AfDB approves US$28.49 million grant to enhance Ghana’s universal electrification goal

28 march 2023 - 10:02:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso ends technical military assistance agreement with France

01 march 2023 - 16:38:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe authorities on Tuesday renounced the technical military assistance agreement with France and called [...] Full text...

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Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO

30 november 2022 - 06:02:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems [...] Full text...

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Sahel to experience wet rainy season this year

27 april 2022 - 11:12:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A wet 2022 rainy season is expected in the Sahel, the Permanent Inter-State Committee for [...] Full text...

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Seven drown in Ghana boat accident

16 april 2022 - 05:56:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Seven people have drowned after the boat in which they were travelling on the Volta lake [...] Full text...

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African Development Fund gives Ghana $27.39 million grant to support power project

02 february 2022 - 07:01:56
Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $27.39 million grant [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana records 8 deaths in 24 hours

31 august 2021 - 22:25:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Eight persons died from the coronavirus (COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana between 26 and 27 August, to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana hits100,000 confirmed cases

28 july 2021 - 21:03:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded a total of 103,019 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) since the country [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana records drop in active cases

13 may 2021 - 22:53:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's active coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have dropped from 1,593 to 1, 432, the country's health service [...] Full text...

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51 ECOWAS nationals arrested at checkpoint in Ghana

04 february 2021 - 21:32:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) Wednesday arrested 51 illegal migrants from Benin and Togo [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso commemorates 55th anniversary of popular uprising

03 january 2021 - 19:38:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Sunday commemorated the 55th anniversary of the popular uprising that ousted its [...] Full text...

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Gunmen in Ghana attack buses of state transport company in Volta Region

30 september 2020 - 06:49:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Police Service says that it has begun investigations into an attack by gunmen on [...] Full text...

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Death toll in northern Ghana floods up to 10

09 september 2020 - 10:34:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The death toll in floods in northern Ghana after heavy rains and spillage of water from [...] Full text...

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At least four drown after heavy rains in northern Ghana

07 september 2020 - 06:00:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least four persons have been confirmed dead following a week-long heavy rains in Ghana's North [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Military not intimidating residents in Volta Region - GAF

22 july 2020 - 21:17:32
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) said here Wednesday military personnel deployed in the Volta Region were [...] Full text...

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Ghana opposition party cries foul as security personnel are deployed to border areas of its strongholds

29 june 2020 - 08:28:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is crying foul following the deployment of security personnel [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mosques, churches remain shut despite easing of lockdown in Ghana

07 june 2020 - 19:25:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Large mosques and churches in Ghana on Sunday remained shut despite the government’s partial easing of [...] Full text...

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(Update): Coronavirus: Ghana records highest death toll of four in a day

05 june 2020 - 22:08:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Four people died from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) here Friday, the highest in a single day, pushing [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso unveils 'new' Thomas Sankara statute

18 may 2020 - 05:33:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A new giant statute of Thomas Sankara, who is described as the father of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana’s lock-down measures against pandemic face challenges

13 april 2020 - 12:59:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Sunday said the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has continued [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso has 157 radio stations - Minister

13 february 2020 - 10:51:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso currently has 157 radio stations, Communication Minister Rémis Dandjinou said on the occasion [...] Full text...

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President Kaboré calls for promotion of new ecological balance in the Sahel

12 september 2019 - 11:32:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's head of state, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, has stressed the urgent need to [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian and Chelsea legend, Michael Essien, named new FIFA 20 Ultimate Team Icon

02 september 2019 - 19:56:56
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With the release date of EA SPORTS' FIFA 20 now just weeks away, a brand new [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso celebrates 59th independence anniversary

05 august 2019 - 10:46:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is celebrating the 59th anniversary of its independence on Monday, but commemorative activities [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso celebrates 36th anniversary of democratic, popular revolution

04 august 2019 - 18:02:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   Burkina Faso Sunday celebrated the 36th anniversary of the democratic and popular revolution driven by [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo asks Dagbon State to rally behind new Ya-Na

25 january 2019 - 22:27:47
Accra, Ghana ( PANA) Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Friday appealed to all sons and daughters of Dagbon [...] Full text...

