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Ghana’s slave dungeons move Steve Harvey to tears

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American comedy sensation Steve Harvey who visited Ghana for holiday was on Saturday moved to tears after a visit to the country’s Elmina Castle, central of the country. The Castle built by the Portuguese once hosted slaves who were shipped to America and Europe 400 years ago. The 62-year-old Family Feud host was joined by his family at the site… Read More
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Ghana to offer Volkswagen, Nissan 10-year tax break

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Ghana wants to offer car making companies Volkswagen and Nissan tax breaks of up to 10 years. The move according to the government is intended to attract such automakers to the West African economy. Setting up local manufacturing plants in Ghana, according to the government should grow its economy and create jobs. Last year German car-maker, Volkswagen announced plans to… Read More
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Ghanaian actor John Dumelo sets sight on Parliament

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A top actor in Ghana, John Dumelo has set his sight on becoming a legislator. The “Black Men Rock” actor is vying to become the Parliamentary Candidate for Ghana’s opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency in the country’s capital city Accra. John Dumelo in an interview with Africafeeds.com revealed that he has always had a… Read More
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Ethiopia, Ghana have highest hotel room rates in Africa

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Ethiopia and Ghana have been ranked top of the list of African countries with highest hotel room rates. The ranking was done by STR, an American company that tracks supply and demand data for multiple market sectors, including the global hotel industry. Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa city ranked first posting Africa’s highest average daily rate (ADR). Between July 2018 and June… Read More
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Ghana revokes licenses of 23 financial institutions

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Ghana’s central bank has revoked the licenses of twenty-three (23) financial institutions mostly savings and loans companies. The Bank of Ghana in a statement on Friday said the financial institutions were insolvent and unable to operate properly. The revocation of the licences of the 23 institutions, according to the central bank had to be executed after the institutions failed to… Read More
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Ghana’s Agyemang Badu hospitalized with blood clots

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Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu is in hospital in Italy with blood clots in his lungs. His Serie A club Hellas Verona said he was admitted on Wednesday evening. He was diagnosed with pulmonary microembolism. He said on Thursday morning that he “was doing much better.” The 28-year-old is expected to remain in hospital for a few days for further… Read More
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Ghanaians mock renaming of national monuments

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Many Ghanaians have been mocking their government over a decision to rename some already existing national monuments and institutions after some individuals. The government says it considers those individuals as national heroes who played a crucial role in the country’s history. In one of those renaming exercises, the government renamed the country’s university of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) after… Read More
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Ghana launches survey on ‘schools, sex and safety’

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A major and nationwide survey on sexual safety of teenagers in schools has been launched in Ghana. Dubbed the ‘SCHOOLS, SEX & SAFETY’ survey it is aimed at getting enough details about the sexual security of teenagers from harassment, abuse, proposals and rape. The survey which is the first of its kind in Ghana is being coordinated by private media… Read More
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Gyan claims Blackstars coach was manipulated at AFCON

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Ghanaian football star, Asamoah Gyan has told local media that the national team coach Kwesi Appiah was not in charge of affairs during the just ended Africa Cup of Nations tournaments in Egypt. The Black Stars of Ghana exited the completion after losing to Tunisia at the round of 16 dashing the country’s hope of ending its 37 year drought. Before the… Read More
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Ghana: Unidentified gunmen seize 4 Indians, 2 Ghanaians

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Unidentified security operatives in Ghana have seized four Indian businessmen in a dawn operation in a town called Ahodwo near Kumasi in the country’s Ashanti region. Two other Ghanaians who work for these Indians were also been seized, according to local media reports. The whereabouts of these Indians and Ghanaians have not yet been made public. Security officials have also… Read More
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