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Moody’s forecasts 4% growth rate for Ghana in 2021
International ratings agency, Moody’s, is forecasting a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 4.0% for Ghana this year.
This is a sharp contrast to...
COVID-19 infection gives immunity for 5 months – UK study
People who have had COVID-19 are highly likely to have immunity to it for at least five months but there is evidence that those...
Ghana U-17 lacked real strikers – GFA Technical Director reacts to AFCON failure
Ghana Football Association's (GFA) Technical Director, Bernhard Lippert, has identified the cause of Black Starlets' failure to qualify for this year’s Africa U17 Cup...
Extend JHS to four years to cover new curriculum – Kofi Asare proposes
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has proposed that the Junior High School (JHS) system is extended to four years.
This, he...
4th phase of schools disinfection underway in Eastern region
School authorities (both basic and senior high schools–SHSs) in the Eastern Region have pledged their support their support effort of government contain the spread...
First South African virus variant reported in Taiwan
Taiwan’s Health Minister, Chen Shih-chung, on Wednesday reported the island had confirmed its first case of the South African variant of the coronavirus.
The people...
Two death row executions delayed to give killers time to recover from Covid
The executions of two condemned murderers have been delayed for months while they recover from coronavirus.
Inmates Cory Johnson and Dustin Higgs had been scheduled to...
Premier League announces 36 new positive tests
The Premier League says 36 players and club staff have tested positive during the latest rounds of testing for Covid-19.
The league conducted 2,593 tests...
The sperm kings have a problem: Too much demand
Many people want a pandemic baby, but some sperm banks are running low. So women are joining unregulated Facebook groups to find willing donors,...
Here are the 10 most powerful passports in Africa right now
The coronavirus pandemic has ushered in lockdowns and travel restrictions. This has dramatically changed and shaped the way people travel by air, land, or...
53-year-old Japanese footballer signs new contract with Yokohama
Kazuyoshi Miura, the oldest scorer in Japanese professional football, is set to play at the age of 54 after extending his contract with Yokohama...
Covid-19: Over 6,000 basic schools in Greater Accra region disinfected
With a few days to the reopening of schools in Ghana, Zoomlion Ghana has taken the mass disinfection and fumigation to public and private...
Ghana’s UK Visa Application Centre closed
The Accra UK Visa Application Centre has been closed, effective today January 11, 2021, until further notice.
This is because the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel which...
FA Cup: Werner scores as Chelsea see off Morecambe
Last season's FA Cup runners-up Chelsea returned to winning ways, comfortably beating League Two Morecambe to reach the fourth round on Sunday.
England midfielder Mason...
Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh receive Covid-19 vaccine
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh have received their Covid-19 vaccinations, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said Saturday.
The inoculations were administered by a household doctor...
Confirmed: 8 players, officials of Kotoko test positive for Covid-19
Asante Kotoko have announced that four players and four officials of the club have tested positive for Coronavirus upon arrival from Sudan on Friday.
The...
Akufo-Addo wins big; check it out
The African Leadership Magazine - a popular Pan African political magazine on the Continent – has declared President Nana Akufo-Addo winner of the 2020...
Trump skipping inauguration is ‘a good thing’, Biden says
President-elect Joe Biden said President Donald Trump’s decision to skip his inauguration is “one of the few things he and I have ever agreed on.”
“It’s a...
13 things it’s illegal to do in a relationship
Rates of domestic violence soared during the first coronavirus lockdown and campaigners are concerned that women and children could be at risk again as...
Basic schools in Bono East disinfected ahead of reopening
Basic schools in the Bono East Region on Thursday (January 7, 2021) begun benefiting from the ongoing Ministry of Education and Zoomlion Ghana Limited...
COVID-19 second wave: Nigerian govt hints at fresh nationwide lockdown
The Federal Government has said it would impose a fresh nationwide lockdown if the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise in the country.
Sani...
FA Cup: Partey could return for Arsenal against Newcastle United
Mikel Arteta has almost a full squad to choose from as FA Cup holders Arsenal play Newcastle in the third round.
Midfielder Thomas Partey, who...
Kotoko to play ES Setif in Caf Confederation Cup
Kumasi Asante Kotoko have been drawn against Algerian outfit ES Setif in the CAF Confederation Cup play-off.
This comes after they were eliminated from the...
Moderna becomes third Covid vaccine approved in the UK
A third Covid vaccine has been approved for use in the UK.
It is made by US company Moderna and works in a similar way...
Franklin Cudjoe ‘falls in love’ with Akufo-Addo
President of Policy Think Tank, IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has expressed his love for President Nana Akufo-Addo's speeches.
According to Mr Cudjoe, the speeches are...
Arsenal take out £120m loan to help with Covid-19 impact
Arsenal have taken out a short-term £120m loan to help deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The club say they "met the criteria...
UG: Concerned Students threaten demonstration at main entrance over modular system
A group calling itself the Concerned Students of the University of Ghana is threatening to demonstrate at the main entrance of the school in...
Begin to think, Covid-19 vaccines not meant for us – Pastor Chris tells Africans...
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy Ministries has asked African leaders not to accept any Covid-19 vaccine made in other continents for their citizens.
According...
Kotoko team hit by multiple Covid-19 cases ahead of Al Hilal tie
Asante Kotoko has confirmed the team has recorded some coronavirus cases ahead of their CAF Champions League reverse tie against Al-Hilal, Omdurman scheduled for...
‘Fellow Ghanaians’ phrase was a symbol of resilience – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says the phrase ‘Fellow Ghanaians’ which became very popular during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic was the country’s symbol of resilience.
Delivering...
SA morgues ‘run out of space for Covid-19 victims’
Morgues in South Africa are running out of space as bodies of coronavirus victims continue piling up, public broadcaster SABC reports
quoting the head of...
South Sudan requests five million Covid-19 vaccine doses
South Sudan’s Ministry of Health says it has requested five million doses of Covid-19 vaccine as the country continues to witness an upsurge in...
Don’t charge or demand COVID-19 test results before admission – GES to schools
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says students are not required to take COVID-19 tests before being admitted to school.
According to the Director General of...
Covid-19: Obasanjo shares near-death experience
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, is the latest world leader to share his near-death experience regarding Covid-19 attack.
The former Nigerian leader has disclosed...
Infographics: All you need to know about Akufo-Addo’s 21st Covid-19 address
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday January 3, 2021 addressed the nation for the 21st time on measures his administration has put in...
Akufo-Addo announces partial end of double-track system
President Akufo-Addo has announced that first and third year Senior High Schools (SHS) students will no longer run the double-track system.
"I must stress that...
Ghana will plant, harvest, and build to be fruitful – Mensa Otabil
General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) Pastor Mensa Otabil has revealed Ghana’s standing in the New Year amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
In...
Akufo-Addo to address nation tonight
As Ghana is threatened with a second wave of Coronavirus, President Akufo-Addo will address the nation on measures his administration has taken to manage...
How Legon will run its ‘double-track’ academic calendar
The management of the University of Ghana (UG) Legon says the “double track” academic calendar scheduled to commence mid-January 2021 will offer a safe...
Notable African deaths of 2020: From jazz legends to football heroes
As 2020 draws to a close, it is time to remember some of the iconic figures on the African continent who died this year.
Here...