Ghana: New economic measures, ‘bitter pill’ for sweeter days – President

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President John Dramani Mahama Accra, Ghana (PANA) – As the year-old government of President John Dramani Mahama battles to save the ailing Ghanaian economy, he is rallying support for measures that his economic management team believes would improve conditions. “These … Read More

Ghanaian broadcaster Komla Dumor dies

Ghanaian broadcaster Komla Dumor has died, Joy FM, the Accra-based radio station he worked for before moving to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London, announced on Saturday. Joy FM, quoting family sources, said Dumor, 41, died on Saturday morning … Read More

Ghana President Mahama fires deputy minister

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Photo: focus ghana PANA Accra, Ghana – Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has sacked Deputy Communications Minister Victoria Hammah, according to an official statement released in the nation’s capital, Accra, on Friday. A terse statement signed by Information Minister Mahama … Read More

ECOWAS Day celebrated at Trade Fair

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Photo:pir-rip.ecowas.int PANA Accra, Ghana – The ongoing ECOWAS Trade Fair gained momentum on its third day in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, on Saturday, when community citizens were urged to exercise and protect their rights under the instrumentalities provided by the … Read More

Ghana to start pilot vaccination project against cervical cancer

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Photo: World Health Organization PANA Accra, Ghana – Ghana is to start a pilot project next year to vaccinate adolescent girls against cervical cancer to stem its spread, President John Dramani Mahama announced on Saturday. The government will also establish … Read More

Ghanaian president John Dramani Mahama at NYU

President John Dramani Mahama at NYU By Isseu Diouf Campbell  NYU Africa House invited Ghanaian president John Dramani Mahama for a conversation at NYU Kimmel Center on September 27, 2013. Warmly welcomed by Ghanaian students, President Mahama read an excerpt of … Read More

Draw for African playoffs for 2014 FIFA World Cup holds in Cairo

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PANA Cairo, Egypt  – The draw for Africa’s last qualifying round for the 2014 FIFA World Cup is due to be held later Monday at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, the Egyptian capital. All … Read More

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