Ghana are committed to strengthening cooperation in transport, mining, agriculture, training and education and defence field.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 14:02:45 GMT
Tobias Opposes Ghana Defeat
[Namibian] DEPOSED WBO Africa featherweight champion Sebastianus Natanael must get a rematch pronto, says his promoter, Nestor Tobias, but former holder Sakaria Lukas wants a piece of the action first.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 09:06:09 GMT
'Africa Must Build Robust Financial Compliance Systems Against Financial Crime' - President Akufo-Addo
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that for Africa to be able to transform herself, and become the epitome of economic empowerment and self-reliance, she needs to have the wherewithal to be able ...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:57:39 GMT
'Ghana Is Widening Access to Education for All' - President Akufo-Addo
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his government is widening further access to education for all of Ghana's school-going children, because an educated workforce will help realise the vision of a progr...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:40:36 GMT
Angolan Head of State Arrives in Ghana to Strengthen Cooperation
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The President of the Republic, Joao Lourenço, arrived mid-afternoon this Sunday in Accra, for a two-day state visit at the invitation of his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akufo Addo.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:24:43 GMT
President João Lourenço Begins Visit to Ghana
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan head of State, João Lourenço, is due Sunday to start a two-day state visit to Ghana to strengthen cooperation relations between the two countries.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:43:50 GMT
Ghana's First Openly Trans Musician Fights Homophobia With Song
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Hiplife and Afropop artist Angel Maxine says her song aims to comfort LGBT+ Ghanaians facing threats from authorities and a rise in verbal and physical attacks from the public

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 12:24:59 GMT
Key Broadcasters Increase YouTube Footprint but Android App Numbers Drop Away
[Balancing Act] London -- In July 2020, we published an analysis of African broadcasters and their subscriber or follower numbers for YouTube, Android apps and Facebook. This year we provide comparisons for YouTube subscribers and Android App downloa...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:38:54 GMT
Ahmed Suale Murder - U.S. Embassy 'Unlocks' Victim's 2 Mobile Phone
[Ghanaian Times] The United States Embassy in Accra facilitated the 'unlocking' and extraction of information from two mobile phones, belonging to slain undercover journalist, Ahmed Hussein Suale, in the United States of America.

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 07:09:16 GMT
New Species of Frog Named to Hail Community Trying to Save Its Habitat
[RFI] Scientists have named a unique species of forest frog that has teeth and uses its front feet to push food into its mouth after a Ghanaian community that has campaigned to save its forest home.

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:53:43 GMT
Natanael Ready for Laryea
[Namibian] SEBASTIANUS Natanael and his promoter Nestor Tobias have arrived and settled in well in Accra, Ghana ahead of tonight's fight against John Laryea at the Bukom Boxing Arena.

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:25:22 GMT
Jobberman Ghana Participates in Hybrid Job Fair
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's number one online recruitment and jobs website, Jobberman Ghana has impactfully participated in the 2021 GIZ Hybrid Job Fair which is aimed at contributing to the government of Ghana's efforts to improve youth employment, sof...

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:16:37 GMT
Role of Telecommunications and Information Technology in Achieving Regional Development, Peace, Security and Human Rights
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Members of the ECOWAS Joint Committee on Political Affairs, Peace, Security and African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Telecommunications and Information Technology are meeting in Ghana to ...

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:39:56 GMT
Hollard Life Assurance Sponsors Outstanding Recruits At the Regional Police Training School, Kumasi
[Ghanaian Times] Hollard Life Assurance, a subsidiary of Hollard Ghana has sponsored top performing recruits of the Regional Police Training School in Kumasiduring the passing out parade of 320 recruits.

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 05:47:35 GMT
Anti-Gay Bill Seeks Long Jail Terms for LGBTIQ+ People
[DW] The proposed bill could see LGBTQ community members imprisoned between five to 10 years for identifying or advocating for their rights.

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:19:54 GMT
How the Bui Dam Set Up China's Future Engagement Strategy With Ghana
[The Conversation Africa] Aid, trade and foreign direct investments typify China's global rise and its African activities. Central to China's expanding relationship with African countries is infrastructure, including fibre optics, transport networks ...

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 05:12:32 GMT
Anger and Fear As Bill Seeks to Criminalise LGBT+ People
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -- Advocating for sexual minorities, sympathising or offering any assistance would be an offence punishable with up to 10 years in jail

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:40:25 GMT
Allow National Switches to Integrate Into Pan African Payments and Settlement System - VP Bawumia
[Ghana Presidency] Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has called on the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to re-examine the strategy it is currently using to implement a centralized payment and settlement system for intra-African trade and commer...

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:54:19 GMT
President Akufo-Addo Attends Global Education Summit in the United Kingdom
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Tuesday, 27th July 2021, for an official visit to the United Kingdom.

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:40:01 GMT
Man in Court for Allegedly Possessing Stolen Cellular Phones
[Ghanaian Times] Ho -- Julius Eho, unemployed, was last Monday arraigned before the Ho Magistrate Court '2' for allegedly possessing cellular phones stolen from the residence of the Volta Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), M...

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:06:29 GMT
Suspected Armed Robber Killed in Gun Battle With Police
[Ghanaian Times] A 30-year-old suspected highway robbery has been killed, while four others escaped, in a gun battle with police at Danniwuri in the Sawla Tuna Kalba District of the Savannah Region, on Sunday.

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:06:16 GMT
Fight Evils Undermining Development
[Ghanaian Times] Normally, public service is guided by bureaucracy, a system of administration that is meant to ensure its success.

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 04:31:21 GMT
Ghana Denies Alleged Akufo-Addo's Disparaging Comment On Nigeria
[This Day] The Ghanaian government has denied a disparaging comment credited to its President, Akufo Addo, on Nigeria and Nigerians.

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 11:37:26 GMT
Young Muslim Women in Ghana Feel Stereotyped and Judged - Why It Matters
[The Conversation Africa] Since the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre in New York, western media have consistently questioned whether being Muslim sits well with the ideals of democratic citizenship. Young Muslim males are often demonised as pote...

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:58:06 GMT
VP Bawumia to Deliver Keynote Address At Nottingham University Africa Policy Dialogue
[Ghana Presidency] The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will on Monday July 26, deliver the keynote address at the Nottingham Africa Policy Dialogues by the University of Nottingham.



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