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Ghana president Akufo-Addo sacks his Energy Minister over 'fraudulent' energy deal

06 august 2018 - 20:24:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday sacked his Energy Minister, Mr. Boakye Agyarko, over [...] Full text...

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Ghana bans tilapia, ornamental fish import over virus scare

28 june 2018 - 09:36:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The government of Ghana has slapped a six-month ban on the import of all ornamental fishes [...] Full text...

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IMF team attests to Ghana’s positive economic growth

27 june 2018 - 08:40:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – While Ghana’s economic growth prospects remain positive, supported by strong oil production, strengthening the resilience of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 'Ailing boxing hero, Prince Amartey, dying slowly'

19 july 2017 - 07:32:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's local media reports say that boxing hero Prince Amartey, ailing and neglected, is virtually dying [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 60th Independence celebrations, trial of ‘secessionists’ reported in Ghana

11 march 2017 - 08:13:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s 60th Independence celebrations, International Women’s Day and trial of alleged secessionists were some of the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: State of the Nation address dominates Ghana media

25 february 2017 - 07:22:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Last Tuesday’s maiden State of the Nation address by President Nana Akufo-Addo to parliament dominated the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Assurances of uninterrupted power supply, new police chief reported in Ghana

28 january 2017 - 08:07:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Against the background of fears that a planned shutdown by the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana's president names 12 more ministers

11 january 2017 - 16:19:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday presented a second set of 12 ministers to [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Court cases on December polls dominate Ghanaian media

29 october 2016 - 06:41:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A flood of court cases as Ghana heads for general elections on 7 December dominated the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Court quashes disqualification of presidential aspirant

28 october 2016 - 13:04:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High Court in Accra, Ghana, on Friday quashed the disqualification of the presidential candidate of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media highlight beauty queen running-mate, arguments on e-transmission of election results

06 august 2016 - 08:45:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The unveiling of a former beauty queen as running mate of a small centre-left party, Progressive [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Electricity systems failure plunges Ghana into darkness

21 january 2016 - 10:13:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A electricity systems failure at dawn on Thursday plunged Ghana into darkness but supplies are gradually [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Arrest of arms dealer, launch of president’s ‘achievements book’, uproar over power deal reported in Ghana

19 december 2015 - 06:57:14
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The media in Ghana this week reported the arrest of an arms dealer, the launch of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: China gives US$12 million for Ghana water project

21 november 2015 - 13:33:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 300,000 people in six regions are to benefit from a potable water project to [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana takes delivery of 250MW power plant

27 october 2015 - 11:18:50
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has taken delivery of a 250 megawatt (MW) power plant as the authorities seek to [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Energy woes, voters’ register brouhaha, opposition crisis reported in Ghana

24 october 2015 - 07:20:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A relapse of the energy woes, brouhaha over the voters’ register and further opening of deep [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 'Zero gas' from Nigeria wreaking havoc in Ghana

23 october 2015 - 09:21:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The drying up of the gas pipeline from Nigeria to Ghana is wreaking havoc in Ghana, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Electricity challenges, corruption allegation against MPs reported in Ghana

17 october 2015 - 06:42:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The near loss of some 400 megawatts of power because of a huge debt owed the [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Police arrest opposition demonstrators who deviated from planned protest route

16 september 2015 - 17:44:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Police on Wednesday fired tear gas and arrested about 20 opposition supporters who deviated from an [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Powering Africa Ghana meeting holds Sept.

11 august 2015 - 11:35:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Powering Africa Ghana Meeting has been scheduled for 17-18 Sept. in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Ghana: Afreximbank to help Ghana address forex liquidity challenge

10 august 2015 - 18:11:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a proposal to introduce foreign exchange swap arrangements aimed [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Mahama solicits Afreximbank's support for Ghana business sector

04 july 2015 - 10:12:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian President John Mahama on Friday urged the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to further strengthen its [...] Full text...

