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GHANA: Women in power – trickle down?

Thursday, February 26, 2009

The arrival of women at top positions in Ghana's government and security forces has highlighted the question of whether such milestones will...

News Release: MFWA hosts Roundtable on Media Development Fund

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) will from February 18 to 19, 2009 hold a Stakeholders Consultative Roundtable in Accra, Ghana to finalize...

Ghana ALERT: Policeman assaults two female sports journalists

Monday, February 16, 2009

Rashidatu Kadiri of Atlantis Radio and Dorcas Oparibea of Top Radio were on February 11, 2009 assaulted by a policeman at the Ohene Djan Sports...

Africa hails Ghana election as democratic success

http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE50301E20090104

Sunday, January 04, 2009

Ghana's peaceful presidential election was a rare example of a functioning democracy in Africa and should be a model for the continent, African...

Opposition leader wins Ghana poll

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7809451.stm

Saturday, January 03, 2009

Opposition candidate John Atta Mills has won a tight presidential run-off in Ghana, saying he will be "a president for all". Electoral officials...

Ghanaians vote for new president

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7769695.stm

Sunday, December 07, 2008

Ghanaians have gone to the polls to elect a new president and parliament, in a country often held up as an example of good government in...

"I will fly out if war breaks out" - says Ghana's defence minister

http://www.ghanaian-chronicle.com/thestory.asp?id=9517&title=Defence%20Minister`s%20surprise%20public%20comment

Friday, November 21, 2008

MR. ALBERT Kan Dapaah, Minister of Defence, has stated that he has nothing to lose if war breaks out in the country, before, during and after the...

Vodafone purchases 70% of Ghana's telecommunications.

http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-08-18-vodafone-completes-purchase-of-ghana-telecom-stake

Monday, November 17, 2008

Cellphone giant Vodafone said it had completed the purchase of a 70% stake in state-run Ghana Telecommunications.

GHANA: Meningitis outbreak kills 10

Friday, November 14, 2008

Ten people have been confirmed dead and two are hospitalised following an outbreak of meningitis in north-central Ghana. The disease broke out on 25...

China and Ghana broadcasters win 2008 International Day of Broadcasting Awards

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

UNICEF presented the 2008 International Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) Awards to China Central Television and Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. The...