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Ghana cocoa farmers revolt over prices, threaten mass smuggling
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
A coalition of Ghanaian cocoa farmers has threatened to bar officers of the national regulator from their farms to protest the newly announced producer price for the upcoming season, which they say could fuel illegal smuggling to Ivory Coast and...
Energy Minister inaugurates GRIDCo board, urges grid expansion to improve power transmission
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition John Abdulai Jinapor (MP), on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama, has inaugurated the newly reconstituted board of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo). The Minister tasked the new board with...
Construction resumes on stalled Pokuase–Nsawam road after threats to demonstrate
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
Contractors have resumed work on the stalled Pokuase–Nsawam road project following mounting public pressure and threats of a nationwide protest by commercial transport operators. For weeks, the deplorable state of the road, one of the busiest...
Reviving Juapong: Ghana’s textile renaissance begins
Graphic
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August 18, 2025
Once a vibrant hub of Ghana’s textile industry, Juapong, a small town in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region, now stands as a shadow of its former self. Established in 1968, Juapong Textiles Limited, later known as Volta Star Textiles,...
Smart manufacturing: The future of global industry
Business and Financial Times
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August 18, 2025
By Abubakari Saddiq ADAMS The global manufacturing landscape is undergoing a seismic transformation, driven by rapid advancements in technology and the increasing demand for efficient, sustainable, and data-driven production processes. The smart...
Ghana’s National Teams Praise MTN Ghana
Business Ghana
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MTN Ghana has signed a landmark sponsorship agreement with the Ghana Football Association (GFA). The $ 2 million sponsorship package reaffirms MTN Ghana’s long-standing commitment to the growth and development of Ghanaian football. The agreement,...
TaTU Electrical Engineering students win second prize at C
Business and Financial Times
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August 18, 2025
By Modesta ZUMKPEH Students from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Tamale Technical University (TaTU) have won second prize at the 2025 Africa Regional Conference and Exhibition on Education and Skills Development (ARC-ESD), held in...
Ghana’s crypto bill could set the standard for the continent if done right – By Kwame Asare Mensah
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
Ghana is on the cusp of a regulatory overhaul that could place it among Africa’s most forward-looking economies when it comes to digital assets. With the central bank expected to present a crypto licensing framework to parliament in September...
Presbyterian moderator urges government to tackle illegal mining
Happy FM
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August 18, 2025
The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, has called on government to adopt stronger and more effective strategies to curb illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Speaking at the 25th General...
AiAfrica unveils the Ghanaian AI Prompt Bible: A 24-Hour AI economy for Ghana
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
Ghana has become the first nation to launch a country-authored Prompt Bible—a 1,000+ page, execution-ready manual that turns Artificial Intelligence into day-and-night production. Titled the Ghanaian AI Prompt Bible, it delivers more than...
Nigeria Entertainment News22 minutes ago I Earned My One Year Salary In One Day – Mawuli Gavor Reveals Why He Left His Corporate Job For Acting Ghanaian actor Mawuli Gavor has revealed why he left his corporate job at global accounting firm KPMG to…
Naija News
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August 18, 2025
In an interview on the Blackvolta Podcast, Gavor shared that he initially tried to balance his job at KPMG with early morning modelling and photoshoot commitments. Naija News reports that at the time, he was earning 770 cedis monthly while...
“Africa must take charge of its energy future,” – Jinapor
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
“Africa must take charge of its energy future.” With this bold statement, John Abdulai Jinapor, Minister of Energy for the Republic of Ghana, has set the tone for Africa Oil Week (AOW) 2025, the continent’s largest upstream oil and gas event,...
Historic DynamicsCon regional meetup held in Accra
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
For the first time in Ghana and West Africa, the internationally recognised DynamicsCon Regional Meetup was held on Saturday, 19 July 2025, at the Fiesta Royale Hotel in Accra. The event marked a significant milestone in the region’s technology...
Fellow Ghanaians: How long will we keep overlooking illegal mining?
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
Fellow Ghanaians, It's over a week now since our nation was struck by a tragedy that froze us in grief. We lost eight of our own five senior public servants and three gallant members of the Ghana Armed Forces in a helicopter crash that has left...
AfCFTA opens doors for South African automotive industry growth
IOL
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August 18, 2025
The National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) 2025 show revealed that South African manufacturers are poised to reap significant benefits from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Unveiling the...
Vice President Meets Ghana Prisons Service Leadership
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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August 18, 2025
Vice President, Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has met with the leadership of the Ghana Prisons Service, led by the Director-General, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, to discuss the challenges confronting the Service and explore practical solutions. She...
Galamsey Fight, Support for Crash Victims' Families, Roads: List of demands from some Ghanaians
GhanaWeb
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August 18, 2025
Following the burial of the eight gallant men who tragically lost their lives in a helicopter crash on August 6, 2025, many Ghanaians have shared their thoughts on their expectations of the government moving forward. In a post by GhanaWeb, Ghana’s...
Krif Ghana strikes new deal with Germany’s DURABLE Hunke & Jochheim GmbH & Co. KG to set up Africa inventory hub in Accra
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
KRIF Ghana Limited, a leading stationery supplier, has sealed a new agreement with German office equipment manufacturer, DURABLE Hunke & Jochheim GmbH & Co. KG, to establish a central inventory hub in Accra that will serve the entire African...
Ghana can raise GH₵50 billion if resources are well managed – ACEP
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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August 18, 2025
By Seraphine Nyuiemedi The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, says Ghana has the resources to build modern hospitals, schools, and roads, but poor spending choices and inefficiencies continue to deny...
VAST-Ghana urges stricter sugar-sweetened beverage regulations to protect youth health
Food Business Africa Magazine
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August 18, 2025
GHANA – The Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development (VAST-Ghana), a civil society organisation, has urged the government to strengthen enforcement of existing laws on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and close regulatory gaps that expose...