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Ghana: National mourning for twin disaster victims, abortive Ebola vaccine trial reported in Ghana

13 june 2015 - 09:14:56
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A memorial service for victims of the 3 June fire and floods in Accra and hullabaloo [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Health ministry halts Ebola vaccine trial

10 june 2015 - 21:46:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ministry of Health of Ghana has suspended a planned Ebola vaccine trial in the country [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Power struggle in main opposition party, frustrating energy crisis reported in Ghana

09 may 2015 - 05:49:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Widening cracks in the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the frustrating energy crisis were [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Garango, first mediator in Burkinabe crisis, dies

06 march 2015 - 16:12:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Gen. Tiémoko Marc Garango, a key figure in the mediation of the Burkinabe political crisis, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: State of the Nation address, IMF agreement reported in Ghana

28 february 2015 - 06:21:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – President John Dramani Mahama’s pledge to “fix” the perennial electricity challenges in his State of the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA accuses police of assaulting two journalists in Ghana

20 february 2015 - 16:51:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Friday said two Ghanaian journalists were assaulted by [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Main opposition party demonstrates against electricity shortage in Ghana

18 february 2015 - 16:10:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Thousands of supporters of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) poured into the streets of the [...] Full text...

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Togo: Togo, Ghana sign cross-border project for drinking water

16 december 2014 - 15:42:59
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo and Ghana have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a cross-border water project, [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Drug saga, energy reported in Ghana

29 november 2014 - 08:36:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The loud and highly politicised debate following the arrest of a woman in London with 12.5 [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana begins gas production

11 november 2014 - 08:49:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Natural gas started flowing from Ghana’s offshore Jubilee Fields to a US$1 billion gas processing plant [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Burkina Faso: Zida promises a transition "within constitutional framework"

03 november 2014 - 19:00:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Lt.-Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida, head of the transition in Burkina Faso, on Monday promised a [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Electricity crisis, Ebola, politics reported in Ghana

18 october 2014 - 09:17:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Rising concerns about challenges in generation of electricity, Ebola and Saturday’s election of the presidential candidate [...] Full text...

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Sao Tome

21 august 2014 - 21:46:22
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) – Fear of the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus fever in West [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Mahama reshuffles cabinet

16 july 2014 - 09:31:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has reshuffled his cabinet, scrapping the Ministry of Information and Media Relations [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Poor World Cup start, tragedies dominate Ghana media

21 june 2014 - 08:25:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s poor start in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and a series of tragedies [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Economy, World Cup reported by Ghana media

14 june 2014 - 09:40:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Economic issues and the opening of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil were among stories [...] Full text...

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Ghana: ECOWAS summit, erratic power supply reported in Ghana

31 may 2014 - 10:51:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The one-day extraordinary summit of ECOWAS leaders in Accra, Ghana, on Friday and the continuing erratic [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Economy, politics dominate Ghanaian media

12 april 2014 - 06:46:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The continuing debate on the health of Ghana’s economy and this weekend’s national delegates’ conference of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report hopes for early end to power rationing, unending ‘missing babies’ saga

29 march 2014 - 06:18:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Hopes for an early end to power rationing and the health ministry’s directives on “missing babies” [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Nigeria agrees to give Ghana 'continuous supply of gas'

20 march 2014 - 19:46:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nigeria says it will give Ghana continuous supply of gas to power its thermal power plants [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Unreliable Nigeria gas supply, repair of generating plants cause another power crisis

17 march 2014 - 17:03:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Unreliable gas supply from the West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP) in Nigeria and repair and maintenance [...] Full text...

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Togo: Volta basin Authority ministers meet in Lomé

15 march 2014 - 14:12:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The fifth meeting of the council of ministers from the Volta basin Authority (ABV) is due [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 'ECOWAS committed to bright future of community children'

05 february 2014 - 11:56:45
Akosombo, Ghana (PANA) - The ECOWAS Commission is committed to ensuring the brightest future for Community children through the implementation [...] Full text...

