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GNA Politics • June 8, 2026

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Ghana, Burkina Faso hold talks to advance joint land boundary management

By Godwill Arthur-Mensah  Accra, June 16, GNA– Ghana and Burkina Faso have begun a week-long series of bilateral engagements intended to advance the reaffirmation and joint management of…

Economy

PFAG urges immediate rice import quota implementation to save farmers 

By Edward Dankwah Accra, June 16, GNA- The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has called on the Government to immediately implement the proposed rice import quota policy to help…

Politics

Analysis: Two commissioners gone but EC functional, pressure mounts for timely replacements

By Edward Acquah, GNA Accra, June 15, GNA – The announcement that two of the Electoral Commission’s most senior officials will exit office by July 31, 2026, has…

Business

Fidelity Bank donates One Million to Black Stars World Cup Fund

Accra, June 16, GNA – Fidelity Bank Ghana, the nation’s largest privately-owned bank, has contributed GHS 1,000,000 to support the Black Stars’ preparations and participation in the 2026…

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Social

VR ‘s peace, model for national cohesion – NCDS 

By Ewoenam Kpodo  Ho, June 16, GNA- The Volta Region’s reputation for peace has earned it the spotlight as a case study for national cohesion, with researchers saying its stability…

World

Russia ready to share nuclear energy experience with ASEAN – Diplomat

JAKARTA, June 16 (RIA Novosti/GNA) – Russia is ready to share its experience and technologies in peaceful nuclear energy with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries…

Environmentalists, Opinion Leaders express concern over depletion of Dodowa Forest
GNA Newsreel • June 11, 2026

Farmer with disability shares story of resilience | At The Table With Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa
Agriculture • Advocacy • Gender | Episode 2, June 10, 2026

Court & Crime

Court remands alleged car robber

By Gifty Amofa Accra, June 16, GNA – An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a trader, Emmanuel Yaw Duku, for allegedly robbing a businessman of his Mitsubishi Montero…

Education

New Somanya Methodist JHS to get major facelift

By Francis Ntow, GNA Accra, June 15, GNA – Nene Tetteh Nanor Odjidji II, known in private life as Curtis Tetteh Djaba, the Chief of New Somanya, has…

Health

Researcher urges African governments to invest in advanced malaria elimination systems

By Emmanuel Gamson    Takoradi, June 16, GNA – Mr John Agbetsi, a Ghanaian Researcher at the New Mexico State University, USA, has called on African governments to invest…

Features

Sweet smoke, hidden danger: how shisha and vapes are drawing Ghana’s youth into addiction

A GNA feature by Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey Accra, June 15, GNA – On a typical weekend night in Accra, young people gather in stylish lounges, passing around…

Foreign Features

Digital Finance and SMEs: Innovation aims at a new frontier

June 12 (ITALPRESS/GNA) – An analysis of the Italian production system reveals how it has historically relied on a network of small and medium-sized enterprises, unrivaled in Europe. This economic and…

Sports

Canada court dismisses Partey’s visa appeal

Accra, June 16, GNA – Court dismisses Thomas Partey’s appeal on Canadian visa refusal. The Black Stars midfielder would miss out on Ghana’s opener against Panama in Toronto.…

Entertainment

Funworld June edition to blend creativity, environmental sustainability  

Accra, June 13, GNA - The June edition of the National Theatre’s flagship family education and entertainment programme, Funworld, has been scheduled for Friday, June 19, 2026, at the National Theatre main auditorium.   The special edition, which takes off at 10:00am, would commemorate World Earth Day and World Environment…

Africa

DR Congo Ebola cases rise to 782 as outbreak spreads to more health zones

KINSHASA, June 14 (Xinhua/GNA) — The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 782, including 178 deaths, as the…

Americas

Tunisia sacks Lamouchi after World Cup opener

MEXICO CITY, June 15 (Xinhua/GNA) — Tunisia sacked head coach Sabri Lamouchi on Monday, following a 5-1 loss to Sweden in their opening game of the 2026 FIFA…

Asia

Large protest held in Tokyo against gov’t military expansion policies

TOKYO, June 14 (Xinhua/GNA) — A large number of Japanese people took to the streets in Tokyo on Sunday afternoon, to protest a series of military expansion policies…

Europe

Spanish footballer Mir jailed for eight years over sexual assault

Barcelona, June 15, (dpa/GNA) – Spanish footballer, Rafa Mir, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison and ordered to pay €64,000 ($74,000) in compensation,…

Middle East

5 Iranian ships pass as U.S. lifts anti-Iran naval blockade: report

TEHRAN, June 15, (Xinhua/GNA) — Five Iranian ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, as the United States lifted its naval blockade following the announcement of…

The Sacrifices made by Ghanaians have paid off — President Mahama
GNA Newsreel • May 31, 2026

The head of Ghana News Agency speaks with CGTN on rollout of China's zero-tariff policy for 20 African countries, including Ghana

On the eve of China’s rollout of its latest zero-tariff policy for 20 African countries, including Ghana, on May 1, China Global Television Network (CGTN), based in Beijing, interviewed the head of Ghana’s News Agency to assess the significance and potential impact of the policy on the country’s economic development, as well as how the state media will help promote bilateral ties between China and Ghana.

GNA Newsreel • May 1, 2026