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Accra summit focuses on integration.
The African Union (AU) summit in Accra was dominated by the question of continental integration. Leaders of the 53-member pan African body agreed on the need for closer collaboration between countries...
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Energy-saving light bulbs for Ghana.
One million energy-saving light bulbs have arrived in Ghana as part of efforts to mitigate the serious energy crisis in the country. The compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), which consume approximately s...
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Australian Aboriginal dance theatre in Accra.
Traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture comes to Accra in a dance theatre event presented by the Australian high commission, starting on 27 June. The Descendance Aboriginal and Torre...
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Goldshow fashion event in Accra.
On 1 July over 10,000 visitors and fashion journalists from all over the world are expected to arrive in Accra for
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Ghana’s ATMs out of action for currency changeover.
Ghanaian bank account holders will not be able to withdraw cash from automated teller machines (ATMs) across the country from 30 June to 2 July in view of the introduction of the new cedi coins and no...
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Drumming returns to Accra ahead of Homowo.
The traditional ban on drumming and noisemaking imposed in Accra in early May has been lifted amid an ongoing dispute over the installation of the Ga Mantse, or supreme leader of the indigenous people...
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Five people have been confirmed dead and hundreds more have been displaced from their homes in Accra as a result of flooding caused by heavy rainfall on 2 and 3 June. The worst affected areas are Mall...
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The South Africa based discount retailer of general merchandise, Game Stores, has opened an outlet in the Ghanaian capital. Located in the Accra Shopping Mall on Spintex Road, Tetteh Quarshie Circle,...
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President John Kufuor has nominated Georgina Theodora Wood to be the next chief justice. She replaces Francois Yaonansu Kpegah, who had been acting chief justice since the death of former chief justic...
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Drumming and noise-making banned in Accra.
Drumming and noise-making have been banned in the Greater Accra region until 7 June. The ban, announced by the traditional council of the indigenous Ga people of the Accra region, came into force on 7...
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French presidential election at the Alliance Française.
French citizens living in Accra and interested Ghanaians can follow the second round of the French presidential elections on 6 May at the Alliance Fran
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New cedi notes and coins unveiled.
The Bank of Ghana has unveiled the new Ghana cedi notes and coins and pesawa coins that are due to come into circulation on 1 July. The notes are in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cedis, while t...
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Ghana to get computerised population registry.
The registration of births and deaths in Ghana is to be computerised by the end of the year, senior assistant registrar Kingsley Asare Addo has told Ghana News Agency. The country currently operates a...
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The Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have announced a new load-shedding programme in a bid to tackle the growing energy crisis in the country. Under the new regim...
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Seasonal rains arrive in Accra.
The start of the rainy season in the capital has been accompanied by flash floods and damage to property caused by heavy rainfall and blocked drains. Traders at the newly opened Pedestrian Shopping Ma...
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United Kingdom visa fees are to go up from 1 April according to a statement issued by the British High Commission in Accra. Standard and transit visas will cost 815,000 cedis rather than 555,000 cedis...
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Accra road named after Nigerian president.
The road running between the 37 Military Hospital Junction and the Dimples Junction in Accra has been named after Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo in recognition of his support to Ghana. The signp...
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The finishing touches are being put to preparations for the 50th anniversary of the independence of Ghana on 6 March. Heads of state and of government from all over the world have been arriving in the...
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Trees in Ghana: Greening Ghana Initiative.
Every last Saturday of the month until December 2007 is to be devoted to tree-planting in Ghana in an attempt to restore the depleted forest cover in the country. On these days local community groups...
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Accra night club bans smoking.
Oops Nite Club in Bubiashie, Accra, has banned smoking on its premises in a move applauded by anti-tobacco campaigners,
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Uniform for Ghana’s taxi drivers.
Taxi drivers in Accra could all be sporting sea blue shirts and dark blue trousers as of 1 February if ambitious plans to get the workforce into uniform go ahead. The Accra metropolitan assembly made...
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Ghana's anniversary celebrations: Ghana @50.
The government of Ghana has launched the official programme of events to commemorate 50 years as an independent nation. The anniversary is being celebrated under the banner