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Russian Federation Chief Justice involved in Ghana road crash

16 september 2013 - 21:46:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chief Justice of the Russian Federation, Viacheslav Mikhailovic Lebedev, is in intensive care at the [...] Full text...

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Eight women drown in Ghana boat accident

26 august 2013 - 22:24:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Eight women drowned on Sunday night when a boat on which they were travelling capsized on [...] Full text...

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Scientists warn of food shortages in West Africa's Volta Basin

20 july 2013 - 13:34:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Tens of thousands of people living in West Africa’s Volta Basin could be displaced in 15 [...] Full text...

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Meteorologists warn of 'excessive rainfall' in West Africa

01 june 2013 - 14:52:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Climate experts, hydrologists and agro-meteorologists are warning that the West African region will experience excessive rain [...] Full text...

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Another power generation challenge, Mahama’s France visit reported in Ghana

01 june 2013 - 05:36:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – An unexpected power generation problem that has seen a return to power rationing and a three-day [...] Full text...

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Ghana's energy crisis yet to be over despite 'significant' power generation

05 may 2013 - 07:14:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian industrial and domestic power consumers, who have been going through a serious energy crisis, will [...] Full text...

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West African Gas Pipeline misses another deadline to resume production

29 april 2013 - 20:31:36
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The West African Gas Pipeline project under which Nigeria is to supply Ghana, Togo and Benin [...] Full text...

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Football, Siamese twins, opposition’s ‘state of the nation’ dominate Ghana media

02 march 2013 - 08:01:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Jolts in Ghana’s football following the “temporary” resignation of the Ayew brothers from the national football [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigeria-Burkina Faso past confrontations

09 february 2013 - 08:37:29
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - If their past encounters are anything to reckon with, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will [...] Full text...

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Opposition demonstration, pressure of Christmas played up in Ghana media

22 december 2012 - 08:13:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A demonstration of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in its stronghold, Kumasi, in central Ghana, [...] Full text...

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Ghana's inflation inches down

14 november 2012 - 22:09:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The rate of inflation in Ghana slid to 9.2 per cent in October from 9.4 per [...] Full text...

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Launch of ruling party’s manifesto, creation of 45 constituencies highlighted in Ghana media

06 october 2012 - 08:05:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The launch on Thursday of the manifesto of Ghana’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), creation of [...] Full text...

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Rawlings' apparent U-turn, Mahama’s running mate played up in Ghana's media

22 september 2012 - 07:39:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – An apparent U-turn of former President Jerry John Rawlings on the chances of his ruling National [...] Full text...

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Disruption of gas supply from Nigeria plunges Ghana into darkness

28 august 2012 - 20:07:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The disruption of gas supply from Nigeria to Ghana under the West African Gas Pipeline project [...] Full text...

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Ghana's power producer to build dual fuel plant

05 august 2012 - 08:03:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's state-owned power producer, Volta River Authority (VRA), has signed a contract with Wellhead Power Development [...] Full text...

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Communal conflicts, call for peace highlighted in Ghana

16 june 2012 - 07:11:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A clash between two communities in the Volta Region (VR), the latest in a series of [...] Full text...

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Journalists challenged on small arms, light weapons proliferation in W. Africa

20 april 2012 - 11:22:27
Sogakope, Ghana (PANA) - A three-day sensitization and capacity building workshop for journalists on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALWs) [...] Full text...

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Journalists challenged on small arms, light weapons proliferation in W. Africa

19 april 2012 - 22:46:32
Sogakope, Ghana (PANA) - A three-day sensitization and capacity building workshop for journalists on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALWs) [...] Full text...

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Nkrumah’s ‘lost son’, reconciling Mills and Rawlings reported in Ghana

07 april 2012 - 06:31:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The sudden emergence of a 55-year-old man claiming to be a son of Ghana’s first president [...] Full text...

