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Ghana to receive $250m liquidity support from World Bank in Q3

April 19, 2023 9:18 am Add a Comment

The World Bank has agreed to provide $250 million by the end of the third quarter of 2023 to support the Ghana Stability Fund, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed. The amount forms part of about $750m needed urgently for … Read more →

IMF lowers Ghana’s growth rate to 1.6% in 2023

April 12, 2023 8:07 am Add a Comment

The International Monetary Fund has lowered Ghana’s growth rate to 1.6% for this year, from the earlier projection of 2.8% in its April 2023 World Economic Outlook (WEO) Report. This is coming after the World Bank cut the country’s growth … Read more →

UK red list Ghana, Nigeria for health workers’ recruitment

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Ghana is now among the list of 54 countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers in the United Kingdom. The announcement was made by the UK government in its revised code of … Read more →

Gold Mafia: Gold smuggler sneaks $40 million worth of gold out of Ghana every month

March 30, 2023 7:50 am Add a Comment

A gold trader exposed in Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigative documentary has revealed that he smuggles a ton of gold from Ghana every month. Al Jazeera’s latest investigation, Gold Mafia, has uncovered a band of criminals driving gold smuggling and … Read more →

Ghana seal qualification to U-23 AFCON

March 29, 2023 7:43 am Add a Comment

Ghana’s U-23 team, the Black Meteors, secured their place in the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco with a 1-0 win over Algeria on Tuesday. The victory came in the second leg of their qualifier, sealing a … Read more →

Kamala Harris announces $100m in support of Ghana, other W/A countries to fight extremism

March 28, 2023 7:18 am Add a Comment

The US Vice President Kamala Harris has announced announce US$100 million in support of Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire and Togo to fight extremism and instability. She announced this while speaking at a joint press conference with President Nana Akufo-Addo … Read more →

Ghana will continue to collaborate with the US at all levels – Akufo-Addo to Kamala Harris

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured US Vice President Kamala Harris that Ghana would continue to collaborate with the US at all levels, particularly toward the peaceful resolution of conflicts. At a joint press conference held at the seat … Read more →

Ghana records 2 cases of Lassa Fever; one dead

February 27, 2023 7:49 pm Add a Comment

Ghana on Friday recorded two cases of Lassa Fever with one death. A statement signed by the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said the cases were confirmed by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research on … Read more →

‘Christian Atsu donated his first Porto salary to a church in Ghana’ – Abdul Hayye Yartey

February 23, 2023 5:28 pm Add a Comment

Christian Atsu’s former local manager, Abdul Hayye Yartey, has revealed the late footballer donated his first FC Porto salary of 800 million to a church in Ghana. In 2009, Atsu joined the youth team of Portuguese giants FC Porto after … Read more →

Kanye West was never in Ghana for Black Star Line Festival

January 10, 2023 11:11 am Add a Comment

Viral reports that popular American rapper, Kanye West was in Ghana have turned out to be a big hoax, he was never in Ghana. Last week’s reports claimed Kanye West also known as Ye was in Ghana to perform as … Read more →