Ghana News
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The Algerian national football team has announced that it will donate the salary earned from the World Cup to the people of the Gaza Strip.
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In a widely open match between two counterattacking sides, there was no surprise that all three goals were created in wide areas.
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This February after a decade of negotiations the European Union (EU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) negotiators have agreed on the wording of a trade pact between the two groups.
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James Kwesi Appiah watched his side suffer a heartbreaking defeat against the USA despite dominating possession, and a tilt against Germany saw Ghana’s World Cup dreams hanging in the balance.
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Delta Airlines sent out a tweet last night with a picture that was supposed to represent Ghana. Unfortunately that picture was of a giraffe. Giraffes do not live anywhere in Ghana.
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Jurgen Klinsmann couldn’t ask for a better start when Clint Dempsey’s impressive individual goal handed the USA a lead over Ghana 32 seconds into their third consecutive World Cup match.
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While Americams are looking for free streaming of the match, the citizens of Ghana are hoping that the electricity will be flowing during the match, showing just how far apart the opponent home countries are.
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Over the past week, I’ve provided in-depth previews of the legitimate favourites heading into the World Cup, but the great thing about this sport is the element of surprise.
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Grey, sleek, bristling with massive cannon and an assortment of machine guns, the French navy's Commandant Birot is well-equipped to patrol Africa's most dangerous stretches of ocean.Vessels like it played a key role in curbing pirate attacks off the c...
In the Media
by Chris Stein (AFP)
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The Promoting Malaria Prevention and Treatment (ProMPT) Project has proposed a model for distributing over 12 million mosquito nets to prevent malaria in Ghana.
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‘Big Men’ is a black gold exposé that goes behind closed doors with key players in the African oil industry, including government officials, foreign investors and local militants.
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New York -
Ghanaian artist El Anatsui is enjoying his first solo exhibition at a New York Museum. His artwork is constructed from found materials, and offers a thoughtful commentary on his homeland as well as the cultural implications of reclaimed materials.
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Ghana has announced plans of a project to build a $10 billion IT hub close to the capital Accra. The project is scheduled to be finished by 2016.
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Ghana is enforcing a ban on the import of second-hand refrigerators it says consumes too much electricity and harms the environment.
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The government in Ghana has placed a ban on the import of secondhand refrigerators. This has been put in place in order to reduce energy consumption and to protect the environment.
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After more than two months of being held in the port of Tema, Ghana, the Argentine frigate “Libertad” was freed following the Ghanaian government's decision to comply with a UN court ruling ordering its immediate release.
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Accra -
Ghanaians are voting in their sixth presidential and parliamentary elections since democratic rule returned back in 1992. Ghana, unlike many countries in the region, has had many free and fair polls.
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A multi-storey department store, the Melcom Shopping Center, in the relatively highbrow Achimota suburb of Accra, capital city of Ghana, collapsed suddenly on Wednesday morning, trapping dozens of people in the rubble.
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Accra -
A dog was hailed a hero after it was discovered that he protected a two-week-old baby abandoned by the mother under a bridge in Winkongo, near Bolgatanga in the Upper East regional capital of Ghana.
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A Boeing 727 cargo plane attempting to land at the international airport in Ghana’s capital crashed Saturday, slamming into a bus loaded with passengers on a nearby street, killing all 10 people inside the vehicle.
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Accra -
An airplane belonging to Allied Air Cargo has run into problems landing near Kotoka International Airport, Ghana today. Ten people were killed.
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The gold boom of Africa's Republic of Ghana is tragically fueled by foreign speculators and criminals. This is the main cause of widespread corruption and illegal gold trade in one of the world's top gold-producing countries.
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Accra -
A report by Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), says about 1,000 women and 700 children are living in "witches" camps in northern Ghana where they were forced to take refuge after their communities accused them of "witchcraft."
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A comprehensive crackdown on gay people has been ordered by a minister in Ghana, including asking landlords and tenants to inform on people they think may be gay.
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Vancouver -
Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dr. Richard Turkson recently paid what could be described as a very fruitful visit to Vancouver, in the Canadian province of British Columbia during which he met with members of the Ghanaian community.
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Surrey -
The popular Ghanaian greeting “Akwaaba (Welcome) to the Global Classroom” welcomed Kwantlen Polytechnic University students in Surrey, British Columbia when they signed into Dr. Charles Quist-Adade's Sociology of Global Inequalities and Globalization.
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Vancouver -
Lois Addo is a young Ghanaian-Canadian. She is is one of the students that recently won scholarship awards from the Ghanaian Canadian Association of British Columbia (GCABC). In this interview she tells a bit about herself and her plans.
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Vancouver -
Ernest Daddy is a former president of the Ghana association of British Columbia and a vibrant voice in the Black community in BC. His native country, Ghana, is one of Cote D'Ivoire's neighbours.
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Surrey -
Canadian students now extensively travel around the world, experiencing new cultures and enriching their knowledge not only through books but by actually interacting with diverse people in their home turf.
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An ambitious sea defense scheme in Ghana could have been successful but the job is not finished and thousands of homes still flood annually.
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Detail from "Amemo (Mask of Humankind)", 2010. Aluminum and copper wire, 208 5/8 x 161 3/8 in. (variable) Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY.
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Ghana High Commissioner to Canada, Dr. Richard Turkson (centre, front row) and some members of the Ghanaian community in Vancouver.
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The universal symbol of gay pride
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"Peak", 2010. Tin and copper wire. Three sections, 113 of 140 sheets (each sheet measures 62 x 112 in.) Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY.
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El Anatsui, "Earth’s Skin", 2007. Aluminum and copper wire, 177 x 394 in. (449.6 x 1000.8 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Photograph by Joe Levack, courtesy of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
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Members of the Ghana Black Stars wave their national flag on the pitch
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Children of Africa playing football
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"Motley Crowd", 1998/2010. Wooden relief with metal 24 3/8 x 24 3⁄4 x 2 3/8 in. Twelve pieces. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY.
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A former slave fort in Keta, Ghana
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John Atta Mills, President of Ghana (right)
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El Anatsui, "Gravity and Grace", 2010. Aluminum and copper wire, 145 5/8 x 441 in. (369.9 x 1120.1 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Photograph by Andrew McAllister, courtesy of the Akron Art Museum.
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The city of Accra, Ghana
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Detail from "Peak", 2010. Tin and copper wire. Three sections, 113 of 140 sheets (each sheet measures 62 x 112 in.) Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY.
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Yida (Comb), 1994/2010. Wooden relief, 24 x 76 1⁄2 x 3⁄4 in. Seventeen pieces. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY.
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