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African leaders want SDGs implemented with urgency

African leaders on Monday pushed for the implementation of the global Sustainable Development Goals meant to develop deprived countries across the world.

Ouattara visits Ghana after maritime dispute settlement

The President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Dramane Ouattara is visiting Ghana on Monday for a state visit weeks after his country lost a maritime dispute between the two countries.

Ghana: 7 dead in gas explosion, 132 injured

Government officials in Ghana have announced that seven people have been killed in a gas explosion in the country's capital with some 132 others sustaining injuries.

Critic of Ghana’s President arrested for ‘insulting’ him

Police in Ghana on Tuesday arrested a critic of the country's President Akufo Addo for reportedly calling him a “drug addict”.

Ghana scraps Nkumah’s birthday as ‘founder’s day’

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has sparked a new controversy by proposing to scrap the celebration of the country's founder's day which falls on September 21, the birthday of global icon and well celebrated Pan-Africanist, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

Ghana sacks teachers over its free high school program

Ghana's government has sacked two headteachers as part of a crackdown on school managers extorting money from parents despite the implementation of the country's free high school policy.

Ghanaian school girl stages hunger strike over admission snub

A school girl in Ghana on Tuesday staged a hunger strike after the country's schools admission secretariat failed to place her into a senior high school despite obtaining good grades.

Ghana’s free high school program takes off

Ghana on Monday rolled out it's free senior high school (SHS) policy in public schools across the West African nation with over 400,000 students expected to benefit.

Ghana’s celebrated electoral commission comes under scrutiny

Ghana’s electoral commission has been admired all over the world especially in Africa. It has successfully organized many elections without major challenges since 1992,...

Opinion: A media expert’s six lessons to Ghana’s media

Six months. 1 media encounter. Questions asked. Questions unanswered. Wahala small, analysis plenty. President Akufo-Addo kicked off what will be his bi-annual encounter with the...

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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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