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Ghana: Shortages loom as traders close shops to protest economic hardship

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– – There could be shortages of some goods in Ghana in the coming weeks as traders close down shops. The distress action is an initiative of the Ghana Union of Traders Association(GUTA) to protest government’s handling of the country’s current economic challenges. According to GUTA the depreciation of the local currency the cedi has eroded the capital of its… Read More
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Ghana warns citizens against unlicensed loan firms

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– – Ghana’s central bank has cautioned the public against going to loans from unlicensed entities providing of loans to consumers. According to the bank of Ghana 19 of such firms are operating in contravention of the the country’s Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016. These illegal firms mostly employ the use of mobile applications and social media in… Read More
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Ghana summons nursing student who threatened to kill patients on TikTok

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– – A nursing student in Ghana is being investigated for threatening to kill patients. In a viral video on social media platform TikTok, the student who appeared in a nursing school uniform threatened to kill any client who seeks her service as a nurse after graduating. The student of the Nalerigu Nursing and Midwifery College was seen in the… Read More
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University of Ghana launches project to advance women in STEM

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– – A project titled, “Transforming Institutions to Advance women leaders in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM): Lessons from Ghana and Kenya” (SISTARS) has been launched by the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo. The function was chaired by Prof. Boateng Onwona-Agyeman, Provost, College of Basic and Applied Science. The project is led… Read More
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Ghana: Decomposing bodies of lovers who migrated from Netherlands retrieved

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– – Police in Ghana are investigating a bizarre incident in which the decomposing bodies of a couple who migrated from the Netherlands were retrieved. The police the country’s Ashanti Region uncovered that the man tried to  keep his wife’s dead body in their flat for several months. His  body has  also  been discovered by police in the family’s bathroom,… Read More
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Ghana’s President says Africa must get slavery reparations

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– – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that the continent of Africa deserves slavery reparation payments which he described as “long overdue”. According to the Ghanaian leader the effects of the Slave Trade have been devastating to the African continent and to the African Diaspora. He said the entire period of slavery stifled Africa’s economic, cultural and psychological progress,… Read More
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Ghana and Ivory Coast want more premium for their cocoa beans

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– – The world’s biggest cocoa producers, Ghana and Ivory Coast are demanding more premium from chocolate makers. They also want traders to pay more for their beans. The two countries say this demand for more premium is part of efforts to tackle farmer poverty. In a statement, Ivory Coast’s Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) said it has its premium… Read More
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Ghana’s President sacks ‘TikTok dancing’ minister

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– – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday sacked her Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Sarah Adwoa Safo. The minister has for months been at the centre of a lot of controversy for staying away from job. She had justified that decision with the need to attend to her sick child in the USA and also getting the… Read More
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Ghana: Security officers flee as terrorist activities in Burkina Faso spillover

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– – Some security officers in Ghana have reportedly fled their border posts due to a spillover of terrorist activities from Burkina Faso. One of the border communities which has experienced a spillover of terrorists’ activities is Sapeliga in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region. Local media reports that the situation has compelled unarmed security personnel to… Read More
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Ghana: Row over the tomb of late President Atta Mills

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– – The family of late Ghanaian President John Evans Atta Mills is furious at the government for allegedly tampering with his tomb. The former President was buried in the capital, Accra at the Asomdwe park close to the former seat of government, the Osu Castle. July 24 will mark ten years of his passing. His family though is accusing… Read More
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