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ECOWAS imposes 'harsher' sanctions on Mali
Accra, Jan 10 (IANS) The leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced a flurry of 'harsher' sanctions on Mali.
2022-01-10
Category: International, Ghana,Business/Economy,Politics
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Sanctions imposed on Malian transitional authorities
Accra, Nov 8 (IANS) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has imposed sanctions on the Malian transitional authorities in response to their claim of inability to meet the transition deadline of February 2022 for holding elections.
2021-11-08
Category: International, Ghana,Politics
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Regional African bloc sanctions Guinea military over coup
Accra, Sep 17 (IANS) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said that it sanctioned the Guinea military leaders and their relatives over declaring a coup.
2021-09-17
Category: International, Ghana,Politics
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Over 10,000 poultry die in Ghana's avian flu outbreak
Accra, July 18 (IANS) More than 10,000 poultry birds have died from the avian flu outbreak reported in Ghana, a senior official said.
2021-07-18
Category: International, Ghana,Human Interest/Society
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W.Africa suffered 700 terror attacks, 2,000 deaths since 2020
Accra, June 20 (IANS) West Africa has suffered a total of 700 terrorist attacks resulting in 2,000 civilian and military deaths from 2020 to now, said an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) official.
2021-06-20
Category: International, Ghana,Politics,Defence/Security
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ECOWAS suspends Mali's membership until democracy restored
Ghana, May 31 (IANS) Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suspended Mali from the sub-regional bloc until the restoration of democratic rule in the country hit by a political turmoil, an official said.
2021-05-31
Category: International, Ghana,Politics
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Ghana cautions nationals about travelling to Covid-19 hotspots
Accra (Ghana), April 30 (IANS) Ghanaian health authorities have cautioned nationals about traveling to countries identified as Covid-19 hotspots.
2021-04-30
Category: International, Ghana,Health/Medicine,Politics
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ECOWAS suffered economic contraction in 2020 due to Covid-19
Accra, April 30 (IANS) The West African sub-region suffered an economic downturn in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a top official said.
2021-04-30
Category: International, Ghana,Business/Economy,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Ghana begins mass vaccination program against Covid-19
Accra, March 4 (IANS) The government of Ghana has rolled out a program to commence the mass vaccination of people living in some 43 epicenter-districts in the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Central regions against the Covid-19 pandemic.
2021-03-04
Category: International, Ghana,Health/Medicine
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Ghana to vaccinate 20m people against Covid-19 from March
Accra, Feb 20 (IANS) Ghana will begin to vaccinate some 20 million persons against Covid-19 from the first week of March, said Kwame Amponsa-Akyianu, Ghana's program manager for the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) on Friday.
2021-02-20
Category: International, Ghana,Health/Medicine
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CAF ready to elect new president, executive committee members
Accra (Ghana), Jan 12 (IANS) The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said the process leading to the election of a successor to outgoing president Ahmad Ahmad and executive committee members is in place.
2021-01-12
Category: International, Ghana,Sports,Other Sports
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Ghana opens special voting for general poll
Accra, Dec 2 (IANS) Ghana has opened a special voting on to enable personnel who would not be able to cast their ballots on the election day, slated on December 7, to vote beforehand.
2020-12-02
Category: International, Ghana,Politics
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CAF to hold presidential, general assembly elections in March 2021
Accra (Ghana), Sep 12 (IANS) The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will hold presidential and general assembly elections on March 12 next year in the Moroccan capital Rabat, the continental football body has announced after an executive committee meeting.
2020-09-12
Category: International, Ghana,Sports,Football
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Ghana FA says FIFA Relief Fund meant to bring football back
Accra, July 20 (IANS) The Ghana Football Association (GFA) said the FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) COVID-19 relief fund to be disbursed to member associations is meant to bring football back.
