August 11, 2022
Ghana: GII Urges President to Take Interest in Labianca Foods Scandal
Linda Ofori-Kwafo, the Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), has urged the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to take particular interest in the case of… Read more »
Ghana: 2 Bodies Sign MOU to Research Into Climate Change Mitigation
The Rural Urban Partnership for Africa (RUPFA) Ghana has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with African Research Center to promote the funding and implementation of a… Read more »
Ghana: Increase Tariffs On Cataract Surgery Under NHIs - Dr Baah
An Eye Specialist, Dr Thomas Tontie Baah, has appeal to the government to increase the tariffs it pays for cataract surgery under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to… Read more »
Ghana: Don't Make Ghana Card Only Acceptable ID - Oppong-Yeboah
Human rights activist, Josephine Oppong-Yeboah, said duty bearers need not to rush to make the Ghana Card the sole acceptable identification card for transacting business in Ghana. Read more »
August 10, 2022
Cameroon: Boko Haram Launches Raids
Several people, including a soldier, were killed in weekend raids by a Boko Haram group in Cameroon's Far North region, security and local sources said on Monday. Read more »
Ghana: AWMA Disburses Gh¢43,200 to PWDs ... to Venture Into Economic Activities
The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly (AWMA) in the Greater Accra Region has presented GH¢43,200 to 17 persons with disabilities (PWDs). Read more »
Ghana: 2 Grabbed Over Murder of Shs Student
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with an alleged robbery and murder of a 16-year-old student of TweneboahKodua Senior High School (SHS), at MansoOdaho,in the Ashanti… Read more »
Ghana: Sports Complex Named After Tema Paramount Chief Commissioned
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) on Monday, commissioned and handed over a GH¢4,066,102.19 Sports Complex to the chiefs and people of Tema-Newtown in the Tema… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe 2023 Polls - Ruling Party Endorses Mnangagwa As Presidential Candidate
Thousands of delegates attended Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party's 7th Women's League Elective Conference, which concluded on Saturday in Harare to elect new leadership as the party… Read more »
Ghana: Assembly Advises Private Developers to Thoroughly Search On Land
The Adenta Municipal Assembly (AdMA) has advised private developers and residents to undertake thorough search on the land they intend to buy or possess, to avoid any infraction… Read more »
Ghana/Burkina Faso: Kotoko Face Burkina Faso Side in Champions League Prelims ... Hearts Draw Bye in CAF Confederation Cup
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have drawn Ghanaian champions Kumasi Asante Kotoko against Burkina Faso club side Rail Club de Kadiogo in the first preliminary round of… Read more »
Ghana: Myhelp-Yourhelp Foundation Provides Free Health Screening At Ashaiman
MyHelp-YourHelp Foundation, a Christian charitable organisation (NGO) with focus on education, health and social services has organised a free health screening for the people of… Read more »
Ghana: President, Ya-Na, Commends Farouk Mahama for Yendi City Project Initiative
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Ndan Ya-Na Abukari II, King of Dagbon has commended Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi Constituency in the… Read more »
Ghana: Taskforce Pulls Down Brothels At Wassa Amenfi West
Dozens of makeshift structures used as brothels by commercial sex workers in some communities in the Wassa Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region, were on Monday demolished… Read more »
Ghana: 'Squatters, Abandoned Heavy Duty Machines At Ogbojo Market Must Give Way'
The Executive Committee of the Adentan Municipal Assembly has urged the assembly to remove all squatters and abandoned heavy-duty vehicles from the Ogbojo market area. Read more »
Ghana: Legislation On Genetic Resource Benefits Being Developed
Legislation is being developed to help Ghana get its fair or equitable share of benefits derived from the use of the country's genetic resources by foreign institutions and… Read more »
Ghana: 'Hypertension Education Must Be Given Urgent Attention'
A Specialist Family Physician, Dr Mrs Lenusia Ahlijah, has advised every adult, especially those above the age of 35 to check their blood pressure at least once a year. Read more »
Ghana: Mahama - No Credible Remedial Plans By Govt to Salvage Economy
Former President John Mahama has bemoaned lack of credible remedial plans have been put forward by the government to salvage the economy. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Key Market for Emirates Airlines - Country Manager
Emirates, a leading international airlines, has announced plans to expand its Africa operations in order to meet the growing air travel needs of travellers in the region. Read more »
Ghana: Prove Relevance to Policy Formulation ... MP to Scientists
The Ranking Member on the Parliamentary Committee on Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI), Mr Ebenezer Okletey Terlarbi, has urged science researchers and… Read more »
Ghana: Standard Bank Slashes Ghana's Growth Rate to 3.1 Percent in 2022
Africa's biggest bank, Standard Bank, has slashed Ghana's growth rate forecast for 2022 to 3.1 per cent, from the earlier 6.2 per cent. Read more »
Africa: Cedi Still Worst Performing Currency in Africa - Depreciates 28.8 Percent to Dollar - Bloomberg
The precarious situation of the cedi is not getting any better soon, as the local currency has recorded a -28.82 per cent depreciation to the dollar as of August 8, 2022, Bloomberg… Read more »
Ghana: €2m COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Campaign Launched
A €2million funded national COVID-19 vaccination campaign aimed at increasing vaccine uptake and improving conditions for the effective management of the pandemic in the… Read more »
Ghana: Rein in Krobo Youth for Constant Power!
It is no longer rumours that mortuaries in the Yilo Krobo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities, with the exception of that of the St. Martin de Porres Hospital at Agormanya, cannot… Read more »
Ghana: Queen Mother of Hwereso in Court... for Allegedly Defrauding By False Pretense
The queen mother of Hwereso, near Ejisu, in Ashanti, Nana Fosuah Tiamaniah, has appeared before the District Court at Ejisu, for allegedly defrauding by false pretense. Read more »