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Cocoa price hike benefits Ghanaian farmers

Ghana has announced an increase of the guaranteed the cocoa price it pays to farmers by 28% per ton for the new growing season. It’s the West African nation’s latest

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Making Ghana’s cocoa plantations more sustainable, and more productive

Ghana’s cocoa production is in decline, with aging cocoa trees and poor agricultural practices exacerbated by drought. But a Dutch NGO is helping to revitalize the sector. Project goal: Making cocoa

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How Ghanaian romance scammer duped British granny of her £18,000, sex, others

A 68-year-old British woman has been revealing to the British Press about how a Ghanaian man in his thirties managed to fleece her of £18,000 and more despite the endless

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President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo Elected Chairman ECOWAS

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been elected Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States

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Ghana’s President hands-over AfCFTA secretariat to African Union commission

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned and handed over the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area to the African Union (AU) Commission, at

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Ivory Coast PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies after cabinet meeting

Ivory Coast’s PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly has died after falling ill at a ministerial meeting. The 61-year-old had been chosen as the ruling party’s candidate for October’s presidential election, after

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Former Malawi AG Superintendent Elected President

Lazarus Chakwera was sworn in as president of Malawi on June 28. Having served as the Malawi Assemblies of God general superintendent for 24 years and as a member and/or

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Haile Selassie: Statue of former Ethiopian leader destroyed in London park

A statue of former Ethiopian leader Haile Selassie has been destroyed in a park in Wimbledon, south-west London. Police are investigating the incident, which took place in Cannizaro Park on

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Carlos Ahenkorah’s campaign team member dies, 2 others receiving Covid-19 treatment

A member of the campaign team of the Deputy Trade Minister who resigned on Friday for breaching Covid-19 protocols has died. According to the Ghanaian Times, a member of Carlos

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COVID-19: Akufo-Addo self isolates

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has gone into a mandatory 14–day self isolation after a person in his inner circle tested positive for COVID -19. A statement  dated July 4