#aljazeera.com. #Jan.22.2025 As gold prices surge, Ghana faces ‘looming crisis’ over illegal mining. Illegal and small-scale mining known as galamsey is contaminating the country’s rivers and soil, activists say.
#Ghana #Africa
#bbc.com. #Jan.20.2025 Ghana miners killed in Ashanti region after army opens fire in Obuasi. President John Mahama orders an investigation and asks AngloGold Ashanti to pay for medical and burial costs.
#Health #Ghana #Africa
#bbc.com. #Jan.16.2025 Teddy Osei: Ghanaian music legend who founded Osibisa dies aged 88. Osibisa was one of the first African bands to gain international recognition, in the 1970s.
#Showbiz #Ghana #Africa #music
#bbc.com. #Jan.14.2025 Statue of former Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo destroyed. The former head of state faced criticism after unveiling a statue of himself last year.
#Politics #Ghana #Africa #Nana Akufo-Addo
#bbc.com. #Jan.13.2025 National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra to be investigated, says President John Mahama. Critics say the money could be put to better use in at a time when the country is struggling economically.
#Ghana #Africa
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.09.2025 'Have You Nothing To Say?' LA Mayor Ignores Questions While Ripped Over Africa Trip. “Do you think you should have been visiting Ghana while this unfolded back home?” a reporter repeatedly asked Mayor Karen Bass to silence.
#Politics #Ghana #Africa #Karen Bass
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.07.2025 John Mahama sworn in as Ghana’s president, promises to ‘reset’ the country. With around 20 African leaders in attendance, the 66-year-old is sworn in as Ghana’s president for third time.
#Politics #Ghana #Africa
#voanews.com. #Jan.04.2025 Ghana’s citizenship offer attracts some Black Americans. Ghana launched ‘Year of the Return program, aimed at attracting the Black diaspora, in 2019
#Ghana #Africa #USA #North America #Americas
#voanews.com. #Jan.03.2025 Ghana's parliament passes provisional budget, averts government shutdown. Parliamentary Speaker Alban Bagbin said the parliament had approved the provisional budget in a sitting that stretched deep into Thursday night
#Ghana #Africa
#theguardian.com. #Jan.03.2025 Massive cleanup under way in Ghana after fire destroys one of world’s biggest secondhand markets. Thousands of traders face ruin after blaze razes two-thirds of Accra’s Kantamanto, which receives an estimated 15m used clothes from global north each week
#Ghana #Africa
#economist.com. #Dec.05.2024 Ghana, Africa’s model democracy, is losing its sheen. Ahead of an election on December 7th, the mood in the country is grim
#Business #Ghana #Africa
#economist.com. #Oct.10.2024 How to send a cake from New Jersey to Accra. A Ghanaian app hints at the potential and problems of Africa’s diaspora
#Business #Tech #Ghana #Africa #USA #North America
#reutersagency.com. #Jul.15.2024 Traders face $1 bln loss on faltering Ghana cocoa supply | Reuters News Agency. Reuters exclusively reported that trading houses face losses of at least $1 billion on cocoa derivatives after major producer Ghana failed to deliver
#Business #Ghana #Africa
#reutersagency.com. #Jun.21.2024 Ghana reaches deal in principle with bondholders on $13 bln debt | Reuters News Agency. Reuters was first to report that Ghana had reached an agreement in principle with its bondholders to restructure $13 billion worth of international debt,
#Business #Ghana #Africa
#reutersagency.com. #Jun.12.2024 Ghana to delay more cocoa deliveries as supply crisis worsens | Reuters News Agency. Reuters exclusively reported that Ghana, the world's second largest cocoa producer, is looking to delay delivery of up to 350,000 tons of beans to next
#Business #Ghana #Africa
#reutersagency.com. #Mar.13.2024 African cocoa plants run out of beans as global chocolate crisis deepens | Reuters News Agency. Reuters exclusively reported that major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy
#Business #Ivory Coast #Ghana #Africa
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