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Ghanaian activist arrested over coup comments

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– – A Ghanaian social activist Oliver Baker- Vormawor has been arrested by the police for making claims of carrying out a coup if a controversial electronic levy policy is passed by the country’s parliament. Barker-Vormawor who is a convenor of the popular pressure group #FixtheCountry Movement was arrested by operatives from the National Security at the Kotoka International Airport… Read More
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CPJ condemns the jailing of Ghanaian journalist for contempt of court

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– – The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the jailing of a Ghanaian journalist by a court in Ghana. The Accra-based broadcaster working for Power FM, Oheneba Boamah Bennie was arraigned before a High Court on Tuesday. He was captured on tape alleging that Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo met with some eight judges including the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah… Read More
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African activists push for better and safer usage of the internet

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– – African activists are pushing for a better and safer usage of the internet across the continent with the hope that it will impact users tremendously. These activists stressed the need for African governments to roll out measures that prioritize even more importantly children who use the internet. A virtual forum was held on On Tuesday February 8 as… Read More
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Ghana: Mining company fined $6mln over deadly explosion

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– – Ghana’s Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has slapped a fine of $6 Million on Maxam Company Limited, the company at the centre of the deadly explosion at a community called Appiatse in the Western part of the country last month. The committee that investigated the explosion submitted it report to the Lands and Natural Resources Minister Samuel… Read More
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Ghanaians boycott mobile phone calls over SIM card re-registration

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– – Thousands of Ghanaians on Tuesday boycotted mobile phones calls in protest at an ongoing SIM card re-registration process. The Ghanaian government has given a March 2022 deadline for all mobile network subscribers to re-register their SIM cards or risk having them blocked. Citizens though can only do this re-registration using a Ghana Card, whose acquisition is still ongoing.… Read More
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Ghanaian journalist jailed for making claims against President

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– – A Ghanaian journalist has been jailed for fourteen days by a court after he was found guilty of contempt of court on Tuesday. The Accra-based broadcaster working for Power FM, Oheneba Boamah Bennie was arraigned before a High Court. He was captured on tape alleging that Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo met with some eight judges including the Chief… Read More
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GhanaWeb TV garners nearly 5 million views in first month of launch

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– – Ghana’s first Advertising-based Video on Demand (AVoD) and free streaming news channel, GhanaWeb TV, has recorded 4.6 million views in the first month of its launch in November 2021. Streaming on Ghana’s most popular website, www.ghanaweb.com, GhanaWeb TV users have access to watch top news stories presented in the Twi dialect of the Akan language for free. They… Read More
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Ghanaians mourn the country’s first female Army General

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– – Ghana’s first female General in the Armed Forces (GAF), Constance Ama Emefa Edjeani-Afenu has been reported dead. Local media reported that she died at the 37 military hospital on Monday 24 January 2022, after a short illness. Edjeani-Afenu was the first female to occupy that position after recently also becoming the first female to be appointed Brigadier General. Ghanaians on social… Read More
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Why Ghana should turn to Gernot Rohr as next coach

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– – Ghanaian football is at a crossroads. The Black Stars reached a dead-end at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon after a group stage exit. Ranked eighth on the continent, the West Africans were expected to at least advance as runner-up behind Morocco. However, with just one point in three games, it was Gabon and Comoros who… Read More
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Ghana sacks national team coach after poor AFCON showing

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– – Ghana’s Football Association (GFA) has sacked Black Stars head coach, Milovan Rajevac. The Ghanaian team performed poorly at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon, exiting at the group stages. #Ghana has sacked its national team coach, #Milovan Rajevac after the country’s poor showing at the #AFCON2021 . pic.twitter.com/PLAWGQ3mwO — Isaac Kaledzi (@IsaacKaledzi) January 22, 2022… Read More