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March 05
Ghana: Ghana's President to Await Court Decision Before Signing Anti-LGBTQ Bill
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Tuesday he will wait to act on an anti-LGBTQ bill that parliament passed last week, saying in a statement that the measure is being… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Ghana: Opposition Tries to Oust Central Bank Governor
Members of Ghana's major opposition National Democratic Congress took to the streets in the capital, Accra, on Tuesday to protest what they allege is mismanagement by the governor… Read more »
July 26, 2023
Ghana: Ghana Abolishes Capital Punishment
Ghana's parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty. The move comes three decades after the last death sentence was carried out in the West African nation. Rights group… Read more »
July 13, 2023
West Africa: UNHCR Concerned About Forced Repatriation of Burkinabe Refugees From Ghana
UNHCR, the U.N.'s refugee agency, has expressed concern about reports that Ghana's armed forces this week deported hundreds of asylum-seekers who were fleeing an insurgency in… Read more »
May 13, 2023
Ghana: Cocoa Farmers Suffer Falling Incomes as Chocolate Makers Reap Profits - Oxfam
The world's biggest chocolate producers are enjoying large profits while failing to pass on the benefits to cocoa farmers, many of whom are suffering falling incomes and worsening… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Ghana: Ghana First to Approve Oxford's 'World Changer' Malaria Vaccine
Ghana has become the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine described as a "world changer" by scientists who developed it at the University of Oxford. Read more »
April 07, 2023
Ghana: Ghana Beefs Up Security Near Burkina Border as Ethnic War Attracts Militants
Ghana has deployed 1,000 special forces to its northern border with Burkina Faso after gunmen this week shot at immigration officers in a border town, killing one. The attack has… Read more »
March 27, 2023
Ghana: U.S. Vice President Harris Pledges Security Assistance, Partnership in Ghana Visit
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday pledged more than $100 million in U.S. assistance to Ghana and stressed that U.S. interests in African nations extend beyond competing with… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Ghana: Former Leader Mahama Launches 2024 Campaign
Former Ghanaian president John Mahama launched his campaign Thursday to recapture the post he held from 2012 to 2017. Mahama has run for Ghana's highest office three times, losing… Read more »
February 27, 2023
Ghana: Child Immunization Vaccine Shortage Hits Ghana
The Ghana Health Service says a shortage of routine vaccines for children blamed for a measles outbreak that infected 120 will be resolved within weeks. Health officials said the… Read more »
February 20, 2023
Ghana: Body of Soccer Star Who Died in Turkey Quake Arrives in Ghana
The remains of Ghanaian football star Christian Atsu arrived home Sunday following his death in Turkey's devastating earthquake. Atsu's coffin, draped in Ghana's flag, arrived by… Read more »
January 20, 2023
Ghana: Retiree Bondholders Resist Revaluation, Delay U.S.$3 Billion IMF Deal
Ghana this week for a third time extended a deadline for Ghanaian bondholders to exchange their government bonds for lower value ones, in an effort to restructure its crippling… Read more »
December 30, 2022
Ghana: Ghana's Hyperinflation Cools Holiday Season
Record inflation in Ghana, the highest in 21 years, is making the holiday season a struggle for many people. The high cost of living has forced many Ghanaians to cap their… Read more »
December 22, 2022
West Africa: Ghana Repairs Rift With Burkina Faso After Wagner Claims
Ghana sent its national security minister to Burkina Faso Wednesday to repair a diplomatic rift, after Ghana's president accused Ouagadougou of hiring Russian mercenaries to fight… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Burkina Faso: Ghana Says Burkina Faso Paid Russian Mercenaries With Mine
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo said the military government of Burkina Faso has hired Russian mercenaries to help fight an insurgency in their country and is using a mine to… Read more »
November 25, 2022
Ghana: Ghana to Use Gold to Buy Oil Instead of U.S. Dollars to Address Debt Distress
Ghana's finance minister says the country is at high risk of debt distress as the currency, the cedi, has depreciated against the U.S. dollar, increasing its foreign debt by $6… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Ghana: Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire Boycott Cocoa Meeting in Brussels
The world's top cocoa producers, Ghana and Ivory Coast, are boycotting meetings in Brussels this week of the World Cocoa Foundation on cocoa sustainability. Authorities in the two… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Ghana: Ghana Marburg Outbreak Declared Over
The World Health Organization has declared an end to Ghana's outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus after more than six weeks without any new cases. Read more »
September 14, 2022
Ghana: Ghana Inflation Hits Record High 33.9 Percent
Ghana's consumer inflation reached nearly 34% in August, the highest since 2001, despite a historic rate increase by the central bank. Read more »
September 02, 2022
Ghana: E-Commerce Company Jumia Launches Drone Deliveries in Ghana
Africa's largest e-commerce company, Jumia, launched the first commercial drone delivery service on the continent this week, offering delivery of products across Ghana. Read more »
August 19, 2022
Ghana: Ghana Raises Benchmark Interest Rate Over Soaring Inflation
Ghana has raised its benchmark interest rate to a record-high 22% as the country struggles to check soaring prices caused in part by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read more »
July 19, 2022
Ghana: Ghana Allays Fears Over Marburg Outbreak
Ghana's Health Service says more than a third of the people quarantined after an outbreak of the Marburg virus, a relative of Ebola, have been cleared to leave isolation.… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Ghana: Marburg Disease Outbreak Reported in Ghana
Ghana has announced its first outbreak of the Marburg virus disease. Read more »
July 08, 2022
Ghana: Ghana Records First-Ever Suspected Cases of Marburg Virus Disease
Ghana's health authorities say they have, for the first time, confirmed two fatal cases of the Marburg virus, a relative of the Ebola virus. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Ghana: Police Arrest 29 People Protesting High Cost of Living
Ghana's opposition led a second day of protests Wednesday over the high cost of living and record inflation. Police fired tear gas at protesters Tuesday and made several arrests. Read more »
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