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African diaspora members sworn in as Ghanaian citizens
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (298+ words) Members of the African diaspora have officially been sworn in as Ghanaian citizens in a ceremony aimed at strengthening the country's efforts to reconnect with people of African descent across the world. The event, which took place on Tuesday, March…...
CLOGSAG strike without production: Ghana’s dangerous culture of entitlement
8+ hour, 56+ min ago (646+ words) The ongoing nationwide strike by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) once again exposes a deeper structural problem in Ghana's public sector: the widening gap between productivity and entitlement. CLOGSAG leadership argues that the government has…...
Yesterday’s CMO cannot keep up with today’s AI-powered National Service officer
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (456+ words) At some point in the last eighteen months, something changed quietly in the offices of Ghana's marketing departments. The National Service personnel who arrived, "fresh from university, carrying no particular professional mystique, began doing things that some of their supervisors…...
35 contractors paid $7.9m under Agenda 111 failed to start work – Audit
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (278+ words) Thirty-five contractors engaged under Ghana's Agenda 111 initiative failed to mobilise to the site or carried out work that did not match the advance payments they received, according to findings from the government's arrears audit. The revelation was made in Parliament…...
We are taking gender justice fight to market women and grassroots communities - Sector Minister tells UN
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (426+ words) Ghana is training paralegals inside market centres and mobilising communities across the country to ensure that ordinary women and girls know their rights and can use them, the country's Gender Minister has told the United Nations. Dr Agnes Naa Momo…...
Mpox no longer classified as public health emergency – Health Minister
13+ hour, 32+ min ago (364+ words) Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that Mpox is no longer classified as a public health emergency of international concern. Currently, only one person is admitted, with no critical cases, and weekly infections have declined from 28 to 7. While…...
155 granted Ghanaian citizenship
10+ hour, 30+ min ago (682+ words) The government conferred Ghanaian citizenship on 155 members of the African diaspora at a colourful ceremony in Accra yesterday after the completion of the required application and vetting process. Waving miniature Ghana flags and dressed in a mix of traditional and…...
GHPAC hosts independence cocktail celebrating Ghana–diaspora ties
7+ hour, 3+ min ago (271+ words) Distinguished U.S. lawmakers and Ghanaian diplomats have reflected on Ghana's historic independence and the enduring influence of African and diaspora leadership. The Ghana Diaspora Public Affairs Collective (GHPAC) hosted a cocktail reception bringing together distinguished policymakers, members of the African diaspora,…...
Congo FA President Blaise Mayolas handed life prison sentence for embezzling COVID funds intended for women's football
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (212+ words) The president of the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT), Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of financial misconduct. Among many offences, Mayolas was found guilty of money laundering, embezzlement, and forgery. Mayolas was not…...
Committee Chairman pushes for law update to tackle tech challenges
13+ hour, 40+ min ago (354+ words) Abednego Bandim Azumah, the Chairman of the Information and Communication Committee of Parliament, has urged Parliament to update the country's data protection laws to address emerging tech challenges such as AI, cybersecurity, and data misuse by multinationals. "The current Act…...