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Africa Cup of Nations: Caf dismisses Nigeria’s 2025 tournament bid talk
Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick says they plan to step in and host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations - but the Confederation...
Millions in lockdown after four Covid cases detected in Wuhan
Almost one million people in a suburb of Wuhan - China's central city where the coronavirus was first recorded - have been placed under...
Russia denies causing global food crisis
Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, on a diplomatic offensive in Egypt, has dismissed claims that Moscow caused the global food crisis.
In a speech to...
WHO declares highest alert over monkeypox
The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The classification is the highest alert that the WHO...
COVID Fund disburses GH¢53m
THE COVID-19 National Trust Fund, the emergency fund set up in 2020 to mobilise resources to support government in its management of the coronavirus...
Caf awards: Sadio Mane, Edouard Mendy and Mohamed Salah up for men’s Player of...
Senegal's Sadio Mane and Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala have a chance to retain their Confederation of African Football's (Caf) Player of the Year awards after...
China faces economic crises over zero-covid policy
China's economy contracted sharply in the second quarter of this year as widespread coronavirus lockdowns hit businesses and consumers.
Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by...
CAF Awards: Mane and Salah on shortlist for Player of the Year
Former Liverpool team-mates Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are on the updated 10-man shortlist for the Confederation of African Football's (Caf) Men's Player of...
Akufo-Addo hopeful Ghana comes out of IMF programme successful
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed optimism that Ghana will come out of the IMF programme successful.
President Akufo-Addo, who is making his first...
COVID-19, Russia-Ukraine war not cause of Ghana’s economic woes – Dr Duffuor
JoyNews/AdomNews · Duffuor speaks on Ghana's economy
Former Governor of the Bank of Ghana has described as false claims that the invasion of Russia in...
Full list: Govt’s 39 answers to frequently asked questions about IMF support
On Friday, July 1, 2022, President Akufo-Addo directed the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to engage the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support Ghana’s economy.
This...
I’m overwhelmed by government projects in A/R – Gifty Ohene Konadu
The National Coordinator of Monitoring and Evaluation Secretariat at the Office of the President, Hon. Gifty Ohene Konadu, has applauded the ongoing government’s developmental...
Lesbian couple who lost their jobs during pandemic wins free IVF cycle on Instagram
A lesbian couple who lost their jobs in the Covid-19 pandemic eager to become parents won a free IVF cycle from an Instagram giveaway.
As an LGBTQ+...
Don’t blame us for rising food prices – Russian Embassy to Ghanaian media
Russia is not to be blamed for increasing food prices on the African continent, the Russian Embassy in Accra has said.
According to the Embassy,...
Seven trials Funke Akindele’s marriage endured while it lasted
Ace Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele and rapper turn filmmaker, Abdulrasheed Bello fondly known as JJC Skillz, walked down the aisle in 2016. The couple...
Ghana is experiencing 5th wave of Covid-19 – KCCR virologist
A virologist at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR), Dr Michael Owusu, says the country is currently experiencing its fifth wave of the...
FIFA Council approves increase of FIFA World Cup squads to 26 players
FIFA has confirmed that countries competing at this year’s World Cup in Qatar will be allowed to name 26-player squads.
Managers will also be able to use up...
Meet Khaby Lame, the ‘mute’ Senegalese who is world’s most-followed TikToker
Senegalese-born TikTok star Khaby Lame is now the biggest TikToker in the world.
The 22-year-old did it without saying a word, surpassing US TikTok creator...
Covid-19: 245 cases recorded in 13 schools
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that 13 schools have so far recorded new cases of the coronavirus.
This development has forced the...
Finance Ministry is not running away from accountability – John Kumah
Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah, says the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is not running away from accounting for the Covid-19 expenditure.
According to him, the...
Full text: Finance Minister’s statement to Parliament on government’s Covid-19 expenditure in 2020
Mr Speaker, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. This moment has marked a defining moment in world...
Ken Ofori-Atta breaks silence on Covid-19 funds
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has debunked claims that the government has not been transparent with its COVID-19 expenditure.
Addressing Parliament on Wednesday, June 22, 2022,...
Help Africa recover from impacts of COVId-19, Russia-Ukraine war – Akufo Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the global community to increase its efforts to help developing countries withstand the...
We don’t buy kidneys – Kenyan hospital
Kenya’s top public hospital says there has been an increase in the number of people making inquiries and offering to sell their kidneys.
In a...
Staff of Rolls Royce to get £2,000 living cost bonus
More than 14,000 staff at Rolls Royce will be given a £2,000 one-off payment to help with the rising cost of living in the...
Muslim group hits the street over Hajj fees [Photos]
A group calling itself Patriotic Muslims Front has taken to the street to register its displeasure with the 2022 Hajj fees.
The protesters converged...
Deals on Covid jabs and overfishing agreed by countries
Agreements including waiving patents for Covid vaccines and aiming to reduce overfishing have been passed by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The group of 164...
Hajj Board explains why 2022 Ghanaian pilgrims have to pay extra money
The National Hajj Board has explained why Ghanaian pilgrims have to pay an additional GH¢7,000 within one week for the 2022 annual pilgrimage.
Speaking on...
Ghana pays lowest salaries, sells petrol dearest and runs highest inflation in Africa
Ghana is about the most expensive country to live in in Africa. This is because, while inflation is zooming through the roofs, salaries are...
WHO to share vaccines to stop monkeypox amid inequity fears
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it’s creating a new vaccine-sharing mechanism to stop the outbreak of monkeypox in more than 30 countries beyond...
Vladimir Putin seen shaking uncontrollably in new footage amid speculation about health
Questions have again been asked about Vladimir Putin’s health after the despot was seen visibly shaking as he presented a medal at the weekend.
Rumours of the...
Ghana gets $1bn pledge from banks to spur finances
International banks, according to Bloomberg, have pledged to lend Ghana $1 billion for budget purposes and to boost central bank reserves as the country...
‘I woke up from a coma alone in hospital to discover I’d been ghosted...
At the age of 25, Brie Duval was living her absolute best life - she'd moved from Australia to Canada, was working in her...
Egypt to provide 30 million Covid jabs to African states
The president of Egypt has promised to provide 30 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to African countries, in coordination with the African Union.
Abdul Fattah...
Former chicken seller with presidential ambitions
William Ruto’s childhood epitomises the lives of many poor Kenyans.
He went to primary school barefoot, wearing his first pair of shoes at the age...
North Korea fight COVID-19 with tea and salt water
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared in a face mask to order nationwide lockdownsGoogle search engine North Korea is grappling with the spread...
Shanghai lockdown: Covid restrictions to be lifted on businesses
Authorities in Shanghai have announced that some Covid-19 lockdown measures imposed on businesses will be lifted from Wednesday.
Plans have also been introduced to support...
Ukraine war: World Bank boss warns over global recession
The head of the World Bank has warned that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could cause a global recession as the price of food, energy...
Texas primary shooting leaves 21 dead
Nineteen young children and two adults have died in a shooting at a primary school in south Texas.
The gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary...
North Korea: Fighting Covid with tea and saltwater
North Korea is grappling with the spread of Covid in an unvaccinated population, without access to effective anti-viral drugs.
In early 2020, the country sealed...