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Dear US, Our talk is not cheap, Sincerely, Ghana Foreign Minister Ablakwa
Joy FM
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July 11, 2025
‘Historically, the US and Ghana have consistently nurtured a respectful partnership.’ Ghana’s first president Kwame Nkrumah, meets with US President John F. Kennedy on 8 March, 1961. © Abbie Rowe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons African...
Ablekuma North Re-Run: There will be no military deployment – Omane Boamah
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 11, 2025
By: Ashiadey Dotse Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has assured the public that there will be no military presence at polling stations during today’s re-run election in the Ablekuma North Constituency. In a Facebook post, he...
EU, UNICEF, UNHCR launch project for forcibly displaced persons in Northern Ghana
GhanaWeb
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July 11, 2025
The European Union (EU), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, have launched a €2.7 million multi-donor initiative in Northern Ghana to significantly strengthen...
Serbia contributes to safeguarding of international law, Gasic tells Jenca
Tanjug
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July 9, 2025
BELGRADE - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic met with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas Miroslav Jenca in Belgrade on Wednesday, and noted that Serbia contributed to safeguarding of international law,...
Government recapitalizes NIB with GH₵1.4bn; ADB, CBG set for 2026
Joy FM
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July 10, 2025
Government has recapitalized the National Investment Bank (NIB) with GH₵ 1.4 billion. This, sources say was done in the form of cash and bonds to support the operations of NIB. The move is part of efforts to restructure the bank and put it on a...
Ghana’s Chef Abbys makes TIME’s 100 Most Influential Creators list
Joy FM
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July 10, 2025
Ghanaian culinary sensation and content creator Abena Amoakoa Sintim-Aboagye, widely known as Chef Abby, has made the cut as one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential Creators globally for 2025. This recognition comes on the heels of her recent...
Government to prioritise strategic roads with nationwide impact – Deputy Minister
Joy FM
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July 10, 2025
Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has stated that the Ministry will focus on constructing roads that deliver a broad national impact rather than attempting to provide tarred roads to every community. He noted that while...
Ghana considers partnership with Portugal’s national airline for new flag carrier
Joy FM
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July 10, 2025
Government is considering a partnership with Portugal’s national airline in its efforts to launch a new national carrier, President John Mahama has revealed. Speaking at the Jubilee House while receiving the credentials of Portugal’s new...
Ghana unveils comprehensive plan to avert Shea extinction, boost exports
Ghana News Agency
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July 10, 2025
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni Accra, July 10, GNA – The Government is taking policy steps to avert an extinction of the Shea crop, which include a phased ban on its export, acknowledging the crop’s 20-year maturation period. Dr Peter Boamah Otokunor, the...
“$400,000 paid, $3.2 million owed: 185 Ghanaian students may...
Modern Ghana
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The dreams of 185 Ghanaian students studying at the University of Memphis are now on the line. The reason? The government of Ghana has fallen behind on paying its scholarship bills. These students were sent to the U.S. under a scholarship program...
Transport Minister hints of tax waivers for electronic vehic...
Modern Ghana
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The Government has hinted of plans to ensure import duty exemptions for individuals and entities that import electronic vehicles (E-Vs) into the country, as part of the roadmap towards the roll-out of the National Electronic Vehicle Policy...
Ghana set to build first manganese refinery in Nsuta-Tarkwa
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 10, 2025
Ghana is on the cusp of a major industrial breakthrough as plans progress for the construction of the country’s first manganese refinery in Nsuta-Tarkwa, a project expected to reshape the future of its mining industry. The bold initiative follows...
Ablekuma North election rerun: Police officer assaults journalist
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 11, 2025
By: Rebecca Ampah A journalist with GHOne TV was allegedly assaulted by a police officer on duty during the Ablekuma North constituency election rerun. The incident reportedly took place at the Church of Pentecost – North, specifically at the...
Ghana's international reserves hit 6 months of import cover,...
Modern Ghana
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President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed a significant leap in Ghana’s international reserves, announcing that the country now boasts six months of import cover—a sharp improvement from the 4.7 months reported by the Bank of Ghana just three...
LIVESTREAMING: Rerun of Ablekuma North parliamentary election
GhanaWeb
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July 11, 2025
The Electoral Commission of Ghana is rerunning the 2024 parliamentary election for 19 polling stations in the Ablekuma North constituency in the Greater Accra Region today, Friday, July 11, 2025. The rerun was occasioned by the failure to...
No one can say President Mahama is making a U-turn on Ghana’s LGBTQ+ position – Shamima Muslim
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 11, 2025
By: Love Wilhelmina Abanonave Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, Shamima Muslim has dismissed claims that President Mahama is making a U-turn in signing the Anti LGBTQ bill. According to her, the President is determined to bring the bill back...
Ghana to add 16k digital govt services as part of $200M World Bank project
Biometric Update
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July 10, 2025
The drive to expand digital government services in Ghana is continuing with the government aiming to add about 16,000 new services to a dedicated portal dubbed Ghana.gov before this year runs out. The upgraded system is expected to go live in the...
Ghana appoints Meredith Naa Odarkai Lamptey-Addy permanent delegate to UNESCO
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 10, 2025
By: Hannah Dadzie Ghana has officially appointed Madam Meredith Naa Odarkai Lamptey-Addy, the daughter of the late David Lamptey, a prominent businesman, as the country’s new Permanent Delegate to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
Appietus Relocates To UK With Ghanaian Sound
Daily Guide
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July 11, 2025
Appietus Celebrated music producer, Appietus, has leapfrogged his career by relocating to establish himself in the United Kingdom, signaling a bold move to amplify Ghana’s musical influence out there. In an interview this week on Hitz FM, Appietus...
Haruna Iddrisu highlights Ghana’s TVET successes at high level event in Botswana
The Herald Ghana
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July 11, 2025
Ghana’s Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has highlighted the country’s bold strides in transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) at the 2025 TVET Pitso Forum in Gaborone, Botswana. The high-level event, co-hosted...