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Mohammed Awal Mohammed

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Awal Mohammed is a Ghanaian journalist who specializes in political reporting in Africa.

Over one million Ghanaians are jobless

Over one million Ghanaians have lost their jobs since 2017, a study by the Centre for Socioeconomic Studies (CSS) shows. According to the study, the...

Ghanaian workers reject construction of national cathedral

Trade Unions in Ghana have slammed the government’s resolve to build a national cathedral. They claim the project is irrelevant at a time when...

Ghana’s Accra Mall roof collapse not due to lack of maintenance, officials say

Officials in Ghana’s have ruled out lack of maintenance culture as the cause of the roof collapse in one of the country’s biggest shopping...

Hundreds of mental health patients still chained in Ghana

Hundreds of people with “real” or “perceived” mental health conditions remain chained in prayer camps in Ghana, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. Ghana’s government...

Outrage in Ghana over man’s death in police cell

Residents of Ghana's second biggest city of Kumasi are outraged at the reported death of a man in police cells. The 52-year-old man identified as...

Ghana loses $3bn annually to corruption

Ghana loses about $3 billion annually to corruption, according to the country's Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, (CHRAJ). The Deputy Commissioner of CHRAJ, Richard...

Ghana’s special prosecutor for corruption laments sabotage

Ghana’s Special Prosecutor tasked to deal with corruption, has accused government officials of stifling his effort to fight corruption. Martin Amidu was sworn in as...

Ghana’s president boasts of healthy economic indices

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo says he has revived the economy of the West African nation. He claims various macroeconomic indices all point in the...

Indian-born Gita Gopinath appointed as IMF chief economist

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Monday appointed Indian-born Gita Gopinath as Economic Counsellor and Director of the IMF’s Research Department. Ms....

Floods in Ghana destroy houses, displacing many people

A devastating flood has caused the collapse of at least 70 houses in Eastern Ghana. Several people in a town called Atiwlame, in the Affram Plains...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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