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Ghana to host Africa Health Sovereignty Summit led by President Mahama
Kumasi Mail
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August 3, 2025
Ghana is set to host a pivotal gathering of African leaders, policymakers, and global health stakeholders at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit on August 5, 2025 in Accra. The event, convened under the leadership of His Excellency John Dramani...
Ghana MP Defends Infrastructure Stance Amid Regional Bias Claims
News Ghana
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August 3, 2025
Bantama legislator Francis Asenso-Boakye has firmly rejected accusations of regional prejudice following his critique of the government’s road investment strategy, insisting his parliamentary comments advocated evidence-based resource allocation....
‘You call this discipline?’ – Prof. Ackah demands gov’t spending to solve Ghana’s crisis
Joy FM
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August 4, 2025
A professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Ghana has criticised government’s approach to fiscal discipline, warning that Ghana’s economic problems require decisive spending, not celebration of restraint. Charles Godfred Ackah,...
Ghana to host African health financing summit on Tuesday
GNN Liberia
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August 3, 2025
ACCRA, Ghana, August 3, 2025/APO Group/ — President John Mahama will on Tuesday, 5 August 2025, host Africa’s political leaders, policymakers, and global health stakeholders at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit. The landmark initiative will...
Mahama to lead groundbreaking African Health Summit in Accra
National Accord Newspaper
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August 3, 2025
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama will on Tuesday host a transformative summit in Accra, bringing together African leaders, policymakers, and global health experts to discuss health sovereignty. Titled “ _The Accra Initiative: African Health...
Politics and tribal claims rock VRA/NEDCo in Tamale – Staff assaulted over leadership changes
The Herald Ghana
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August 3, 2025
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the VRA Senior Staff Association has condemned an attack on staff of the Volta River Authority/Northern Electricity Distribution Company (VRA/NEDCo) in Tamale following recent staff reassignments by NEDCo...
Ghana Pitches Feed Ghana Program to Global Agribusiness Investors
News Ghana
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August 3, 2025
Ghana is positioning its Feed Ghana agricultural initiative as a prime investment platform for modernizing farming and scaling climate-resilient food production. At the Ghana-Nebraska Agribusiness Chamber forum in Accra, Eric Hatudson Asamani,...
Ghana’s Top Chief Slams Poor Roads, Demands Action After Deadly Accident
News Ghana
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August 3, 2025
Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, President of Ghana’s National House of Chiefs, has condemned the country’s deteriorating road infrastructure and political inaction following a fatal crash that killed 16 youths on the Accra-Kumasi highway. The traditional...
Ghana Deploys Air Quality Network in Industrial Tema
News Ghana
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August 3, 2025
Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has launched a permanent air quality monitoring network in Tema to combat pollution in one of the country’s most industrialized zones. Seven low-cost sensors now track real-time data across...
Ghana Must Prioritize AI Integration for Economic Growth, Experts Urge
News Ghana
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August 3, 2025
Experts have called on the Ghanaian government to develop forward-looking artificial intelligence (AI) policies, emphasizing that strategic integration across key sectors is vital for long-term economic growth, security, and data sovereignty. The...
Ghana Launches Gastro Feastival to Transform Food Industry and Heritage
News Ghana
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August 3, 2025
Charterhouse Productions has unveiled the Gastro Feastival, a pioneering national initiative set to reposition Ghana’s food ecosystem as an engine for economic growth, cultural preservation, and social inclusion. Spearheaded by CEO Theresa Ayoade,...
Ghana must prepare its workforce for global competitiveness- DTI President
Ghana News Agency
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August 3, 2025
By Morkporkpor Anku Accra, Aug. 3, GNA- Ms Constance Swaniker, the Founder of Design and Technology Institute (DTI), says Ghana must prepare a workforce that is globally competitive able to serve in Germany, in Dubai, in Nairobi, and here at home....
Ghana Assures Nigeria of Citizen Safety Amid Misinformation Concerns
News Ghana
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August 3, 2025
President John Mahama has personally guaranteed the safety of Nigerian nationals in Ghana during a meeting with Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, at Jubilee House in Accra. The talks addressed...
SafeCare a game-changer – Healthcare Federation of Ghana poised to improve patient care
Joy FM
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August 3, 2025
Ghana's private health sector is embracing SafeCare accreditation as a strategic shift to raise healthcare standards and position the country as a competitive hub for medical tourism in West Africa. The initiative, led by the Healthcare Federation...
ISQua accredits SafeCare version 5; Ghana rolls out improved standard
Joy FM
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August 3, 2025
The newest version of the globally recognised SafeCare healthcare quality standards has been officially accredited by the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) and Ghana's private healthcare sector will be among the first in...
Accra’s August Arts Calendar Blends Tribute, Film and Music
News Ghana
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August 3, 2025
Accra’s cultural scene opens August with a national candlelight vigil honoring late highlife icon Daddy Lumba at Black Star Square on Saturday, August 2. The tribute, featuring musical homages, celebrates the legend’s enduring legacy—a theme...
Ghana Mourns as Music Icon Daddy Lumba Passes, Tributes Pour In
News Ghana
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August 3, 2025
Ghana’s beloved highlife legend Charles Kojo Fosu, known globally as Daddy Lumba, passed away on July 26, 2025, after a brief illness, his family announced “with profound sorrow.” The death of the pioneering artist, credited with popularizing the...
Ghana records 20 new Mpox cases, total rises to 302
CNR Citi Newsroom
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August 3, 2025
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 20 new cases of Mpox, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 302 as of July 30, 2025. This comes just days after the GHS announced Ghana’s first Mpox-related death on July...
Golf Industry Holds Untapped Economic Potential for Ghana, Says Sports CEO
News Ghana
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August 3, 2025
Ghana’s golf sector could generate significant employment and export revenue with targeted investment and public support, argues Abdul-Aziz Amankwa, CEO of Legend Sports Management (LSM) and official licensee of the International Pairs tournament...
Young Photographers Preserve Ghana’s Heritage in National Awards
News Ghana
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August 3, 2025
Ghana’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts and UNESCO Accra have honored young photographers at the National Heritage Photo Awards, celebrating their role in safeguarding the nation’s cultural identity through visual storytelling....