Recent News Headlines : Ghana
LAST CHANCE FOR FORMER GAMBIAN PRESIDENT TO LEAVE ON HIS OWN
The West African regional force including tanks moved into Gambia Thursday evening and has met no resistance, said de Souza... READ MORE›
WEST AFRICAN LEADERS AIM TO PERSUADE LONGTIME GAMBIAN RULER TO STEP DOWN; REGIONAL FORCE PAUSES INTERVENTION
During his inauguration speech Barrow appealed to ECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations for support for his government and Gambia's people... READ MORE›
GAMBIA CRISIS INTENSIFIES BEFORE THURSDAY'S PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
Yahya Jammeh, president of the West African nation, has been in power since he staged a coup 22 years ago... READ MORE›
GHANA PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISING SPEECHES BY GEORGE W BUSH AND BILL CLINTON IN HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS
The first line almost matches one from Bush's inaugural address in 2001, while the second mirrors Clinton's inaugural speech in 1993 with only the country name changed... READ MORE›
GHANA'S PRESIDENT PLAGIARIZED CLINTON AND GEORGE W. BUSH WORD FOR WORD IN HIS INAUGURATION SPEECH
And Saturday, Ghanaians gathered in Independence Square in the capital, Accra, to witness another the inauguration of Nana Akufo-Addo as the country's fifth elected president... READ MORE›
NANA AKUFO-ADDO SWORN IN AS GHANA'S NEW PRESIDENT
Nana Akufo-Addo was sworn in as Ghana's new president on Saturday, in a ceremony attended by dozens of African leaders... READ MORE›
GUNFIRE ROCKS BOUAKE ARMY CAMP AFTER TROOPS PAY DISPUTE
Gunfire erupts near main military camp in city of Bouake, where disgruntled soldiers launched a mutiny on Friday... READ MORE›
NANA AKUFO-ADDO TO BE SWORN IN AS GHANA'S NEW PRESIDENT
Ghana's new president, Nana Akufo-Addo, will be sworn in on Saturday after beating incumbent leader John Dramani Mahama in elections last month... READ MORE›
THE GAMBIA OPPOSITION WARNS YAHYA JAMMEH TO STEP ASIDE
Gambia closes two private radio stations amid crisis Jammeh railed against the West African regional bloc ECOWAS that has urged him to step down... READ MORE›
AFRICAN LEADERS BACK ADAMA BARROW AS NEW PRESIDENT OF THE GAMBIA
Local presidents 'to take all necessary actions' in support of election result that incumbent Yahya Jammeh refuses to accept... READ MORE›
AFRICAN LEADERS HEAD TO THE GAMBIA FOR MEDIATION TALKS
West African heads of state to arrive in Banjul to ask President Jammeh to step down, according to Senegalese official... READ MORE›
THE GAMBIA'S PRESIDENT URGED TO ACCEPT DEFEAT BY NEW GOVERNMENT
The gambia life goes on in banjul as yahya jammeh clings to power... READ MORE›
OPPOSITION LEADER AKUFO-ADDO WINS GHANA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
He has been declared president after defeating incumbent John Mahama by 53.8 percent to 44.4 percent in the country's national election... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S TAIWAN CALL JUST STEP ONE OF A NEW ASIAN STRATEGY
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday congratulated Nana Akufo-Addo on his election as president of Ghana... READ MORE›
NANA AKUFO-ADDO WINS POLL TO BECOME GHANA'S PRESIDENT
State broadcaster Ghana Television said on Friday that the president, John Mahama, had conceded defeat in a telephone call that Akufo-Addo confirmed soon after... READ MORE›
GHANA ELECTIONS: VOTE COUNT BEGINS IN TIGHT CONTEST
Ghana is considered a beacon of democracy in West Africa, and has a history of peaceful elections... READ MORE›
GHANA ELECTIONS 2016: POLLS, CANDIDATES, ISSUES AND EXPLAINER AHEAD OF VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
Incumbent John Dramani Mahama will again face off against Nana Akufo-Addo in Ghana's presidential election... READ MORE›
UZBEKISTAN HAS FIRST ELECTION SINCE SOVIET-ERA RULER'S DEATH
Under authoritarian leader Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan's relations with its ex-Soviet neighbors were strained by disputes over water, energy and other issues... READ MORE›
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MAINE BID TO FORCE NURSE QUARANTINE
More than 13,700 people have been infected in total, the vast majority in the West African countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea... READ MORE›
AFRICA LEADERS IN BURKINA FOR TALKS
Under Burkina Faso's constitution, the head of the National Assembly should take office if the president resigns... READ MORE›
ISIL CLAIMS TRIPLE SUICIDE ATTACKS IN YEMEN'S ADEN
One year after Yemen's civil war began, millions of people have been uprooted and are struggling to survive... READ MORE›
WEEK IN PICTURES: 31 JANUARY - 6 FEBRUARY 2015
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least four children were among 35 people killed in air raids in and around the Syrian capital Damascus... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN SURGEON AND HIS WIFE KIDNAPPED IN BURKINA FASO
An Australian couple have nbsp been kidnapped by Islamic extremists in west Africa, a spokesman for the Burkina Faso government has confirmed. nbsp... READ MORE›
'FIVE PEOPLE INFECTED EVERY HOUR' IN SIERRA LEONE
Sierra Leone and Liberia have been among the West African countries worst hit by the outbreak... READ MORE›
WHY AFRICA BOYCOTTED THE 1966 WORLD CUP
In July 1964, Caf decided to boycott the 1966 World Cup unless Africa was given a place of its own... READ MORE›
HOW MANY PEOPLE DID THE MILLENNIUM GOALS SAVE
The targets on reducing both under-five mortality and maternal mortality by two-thirds have proved more elusive and will not be met in Ghana... READ MORE›
A SOAP OPERA ABOUT FAMILY PLANNING IS CHANGING LIVES IN GHANA
We didn't know too much about agriculture or healthcare, but we partnered with other groups, and the Talking Book project continues to evolve, he says... READ MORE›
GHANA, SOUTH AFRICA, ANGOLA MOST VULNERABLE WITH HIGH DOLLAR DEBT AND GLOBAL MARKET EXPOSURE
How Fed Rate Hike Will Impact Africa Ghana, South Africa, Angola Most Vulnerable With High Dollar Debt And Global Market Exposure... READ MORE›
THE WORLD'S WORST PLACE TO BE DISABLED?
