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India-Ghana commit to double trade from $3 billion to $6 billion - Ablakwa
GhanaWeb
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July 5, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has outlined key milestones chalked after the visit of the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to Ghana. According to him, the visit did not only rewrite history, but also led to the...
US supports West African countries to enhance public health emergency response
Tribune Online
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July 6, 2025
Seventeen public health emergency operations center staff members from seven West African countries have graduated from a two-week training program designed to enhance their skills in managing public health emergencies. The training, hosted by the...
RDI, Food justice Train Lagos Govt Officials On Planetary Health Diet
Daily Independent
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July 6, 2025
1 ABUJA – The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) and Germany-based Foodjustice, have trained officials of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Lagos State ministries of health, environment and agriculture on mainstreaming the concept of...
Ghana Narcotics Agency Intercepts Major Drug Shipments
News Ghana
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July 6, 2025
Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission seized 738 compressed parcels of suspected cannabis at Accra’s Swissport Terminal on July 5, 2025. The contraband, concealed in rubber-lined bags within 40 boxes falsely labeled as food items, was destined for...
From swim schools to eye clinics: how families of 7/7 victims used heartbreak to help others
The Guardian
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July 6, 2025
In the city of Bhubaneswar, the capital of the north-east Indian state of Odisha, there is an eye clinic that has transformed the lives of thousands of children. Before the unit was established in 2008, according to its vice-chair, there was no...
’24-Hour Economy’ not much different from ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ – Prof Bokpin
Joy FM
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July 6, 2025
President John Dramani Mahama's ambitious "24-Hour Economy" policy, recently launched with much fanfare, bears striking conceptual similarities to past national development blueprints, including the "Ghana Beyond Aid" agenda and the 2017...
Emulating Norway’s Triumph: How Ghana Can Transform the Eban...
Modern Ghana
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On July 3, 2025, Ghana marked a historic milestone with the Declaration of Commerciality for the Eban-Akoma oil and gas discoveries in the Cape Three Points Block 4 (CTP-B4). This breakthrough, confirmed by the Ministry of Energy and Green...
Stronger cedi, lower prices: Decathlon Ghana slashes prices by 35% on over 500 sports items
Joy FM
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July 5, 2025
In a bold move to celebrate the appreciation of the Ghana cedi, Decathlon Ghana has announced a major price drop — slashing prices by 35% on more than 500 sports products available both in-store and online. The sports retail giant, known for...
Ghana Health Minister Boosts Juaboso District Resources
News Ghana
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July 5, 2025
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has donated ten new motorcycles and five neonatal incubators to the Juaboso District Health Directorate in the Western North Region. The donation aims to strengthen maternal and child healthcare services in...
Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah—champion of Non-Alignment & man behind Zohran Mamdani’s middle name
The Print
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July 5, 2025
New Delhi: Zohran Mamdani, 33, New York’s Democratic mayoral candidate, has an interesting middle name—Kwame—given by his parents, Indian filmmaker Mira Nair and Mumbai-born Ugandan post-colonial theorist and Columbia University professor Mahmood...
Air pollution linked to nearly half of OPD cases in Ghana
Modern Ghana
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Nearly half of all outpatient department (OPD) cases in Ghana are related to poor air quality, Mr. Desmond Appiah, Country Lead of the Clean Air Fund (CAF), said on Wednesday. “These cases include upper respiratory tract infections, hypertension,...
U.S supports strengthening of regional public health emergency
Abuja Inquirer
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July 5, 2025
The United States Government has commenced the training of public health emergency operations center staff from Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Liberia, and Mali. A statement by the US Embassy in Abuja said the intermediate level...
Ghana, India sign key pacts - Prime Minister Modi conferred with state honour
Graphic
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July 5, 2025
Ghana and India last Wednesday signed a series of bilateral agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation in health, culture and trade, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his two-day official visit to the country. The signing ceremony at...
Ghana: A Janus-faced democracy
Graphic
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July 4, 2025
Ghana is constitutionally a liberal democracy, following a referendum in April 1992. Many observers outside Ghana regard the country as a rare regional phenomenon: a consolidated liberal democracy. Many Ghanaians, however, do not believe that the...
First lady, GAC host free health screening for Accra residents
Ghana News Agency
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July 5, 2025
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey Accra, July 5, GNA – The First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Mahama, and the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) Friday held a free health screening for Accra residents to promote preventive healthcare. The event, held at the forecourt of...
Ghana-India US$5Bn Trade Pact Opens Doors for Local Firms
News Ghana
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July 5, 2025
Healthcare, mining, and fintech sectors poised for major gains Ghana and India have unveiled plans to increase bilateral trade from $3 billion to $5 billion within five years, following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to Accra in...
Medical facilities in Ahafo hail NHIA for prompt payment of claims
Joy FM
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July 5, 2025
Medical Directors of health facilities in the Ahafo Region have lauded the leadership of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) for the prompt payment of claims in 2025. According to them, the NHIA's timely payment of claims significantly...
CAPECS Ghana, UNDP commission solar-powered water system in Suke
Ghana News Agency
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July 5, 2025
By Joseph Agrace Wiyorbie Suke, (UW/R), July 5, GNA – The Capacity Enhancement and Community Support (CAPECS), Ghana, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme ((UNDP) Ghana, has commissioned a solar-powered mechanised water...
Ghana Unveils Pathways for Public Participation in 24-Hour Economy
News Ghana
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July 5, 2025
Government outlines private sector roles amid national rollout The Mahama administration has detailed how individuals and businesses can engage with Ghana’s newly launched 24-Hour Economy initiative, positioning it as a private-sector-led...
MIHOSO, STAR Ghana set up cooperative credit union in Kintampo South
Ghana News Agency
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July 5, 2025
By Dennis Peprah Jema, (Bono East), July 05, GNA – The MIHOSO International, a non-government organisation with support from STAR Ghana Foundation has set up a credit union to provide financial assistance to local farmers, mostly women in the...