2020-07-20
Category: International, Ghana,Sports,Football
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Ghana FA annuls 2019-20 Premier League season due to COVID-19
Accra, July 1 (IANS) The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has annulled the 2019-20 Ghana Premier League season after a long-drawn-out meeting in the capital.
2020-07-01
Category: International, Ghana,Sports,Football
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Ghana's health minister tests positive for COVID-19
Accra, June 15 (IANS) Ghana's Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has tested positive for the coronavirus, Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said here.
2020-06-15
Category: International, Ghana,Health/Medicine
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India clinch 12 medals at Ghana Junior & Cadet Open
Accra (Ghana), April 6 (IANS) Indias young paddlers have made another killing in the Ghana Junior & Cadet Open, a ITTF Junior circuit event, clinching a bagful of medals -- seven gold, three silver and two bronze medals.
2019-04-06
Category: International, Ghana,Sports,Other Sports
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Buses collide in Ghana, at least 50 dead
Accra (Ghana), March 22 (IANS) At least 50 people were killed and several others injured on Friday after two buses collided head on in Ghana and one of them caught fire, media reports said.
2019-03-22
Category: International, Ghana,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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Buses collide in Ghana, over 50 die
Accra (Ghana), March 22 (IANS) Over 50 people were killed and several others injured on Friday after two buses collided head on in Ghana, media reports said.
2019-03-22
Category: International, Ghana,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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Ghana further eases Covid-19 restrictions
Accra, May 21 (IANS) The Ghanaian government has said that the country decided to further lift Covid-19 restrictions amid declining global and domestic trends for the infection.
2023-05-21
Category: International, Ghana,Health/Medicine
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Ghanaian official urges sustained hand hygiene to prevent Covid-19
Accra, Oct 16 (IANS) Theodora Adomako-Adjei, the National Coordinator of Ghana's handwashing campaign, urged sustained hand hygiene among the public to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases.
2022-10-16
Category: International, Ghana,Health/Medicine,Human Interest/Society,Politics
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Ghana commits to fiscal discipline to mitigate economic headwinds
Accra, July 16 (IANS) The Ghanaian government is committed to fiscal measures to help mitigate the impact of global economic headwinds on the local economy, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement.
2022-07-16
Category: International, Ghana,Business/Economy,Politics
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Ghanaian Prez urges efforts to root out terrorism in West Africa
Accra, July 4 (IANS) Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take concerted efforts to root out terrorism in West Africa.
2022-07-04
Category: International, Ghana,Politics,Terrorism
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Ghana held by Madagascar in AFCON qualifiers
Accra, June 19 (IANS) Ghana edged closer to qualifying for the next African Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a 0-0 draw against Group E opponents Madagascar.
2023-06-19
Category: International, Ghana,Sports,Football
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Ghana confirms first two cases of Marburg virus disease
Accra, July 18 (IANS) Ghana has confirmed the country's first two cases of Marburg virus disease (MVD), the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said.
2022-07-18
Category: International, Ghana,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Ghana's ruling party elects new leadership
Accra, July 18 (IANS) Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party has announced new national officers at the Accra Sports Stadium in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, to lead the party into the 2024 general election.
2022-07-18
Category: International, Ghana,Politics
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Ghana records one recovered case of Marburg virus disease
Accra, Aug 13 (IANS) The last case of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) confirmed in Ghana has recovered from the infection, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said in a statement.
2022-08-13
Category: International, Ghana,Health/Medicine,Politics
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Ghana has not recorded any Ebola case: Official
Accra, June 23 (IANS) Ghana has not recorded any cases of an Ebola outbreak, said a senior health official.
2022-06-23
Category: International, Ghana,Health/Medicine,Politics
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African bloc to send stabilisation force to Guinea-Bissau after failed coup
Accra, Feb 4 (IANS) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has decided to send a stabilisation force to help normalise the security situation in Guinea-Bissau after the failed coup earlier this week.