But I believe that this paradigm shift comes with a responsibility, to continue to campaign for a better future for disabled people all over the world... READ MORE›
KYRGYZSTAN SAYS UIGHUR MILITANT GROUPS BEHIND ATTACK ON CHINA'S EMBASSY
Kyrgyzstan shares a remote, mountainous border with China's Xingjiang province where Beijing has fought ethnic Uighur separatists for decades... READ MORE›
FUNERAL SERVICE IN MARYLAND FOR DOCTOR WHO DIED FROM EBOLA IN US HOSPITAL
Funeral mass for surgeon Martin Salia, who died after contracting Ebola in his native Sierra Leone, to be held at familya??s parish in Washington suburbs... READ MORE›
KYRGYZSTAN AND UZBEKISTAN TURN TO CIVILIAN MILITIAS TO SECURE BORDERS
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan turn to civilian militias to secure borders Central Asian countries are looking to volunteers to help strengthen security along ill-defined frontiers... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS CHEER DOWNFALL OF BURKINA FASO'S LEADER
Hours after Mr Compaore fled, the commander of Burkina Faso's army, General Honore Traore, announced that he was the new president... READ MORE›
HOW THE HIPSTERS OF NATURE ARE ENCOURAGING ACCRA'S YOUTH TO RECYCLE
A group of young Ghanaians are determined to show how plastics can be recycled and not thrown into the gutter... READ MORE›
WHAT A CITY'S 'SOUNDSCAPE' REVEALS ABOUT ITS CHARACTER
In some portraits--all posted on the group's website, CoLab Radio --the sounds reveal the city's social and economic dynamics... READ MORE›
LE NIAMH EN ROUTE TO ITALIAN PORT FOLLOWING RESCUE OF 125 MIGRANTS
Irish naval ship L Niamh is currently travelling to Augusta in Sicily following the rescue of 125 people from an inflatable vessel yesterday afternoon... READ MORE›
ANGLICAN CHURCH SUFFERS FROM 'DEEP DIVISIONS'
Anglican Church Suffers From 'Deep Divisions', Warns Archbishop Justin Welby... READ MORE›
10 NEW EBOLA CASES IN SIERRA LEONE
The current Ebola outbreak has killed around 10,500 people, the vast majority in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea... READ MORE›
TWO AUSTRALIANS KIDNAPPED NEAR BURKINA FASO'S BORDER WITH MALI
The kidnapping occurred in the Baraboule area, the ministry said in a message sent to reporters... READ MORE›
LIBERIA EBOLA FIGHT SUCCESS HAILED
More than 3,300 people have died from Ebola with nearly 11,000 cases over the past year in Sierra Leone, where transmission remains the highest... READ MORE›
GUNMEN STORM BAMAKO, MALI HOTEL USED AS EU BASE
Gunmen storm Bamako, Mali hotel used as EU military base... READ MORE›
ISLAM KARIMOV AND THE MASSACRE IN UZBEKISTAN THAT THE WORLD FORGOT
Andijan is nestled in the Ferghana Valley, the cultural heartland of Central Asia... READ MORE›
GHANA KEEPS SUSPECT IN DEATH OF 'EASTENDERS' ACTRESS, SONS IN CUSTODY
Arthur Simpson-Kent, who was the boyfriend of former EastEnders actress Sian Blake, was arrested Saturday in western Ghana where he fled... READ MORE›
TWO AUSTRIANS KIDNAPPED NEAR BURKINA FASO'S BORDER WITH MALI
The kidnapping occurred in the Baraboule area, the ministry said in a message sent to reporters... READ MORE›
UZBEKISTAN FACES FUTURE WITHOUT PRESIDENT KARIMOV IN POWER
At the end of 2001 the Uzbeks found themselves courted by new friends America, needing air bases for their campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan... READ MORE›
CHINA'S ROLE IN AFRICA GROWS IN EBOLA'S WAKE
Samba said there was a lack of public health services before the Ebola outbreak... READ MORE›