Ghanaian troops serving under the ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) have donated learning materials to the Sitanunku Nursery and Lower Basic School, in a gesture aimed at strengthening ties with the community. The donation was made as part of the Ghanaian contingent’s ongoing efforts to build trust and foster[Read More…]
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Ghana Mourns After Helicopter Crash Claims Lives Of Defence Minister, Top Officials
Ghana is in mourning following the crash of a military helicopter that killed all eight people on board, including Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah and several senior government and military officials. The Z-9 helicopter went down Wednesday morning while en route to Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. According to[Read More…]
Ghana Edge Reigning Champions Senegal In Thrilling U-20 AFCON Clash
Ghana delivered a statement performance on Monday evening at the TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, edging out defending champions Senegal 1-0 in a tightly contested Group C showdown. The lone but decisive goal came early, with Emmanuel Mensah finding the net in the 15th minute after a swift[Read More…]
Gambia’s Foreign Minister Tangara Loses Commonwealth Top Job
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana’s seasoned foreign minister, has clinched the role of Commonwealth Secretary General, making history as the first African to hold this position since Nigeria’s Chief Emeka Anyaoku stepped down in 2000. The 61-year-old diplomat prevailed over Mamadou Tangara of Gambia and Joshua Setipa of Lesotho during the[Read More…]
Ghana: A Top Judge & Acolytes ‘Defraud’ Senegalese Businesswoman
An Appeal Court Judge in Ghana and three accomplices have allegedly defrauded Senegalese businesswoman Sokhna Ka-Bire. The amount involved is closed to $200,000 she wired to Justice Charles Edward Ekow Baiden. “Everything started in 2019 when Ghanian President Nana Akufo Addo made an official visit to France. President Addo called[Read More…]
Ghana Sacks Under-Fire Deputy Finance Minister
Ghana’s beleaguered deputy finance minister Charles Adu Boahen has been sacked by the country’s president Nana Akufo-Addo, a statement from the presidency confirmed on Monday. Boahen’s dismissal came shortly after a meeting with President Nana Akufo-Addo over corruption allegations levelled against the minister in recent weeks. The sacked deputy minister[Read More…]
Barrow In Ghana For ECOWAS Ordinary Session
President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has arrived in Accra, Ghana, for the 61st ECOWAS Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government. The summit scheduled to take place on Sunday 3rd July 2022 will bring together ECOWAS Leaders as they continue to review the political developments in Mali, Guinea,[Read More…]
Ghana Signs Visa Waiver Agreements With 8 Countries
The Ghanaian government has signed visa waiver agreements with eight countries as part of its policy of improving service delivery with regards to passport administration both in Ghana and its missions abroad. The countries include Qatar, Jamaica, Suriname, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent. The others are the Grenadines,[Read More…]
Bomb Scare At Ghana’s Main Int’l Airport
There was a bomb scare at Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport where security operatives were called to deal with an unattended bag at the arrival hall of Terminal 3, the local press reported on Thursday. The Graphic reports that the Base Ammunition Depot Unit of the Ghana Armed Forces was on[Read More…]
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