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Power outage, suspension of Rawlings’s aide played up in Ghana media

24 march 2012 - 08:57:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A nationwide power outage last Wednesday night, the suspension of Kofi Adams, an aide of former [...] Full text...

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‘System trip’ causes nationwide electricity blackout in Ghana

22 march 2012 - 11:15:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana was on Wednesday night plunged into darkness for at least two hours due to what [...] Full text...

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Mills' meeting with Council of State, cabinet reshuffle highlighted by Ghanaian media

28 january 2012 - 08:41:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – President John Evans Atta Mills’ meeting with the Council of State, resignation of Education Minister Betty [...] Full text...

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President Mills reshuffles cabinet

25 january 2012 - 21:23:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday made changes in ministerial appointments naming Dr Benjamin Kunbour [...] Full text...

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Systems failure at power plant plunges Ghana into darkness

21 january 2012 - 08:46:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Several regions in Ghana were on Friday night plunged into darkness following a systems failure at [...] Full text...

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Ghana honours ECOWAS Commission President, Gbeho

02 december 2011 - 09:04:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Commission President James Victor Gbeho has been honoured for statesmanship and excellence in international diplomacy [...] Full text...

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Climate change 'may alter water flows in African river basins'

14 november 2011 - 12:54:22
Tshwane, South Africa (PANA) - Climate change could significantly alter water flows in major river basins in Africa, presenting a [...] Full text...

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Peace calls, vote for prisoners, ‘boastful’ Rawlings highlighted in Ghana media

12 november 2011 - 08:16:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Calls by President John Evans Atta Mills for the preservation of peace as Ghana approaches another [...] Full text...

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Wikileaks turmoil, boat disaster hit front pages in Ghana

10 september 2011 - 10:07:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The publication of leaked US diplomatic cables by whistle blowing site Wikileaks, with damning comments of [...] Full text...

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20 corpses recovered from Ghana lake disaster

07 september 2011 - 19:37:33
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Twenty corpses have so far been recovered from the Volta lake following a Tuesday night disaster, [...] Full text...

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Eyewitnesses: 50 drown in Ghana lake accident

07 september 2011 - 13:08:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - About 50 passengers, mainly traders, aboard a boat on Ghana's Volta Lake are feared to have [...] Full text...

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Ghana inflation drops to 19-year low

10 august 2011 - 16:18:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's annual inflation rate dropped by 0.20 percentage points to a 19-year low of 8.39 per [...] Full text...

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Ghana Police arrest eight demonstrators

08 august 2011 - 19:53:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The police have arrested eight supporters of Ghana’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) for allegedly “demonstrating [...] Full text...

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Concerns about insults of political opponents, floods lead Ghanaian media

30 july 2011 - 08:33:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Concerns about insults of political opponents in Ghana and President John Evans Atta Mills' tour of [...] Full text...

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Five drown in Ghana floods

23 july 2011 - 13:47:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – At least five people have drowned in Ghana as heavy rains, especially in the past week, [...] Full text...

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Inflation in Ghana continues downward trend

13 july 2011 - 13:40:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The year-on-year inflation in Ghana fell for the fourth consecutive month to 8.59 per cent in [...] Full text...

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Crucial congress of Ghana's ruling party fills media

09 july 2011 - 08:04:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A national delegates' congress of Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the continuing revulsion of [...] Full text...

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Ten die in Ghana boat disaster

06 july 2011 - 12:38:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 10 people have died in an accident on the Volta Lake in Ghana, police [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian, Kenyan firms bid for Nigeria's electricity companies

23 june 2011 - 07:59:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - State-run companies from Ghana and Kenya are among firms bidding to buy Nigerian government-owned firms under [...] Full text...

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Ghana power producer warns of more blackouts

06 june 2011 - 17:30:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s power producer, the Volta River Authority (VRA), on Monday cautioned the public about more blackouts [...] Full text...

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Ghana inflation rate slips in April

11 may 2011 - 15:35:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana’s annual rate of inflation slipped to 9.02 per cent in April, from 9.13 per cent [...] Full text...