2022-02-04
Category: International, Ghana,Politics
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Ghana sack football coach Milovan Rajevac after AFCON group stage exit
Accra (Ghana), Jan 27 (IANS) The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has terminated the contract of national men's football team coach Milovan Rajevac, a week after the team bowed out of the ongoing African Cup of Nation (AFCON) in Cameroon.
2022-01-27
Category: International, Ghana,Sports,Football
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Ghana's Asamoah Gyan retires from football
Accra, June 21 (IANS) Ghana's Asamoah Gyan has announced his official retirement from football after more than 20 years of a top-flight professional career.
2023-06-21
Category: International, Ghana,Sports,Football
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Torrential rain wreaks havoc in Ghana
Accra, Oct 2 (IANS) Torrential rain hit some parts of Ghana, the capital Accra included, causing flooding in downtown areas and disrupting traffic on major roads.
2022-10-02
Category: International, Ghana,Environment/Wildlife,Politics
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Ghanaians jubilant over World Cup qualification
Tema (Ghana), March 30 (IANS) Football fans poured onto the streets in Ghana's eastern port city of Tema to celebrate the country's qualification for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar this year. After a goalless first leg at home, Ghana held Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the FIFA World Cup playoff in Abuja on Tuesday night, qualifying for the tournament on away goals.
2022-03-30
Category: International, Ghana,Sports,Football
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At least 7 killed after boat capsizes in Ghana
Accra, April 16 (IANS) At least seven people died after a boat capsized in east Ghana's Volta Lake, police confirmed late on Friday.
2022-04-16
Category: International, Ghana,Politics,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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West African countries mull standby force to suppress region's insurgencies
Accra, Nov 21 (IANS) Seven member states of the Accra Initiative, a West African security cooperation initiative, are considering setting up a standby military force to deal with armed insurgencies within the region, a Ghanaian minister has said.
2022-11-22
Category: International, Ghana,Defence/Security,Politics
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Footballer Atsu laid to rest in Ghanaians' grief
Accra (Ghana), March 18 (IANS) Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led a government delegation to pay their last respects to former Black Stars player Christian Atsu, who got caught up and died in the earthquake in Türkiye last month.
2023-03-18
Category: International, Ghana,Sports,Football
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Ghanaian Prez expresses worry over shortage of childhood vaccines
Accra, March 9 (IANS) Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo expressed worry over the shortage of some childhood vaccines in the country.
2023-03-09
Category: International, Ghana,Politics
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Hughton appointed Ghana football head coach
Accra, March 21 (IANS) Former Brighton and Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton has been named the new head coach of Ghana's national football team.
2023-03-21
Category: International, Ghana,Sports,Football
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Ghanaian footballer Atsu confirmed dead in Turkey earthquake
Accra, Feb 18 (IANS) Former Ghana international footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead following the devastating earthquake in Turkey, his agents confirmed Saturday morning.
2023-02-18
Category: International, Ghana,Sports,Football
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At least 5 killed in Ghana boat accident
Accra, March 19 (IANS) At least five people were killed After a boat capsized in southern Ghana's Lake Volta, local authorities confirmed.
2023-03-19
Category: International, Ghana,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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African bloc suspends Burkina Faso's membership over coup
Accra, Jan 29 (IANS) The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced that it has suspended the membership of Burkina Faso over a military coup.
2022-01-29
Category: International, Ghana,Politics
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West African countries mull standby force to suppress region's insurgencies
Accra, Nov 21 (IANS) Seven member states of the Accra Initiative, a West African security cooperation initiative, are considering setting up a standby military force to deal with armed insurgencies within the region, a Ghanaian minister has said.
2022-11-21
Category: International, Ghana,Defence/Security,Politics
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14 killed in Ghana road accident
Accra, March 23 (IANS) At least 14 people have been killed in a road crash along the Cape Coast-Takoradi coastal highway in southern Ghana, officials said.
2022-03-23
Category: International, Ghana,Politics,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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