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Let’s Use Our Expertise And Resources To Develop Asanteman – Sweden Asantefuohemaa Appeals To Asante Groups

The Asante Professionals Club (APC-USA) chapter in the United States held its third annual conference and fundraising dinner to discuss and consider ways to influence the socioeconomic development of Asantemen in honor of His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in advance of the 25th anniversary. To conduct the brainstorming, …

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Paa Kwesi Asare: Ghanaian Journalist Wins 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award

Ghanaian TV presenter and journalist Paa Kwesi Asare has won the 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award. The 36-year-old is the eighth recipient of the award and the first to come from Ghana, like the late Komla Dumor. Asare is currently the head of business news at Ghana’s private TV3 …

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ECOWAS Threat: Mali, Burkina Faso Dispatch Fighter Jets To Niger [Video]

Niger’s state broadcaster (ORTN) has reported that fellow West African states, Mali and Burkina Faso have sent material support to Niamey amid a threat by regional bloc, ECOWAS, to enter the country to remove the junta. Footage broadcast on the station late Friday, August 18, 2023; showed a number of …

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Niger Coup: What Ghana’s Defence Minister Told ECOWAS Defence Chiefs At Accra Meeting

(This is a transcription of Ghana’s Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul’s address at the opening of the Extraordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff on the Niger situation.) On behalf of the President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, President Nana …

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UN Data Reveals Ghana’s Top Institutions Associated With Bribery And Corruption

Data from the United Nations (UN) has revealed the institutions in Ghana that are most associated with bribery based on a study conducted in the country in 2021. The results showed the following top bribe-taking institutions: Lands Commission: This agency under the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources was identified …

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Defence Ministers Don’t Declare War – Col. Festus Aboagye On Nitiwul’s Statements Over Niger Coup

An Author, Conflict & Security Analyst, who doubles as a Consultant on UN-AU Joint Planning for AU Peace Support Operations, says the Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, cannot on his own volition deploy troops in support of ECOWAS’ intended military deployment in Niger. According to him, Defence Ministers do not take …

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What Dr. Busia Said About Ghana’s Economy And Nkrumah During A Visit To London In The 1970s

After assuming office as Prime Minister in 1972, Dr Kofi Abrefa Busia embarked on an official visit to United Kingdom to hold key talks with the British government. The talks were centered on economic relations between Ghana and the UK as well as the transition from military government to civilian …

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US Ambassador Warns Ghana Over Anti-gay Bill

Virginia Palmer

The United States Ambassador to Ghana Virginia Palmer has warned Ghana over the anti-gay bill that is currently before Parliament. She said if passed, the bill could push away investors from the LGBTQI community and other American investors away from Ghana. “Ghana is a very welcoming, tolerant society, with lots …

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Ghana Must Be Wary Of Civil Revolution Rather Than Military Takeovers – Speaker Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, says Ghana must be cautious of civil revolution and disobedience rather than military takeovers in disrupting the democratic values of the country. He said to some of the citizens, democracy had not lived up to its billing as anticipated, resulting in erosion …

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