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Ghana's inflation inches up

09 february 2011 - 20:10:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The rate of inflation in Ghana went up for the first time in 18 months, edging [...] Full text...

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Scheduled local govt elections postponed in 3 more regions in Ghana

29 december 2010 - 12:22:18
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Voting in local government elections in three of five regions in Ghana, which was to have [...] Full text...

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Local govt elections begin in Ghana

29 december 2010 - 09:43:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Five regions in Ghana began voting on Wednesday in local government elections that have been plagued [...] Full text...

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Floods, alleged mass rape capture front pages in Ghana

06 november 2010 - 08:38:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The havoc caused by torrential rains and the hullabaloo fo llowing an alleged forced mass rape [...] Full text...

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Ghana media highlight threats to dam by floods, end of university teachers' strike

23 october 2010 - 09:27:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- A threat posed to Ghana's main hydroelectric dam at Akosombo, about an hour's drive from Accra [...] Full text...

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Ghana increases producer price of cocoa by 33%

28 september 2010 - 16:48:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana has increased the producer price of cocoa by 33 per cent for the 2010/11 season, [...] Full text...

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At least 17 die in northern Ghana floods

10 september 2010 - 19:03:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- At least 17 people have died in floods that have swept nor thern Ghana following torrential [...] Full text...

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Two die in Ghana floods

01 september 2010 - 22:37:00
Tamale- Ghana (PANA) -- Two persons have died in the West Mamprusi District of Gh ana's Northern Region following floods [...] Full text...

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Twenty-three perish in two Ghana road accidents

16 august 2010 - 20:42:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Twenty-three people have died in two separate accidents on the main highway that runs east from [...] Full text...

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Fire guts 110 megawatts thermal power plant in Ghana

18 july 2010 - 14:24:00
Takoradi- Ghana (PANA) -- Fire on Saturday night gutted a thermal power plant at Takoradi in Ghana's Western Region, destroying [...] Full text...

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World Cup, floods, arrival of oil vessel highlighted in Ghana media

26 june 2010 - 10:36:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) – The FIFA 2010 World Cup, esp-ecially Ghana's run at the tournament, severe floods that have claimed [...] Full text...

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Ghana floods claim 35 lives (Updated)

22 june 2010 - 08:30:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Floods caused by heavy rains in southern Ghana on Sunday h ave claimed 35 lives, as [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Ghana floods climbs to 24

22 june 2010 - 07:04:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The death toll in Sunday's floods in southern Ghana has cl imbed to 24, according to [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Ghana floods continues to rise

21 june 2010 - 17:13:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The death toll in Sunday's floods in southern Ghana has continued to rise, with the total [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Ghana floods rises to 11

21 june 2010 - 13:50:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The death toll in Sunday's floods in southern Ghana has risen to 11 as rescue operations [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Ghana floods rises to 11

21 june 2010 - 13:49:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The death toll in Sunday's floods in southern Ghana has risen to 11 as rescue operations [...] Full text...

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Floods wreak havoc in southern Ghana

20 june 2010 - 15:54:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Heavy rains in southern Ghana on Sunday wreaked havoc in t he south of the country [...] Full text...

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CILSS forecasts flood in Sahel countries

17 june 2010 - 22:51:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) is forecasting "a normal to [...] Full text...

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Egyptian company wins contract to build two ferries in Ghana

18 april 2010 - 10:19:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Egyptian company, Arab Cont-ractors, has won a US$9. 484 m illion contract to build two ferries [...] Full text...

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Ghana's inflation dips to two-year low

10 march 2010 - 22:41:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Inflation in the West African state of Ghana has dipped to its lowest rate in two [...] Full text...

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Ghana inflation drops further to 14.78 per cent

10 february 2010 - 21:18:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" The rate of inflation in Gh-ana fell to 14. 78 per cent in January from 15. [...] Full text...

