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Why global manufacturing firms oppose mining in Ghana’s Atewa Forest

– – Three global and major manufacturing firms namely, BMW Group, Tetra Pak and Schüco International say they are worried about planned mining of bauxite in Ghana’s Atewa forest. The companies this month signaled that concern over the use of bauxite mined from the Forest for aluminium. According to the companies, they would be unwilling to accept bauxite mined from… Read More
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Ghana approves Russian vaccine for use against Covid-19

– – Ghana has granted emergency authorisation for the use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19. Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund made the confirmation on Saturday about Ghana’s approval. The Russian vaccine was approved by Ghana’s health ministry, the Russian Direct Investment Fund said in a statement. Ghana thus becomes the 31st country to approve the Russian vaccine… Read More
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Stevie Wonder to ‘move permanently to Ghana’

– – Stevie Wonder, the American legendary singer and pianist has announced that he plans to move permanently to Ghana. The singer who is visually impaired made the announcement on Oprah Winfrey’s show, ‘The Oprah Conversation’. Wonder said “I want to see the nation smile again, and I want to see it before I move to Ghana.” He added that… Read More
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Digital Ecosystem and Academy for African Women in STEM launched

– – According to the UN report, the COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of education systems in history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 190 countries. The educational access and retention for African youth, especially African women, gravely reflects the inequities of underdevelopment, racism, and sexism. Yielding Accomplished African Women (Yaa W.) is launching Africa’s largest… Read More
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The 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians for 2020

– – As part of its annual programme to celebrate and honour Ghana’s most hard-working youth, leading PR and rating firm Avance Media has published the sixth edition of the annual 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians ranking. The list which is centred on revealing the most hard-working youth features individuals who stood tall in their business and careers amidst the… Read More
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Ghana’s finance minister travels to US for post-Covid health care

– – Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has traveled to the United States of America for post-Covid-19 medical care. The government said in a statement that “After recovering from Covid-19 last December, Mr Ofori-Atta has had medical complications which doctors advise, require further interventions not currently available in Ghana.” The statement added that Mr. Ofori-Atta who is due to appear… Read More
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Uproar over establishment of LGBT office in Ghana

– – There is public uproar over the establishment of an office in the Ghanaian capital Accra, for the LGBT community. It follows viral photographs of the commissioning of the office and it’s fundraising programme attended by some diplomats. The presence of the diplomats including Australian High Commissioner Gregory Andrews has fuelled speculations about their support for the activities of the LGBT… Read More
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Jerome Boateng’s ex-girlfriend commits suicide after splitting from him

Jerome Boateng has been granted early leave from Bayern Munich’s Club World Cup preparations in Qatar following the tragic news about his former girlfriend’s death. Kasia Lenhardt, 25, was found dead at a luxury apartment thought to belong to Boateng in Berlin’s upmarket Charlottenborg neighbourhood on Tuesday night by police. The couple had only split last week and Lenhardt killed… Read More
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Ghana’s parliament suspends sitting amid Covid-19 infections

Ghana’s parliament has suspended sitting for at least three weeks following reports of Covid-19 infections among lawmakers. More than 100 cases of the virus had been detected among MPs and their staffers. On Tuesday the speaker of the house, Alban Bagbin said he had “decided, in consultation with political leaders, that the Assembly session will be adjourned for three weeks.”… Read More
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Ghanaian-born surgeon ‘to help Gorilla Glue woman’

– – Dr Michael Obeng, a top Ghana-American plastic surgeon, has offered to help a woman whose story of a hair mishap has captured the attention and sympathy of many online, a CBSN Los Angeles TV station has reported. Tessica Brown shared a video on TikTok last week saying she had used Gorilla Glue instead of hairspray to hold her hair… Read More
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