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Ghana’s Reform Imperative: From Stabilisation to Transformation
Modern Ghana
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🎯 Ghana’s recent economic stabilisation—marked by falling inflation, a rebounding cedi, and tighter fiscal controls—is a welcome reprieve. But stabilisation is not transformation. It is merely the clearing of ground after a storm. What comes next...
Ghanaian initiative turns plastic waste into school desks
PRI - The World
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August 11, 2025
It was a hot Wednesday afternoon at Chorkor Beach in Accra, Ghana. Wooden canoes rested on the sand. But beneath them, plastic waste could be seen everywhere — torn bags, empty bottles, old flip-flops and wrappers. The trash mixed with the waves,...
Ghana Mall Turns Shopping Into Cash-Grabbing Spectacle
News Ghana
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August 12, 2025
West Hills Mall is electrifying Accra’s retail scene this August with a promotion that sends shoppers scrambling inside a transparent booth to snatch flying money. Dubbed “Catch the Cash,” the campaign rewards customers who spend GH¢300 or more...
Ghana to host African Political Parties Summit on August 12
Ghana News Agency
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August 11, 2025
Accra, August 11, GNA – The Africa Governance Centre, in partnership with Ghana’s Government, will host the African Political Parties Summit from August 12-14, 2025 at the Accra International Conference Centre. The meeting will bring together...
93 percent of Ghanaian prophetic pastors are jokers-Osofo Kyiri Abosom
GhanaWeb
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August 12, 2025
The founder and leader of the Life Assembly Worship Centre in the Greater Accra Region, Christian Kwabena Andrews, has strongly criticised some prophetic pastors in Ghana, accusing them of bringing disrepute to the pastoral ministry through...
Professor Samuel Kojo Kwofie assumes office as Director of Institute of Applied Science and Technology
Ghana News Agency
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August 11, 2025
By Bertha Badu-Agyei Accra, Aug 11, GNA-Professor Samuel Kojo Kwofie has officially assumed office as Director of the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) at the University of Ghana, effective August 1, 2025. His appointment...
Africa: Are African Countries Aware of Their Own Mineral Wealth? Ghana and Rwanda Offer Two Very Different Answers
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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August 12, 2025
Imagine running a business for over a century without knowing what’s in your warehouse. That’s essentially what many African countries are doing with their mineral wealth. Governments across the continent still have very little knowledge of what...
Are African Countries Aware Of Their Own Mineral Wealth? Ghana And Rwanda O
The Nigerian Voice
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Imagine running a business for over a century without knowing what’s in your warehouse. That’s essentially what many African countries are doing with their mineral wealth. Governments across the continent still have very little knowledge of what...
Ghana’s harrowing Wednesday, and the pain that still grips us – Moses Klu writes
CNR Citi Newsroom
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August 11, 2025
I was in my office on the afternoon of August 6, 2025, focused on work when my phone lit up with the news. At first, I thought it was just a routine update. But the moment I read that a military helicopter carrying some of our most respected state...
MTN CEO Champions Girls’ Digital Future at Tech Event
News Ghana
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August 12, 2025
MTN Ghana CEO Stephen Blewett has challenged young participants in the National Girls-in-ICT Programme to drive the nation’s technological transformation. Addressing 100 finalists from Ashanti and Greater Accra regions during a mentorship session...
Ghana to Host Africa’s Top Public Finance Gathering in November
News Ghana
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August 11, 2025
Accra will welcome over 2,000 public finance leaders this November as Ghana secures hosting rights for the African Association of Accountant-Generals’ (AAAG) flagship conference. From November 24–28, the continent’s financial stewards will...
Mayor of Accra hosts young innovators, pledges support and inclusive development
Joy FM
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August 11, 2025
The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has pledged the Assembly’s continued support for young innovators, especially women and persons with disabilities, working to tackle local challenges through creativity and entrepreneurship. According to...
Innovation Is Not About Technology Alone
Modern Ghana
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We often toss around the word “innovation”. It’s linked with shiny gadgets, artificial intelligence, Silicon Valley, and slick startup presentations featuring words like "disruption" and "unicorn". Fact: innovation is not about technology alone....
Ghana Palliative Care Association offers nationwide grief support after helicopter crash
Ghana News Agency
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August 11, 2025
By James Amoh Jnr, GNA Accra, Aug. 8, GNA – The Ghana Palliative Care Association (GPCA) has announced the activation of nationwide grief, bereavement, and psychosocial support services in the wake of the fatal military helicopter crash which...
Abdullah bin Zayed condoles with Ghana FM over helicopter crash
Sharjah24
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In a phone call with his Ghanaian counterpart, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah expressed sympathy for the deaths of the Ministers of Defence, Environment, and Science &Technology, along with other senior officials, who were killed in a military...
Fake news can twist Parliament’s words, Hansard staff must keep up with high-tech threats – Bagbin urges
Graphic
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August 11, 2025
The Speaker of Parliament Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin has urged the Hansard staff across Africa to try and upgrade their knowledge, skills, and competence required to meet the demands of the technology age and protect the integrity of...
MTN CEO Urges Girls to Drive Ghana’s Digital Future at Tech Mentorship Event
News Ghana
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August 11, 2025
MTN Ghana CEO Stephen Blewett rallied 100 young tech finalists to embrace fearlessness and curiosity as digital architects of Ghana’s future. At a mentorship session in Accra on August 11, partnering with the Ministry of Communications, Blewett...
Smoked Herrings Drive Ghana’s Inflation to Surprising High
News Ghana
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August 11, 2025
Ghana’s beloved amane (smoked herrings) unexpectedly topped July’s inflation drivers with a 23.4% year-on-year price surge—up sharply from 6.6% in June. While prices dipped slightly month-on-month (-1.5%), the slowdown in deflation signals...
When Curiosity Compromises Justice: Ghana’s Urgent Need to P...
Modern Ghana
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In Ghana, a familiar scene often plays out in the wake of disaster. Sirens fade, dust settles, and within minutes, crowds begin to gather some to help, others to watch, and still others to film for social media. While the impulse to assist or...
COPEC Demands Science-Based Transport Fares Amid Pricing Turmoil
News Ghana
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August 11, 2025
Ghana’s Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is pushing to replace political negotiations with a data-driven system for setting public transport fares. This follows the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council’s suspended plan for a 20% fare...