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Political, economic issues dominate Ghana's newspapers

16 january 2010 - 08:12:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Political and economic issues dominated the media in Ghana this week, with the focus on the [...] Full text...

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Ghana's former Agriculture, Health Minister dead

05 january 2010 - 16:18:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA)- â" Ghanaâ?s former Agriculture and Health Minister, retire d Major Courage Emmanuel Kobla Quashigah, died in Israel [...] Full text...

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Development partners pledge US$450 million to Ghana's 2010 budget (Corrected)

18 december 2009 - 21:22:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Ghana announced on Friday t-hat development partners have pledged to give the West African state US$450 [...] Full text...

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Development partners pledge US$450 to Ghana's 2010 budget

18 december 2009 - 20:30:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Ghana announced on Friday t-hat development partners have pledged to give the West African state US$450 [...] Full text...

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Satellites' victory, fire at foreign ministry dominate Ghanaian media

24 october 2009 - 09:14:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" The dramatic victory of Ghana's U--20 side, the Black Sat ellites, over Brazil in the finals [...] Full text...

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Satellites' victory, huge fire at foreign ministry dominate media

23 october 2009 - 21:20:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The dramatic victory of Ghana's U-20 side, the Black Satellites, over Brazil in the finals of [...] Full text...

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Twenty feared dead in Ghana boat tragedy

21 october 2009 - 12:40:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- At least 20 people were feared to have drowned when two bo ats capsized on the [...] Full text...

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"Sankarists" denounce international support for President Compaore's regime

16 october 2009 - 22:23:00
Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Supporters of the slain military leader of Burkina Faso, Captain Thomas Isidore Noel Sankara, on [...] Full text...

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Ghana to hold trial census in November

04 october 2009 - 08:05:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Ghana will hold a trial cen-sus on 8 November to precede the 2010 Population and Housing [...] Full text...

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Ghana to harvest underwater timber on Volta Lake

25 september 2009 - 20:22:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Ghana will from September n-ext year begin underwater log ging in the Volta Lake, one of [...] Full text...

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Nkrumah's centenary celebration fills the media

19 september 2009 - 09:59:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" The centenary celebrations -of the birthday of Ghana's fi rst president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, scheduled for [...] Full text...

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Ghana economy, agreement with Gambia on 2005 murders hit headlines

04 july 2009 - 07:29:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- News about a World Bank credit to Ghana, the performance o f the economy and the [...] Full text...

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Workshop on power supply enters day 2 in Bamako

28 april 2009 - 16:08:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- A feasibility study result of the interconnection of elect ricity power supply systems of Mali, Ghana [...] Full text...

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Parliament approves second batch of ministers

18 february 2009 - 02:38:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Parliament on Tuesday approved the nomination of 13 ministers, bringing the total number so far given [...] Full text...

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Cholera kills 25 in Ghana

04 february 2009 - 18:43:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) – A cholera outbreak in Ghana -since the last quarter of 2008 has killed 25 people in [...] Full text...

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Mills names former Central Bank governor as finance minster

27 january 2009 - 23:38:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday named former Go vernor of the Central Bank, Dr [...] Full text...

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Government says Ghana is "broke"

17 january 2009 - 12:39:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana's new government says it inherited a tattered econom y and the government is "broke". [...] Full text...

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Kufuor pardons in-coming party's ministers

06 january 2009 - 19:09:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) – Out--going Ghana President John Agyekum Kufuor Tuesday gran ted "free, absolute and unconditional pardon" to five [...] Full text...

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Akufo-Addo congratulates Mills

03 january 2009 - 20:02:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The candidate of Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, on Saturday congratulated Prof. [...] Full text...

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Mill says will pray for God's wisdom, humility to rule Ghana

03 january 2009 - 14:29:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- President-elect of Ghana, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, Saturday said he would pray for God's wisdom [...] Full text...

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Kufuor steps into Ghana election dispute, urges results acceptance

02 january 2009 - 12:40:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana's President John Agyekum Kufuor on Friday stepped into the country's raging election dispute, urging all [...] Full text...

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