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U.S. lauds Ghana’s regional democratic and security leadership

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– – U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel Region Ambassador J. Peter Pham traveled to Accra, Ghana from January 6 – 8, 2021 to lead the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the inauguration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on January 7. The delegation also included U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan. U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel Region Ambassador… Read More
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Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo sworn in for second term

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– – Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo has been sworn in for a second term in office at a ceremony in the capital, Accra. He took the oath of office on Thursday in the country’s parliament after a chaotic scene that characterized the election of the speaker of parliament. The oath of office was administered to him by the country’s chief… Read More
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Ghana: Opposition member elected speaker of parliament amid chaos

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– – Ghanaian lawmakers have elected a member of the opposition party as speaker of the country’s parliament. Former Member of Parliament, Alban Bagbin was elected after chaos broke out in the lawmaking chamber on Thursday morning. Soldiers earlier stormed the Parliament during the process towards electing the new speaker. The military officers had gone into the chamber to try… Read More
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Soldiers storm Ghana’s parliament amid chaos over election of speaker

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– – Soldiers stormed Ghana’s Parliament on Thursday morning during the process towards electing a new speaker for the lawmaking chamber. The military officers had gone into the chamber to try and restore calm following chaos that characterized the voting process. Elected MPs from the two leading political parties in the country, the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic… Read More
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Ghana: Schools to reopen from mid-January

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– – Schools in Ghana are reopening from January 15 after ten months of closure. In March last year, the government of Ghana ordered the closure of schools from the basic to the tertiary levels after the country recorded its first cases of Covid-19. But President Akufo-Addo has announced that it is now safe to reopen schools from mid-January starting with students… Read More
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The African Continental Free Trade Area is now operational

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– – The much anticipated African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has become operational effective January 1, 2021 after months of delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. Officials of the secretariat in-charge of executing the trade zone had promised the deal will be operational on July 1, 2020. But when the Covid-19 hit hard, it affected plans and forced the… Read More
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Ghanaian arrested over murder of Ethiopian refugee in Italy

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– – An Ethiopian refugee has been reportedly raped and murdered in Italy. Agitu Gudeta was killed on her farm in the northern region of Trentino. The deceased has been hailed as a symbol of integration in Italy after fleeing Ethiopia. In 2010, Agitu fled Adis Ababa after her participation in protests against “land-grabbing” angered local authorities. She has since made… Read More
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Ghana’s opposition files court papers to challenge 2020 poll results

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– – Lawyers for Ghana’s opposition leader, John Mahama have filed court papers at the country’s supreme court challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election. The filing of the court papers took place on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 in the capital Accra. On Tuesday the opposition party the NDC said its National Executive Committee (NEC) has approved the party’s… Read More
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Ghana bans opposition protests amid post-election agitations

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– – Ghana’s police service has announced that it has secured a court order banning opposition supporters from protesting amid post-election agitations. Opposition supporters have been demonstrating on the streets alleging of electoral fraud over the December 7 presidential and parliamentary election results. The electoral commission declared the incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo as winner of the presidential election. But the… Read More
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Ghana’s opposition begins legal challenge to 2020 poll results

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– – Ghana’s opposition party the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has started legal processes at the country’s supreme court challenging the results of the 2020 elections. The processes to file the court papers are taking place on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 in the capital Accra. There were indications the filing of the court papers will happen on Wednesday but that… Read More
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