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European Union and Ghana celebrate 50 years of partnership
By James Amoh Junior Accra, May 8, GNA – Ghana and the European Union in Ghana on Thursday reaffirmed their longstanding partnership and commitment to deeper cooperation at…
Economy
Office of the Registrar of Companies urges SMEs to formalise businesses
By Dorothy Frances Ward Kumasi, May 8, GNA – The Kumasi Zonal Office of the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) has embarked on a sensitisation campaign…
Politics
South Africa rejects xenophobia claims as Ghana pushes AU action
By James Amoh Junior, GNA Accra, May 8, GNA – The Government of South Africa has rejected claims of targeted xenophobic attacks against African nationals while defending its…
Business
Fidelity Bank affirms commitment to leadership development
Accra, May 8, GNA – Mr Godfred Attafuah, the Divisional Director for Retail Banking, Fidelity Bank Ghana, has emphasised investment in young African talents to enable them to lead efficiently in the future. Speaking at the 12th District…
Social
Site for Adaklu District 24-Hour Economy Market handed over to contractor
By Emmanuel Nyatsikor Adaklu Waya (V/R), May 8, GNA- Mr Jerry Yao Ameko, Adaklu District Chief Executive and Togbe Gbogbi Atsa V, President of the Adaklu Traditional Council and Paramount Chief of Adaklu on Friday jointly handed over the site for the 24-Hour Economy Market to the…
World
CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87
May 6 (CNN/GNA) – Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according…
3i Africa Summit 2026
GNA Newsreel • May 8, 2026
Ghana petitions AU over xenophobic attacks in South Africa
GNA Newsreel • May 7, 2026
FDA orders sachet water producers to use UV Sterilisation
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Ghana to pilot continental Digital Trade Framework — Veep
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Court & Crime
Eleven arrested for allegedly impersonating President John Mahama
Accra, May 8, GNA – The Ghana Police Service has arrested 11 persons, including Nigerians, for allegedly using deep fake AI-generated video content to impersonate President John Dramani…
Education
Parents back EduWatch’s calls to restructure BECE Schedule
By Evans Worlanyo, GNA Keta, (VR), May 8, GNA-Parents in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region have thrown their full support behind Mr Kofi Asare, the Executive Director of Africa…
Health
Oti Region set for the launch of Free Primary Healthcare Programme
By Kingsley Mamore Dambai (O/R), May 9, GNA-The Ministry of Health will on Saturday, launch the Free Primary Healthcare Programme for the Oti Region at Dambai to improve access to essential health services across communities in the…
Features
Parentage, not paternity: Why Ghana must tread carefully on compulsory DNA testing at birth
A feature by Justice Sedinam Awo Kwadam Accra, May 8, GNA – A proposal seeking to make paternity testing compulsory for all babies born in healthcare facilities in…
Foreign Features
139th Canton Fair sets new record with overseas buyer attendance
Guangzhou, China – The 139th Canton Fair concluded on May 5, setting a new record for overseas buyer attendance. Data from the China Foreign Trade Centre show that across 15 days and…
Sports
Accra Mayor rewards Golden Arms after 15th Africa Armwrestling success
By Francis Ofori Accra, May 08, GNA-Mr Michael Kpakpo Allotey, Mayor of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly has announced plans to employ over 30 young athletes and establish an…
Entertainment
Veteran Actress Mynna Otoo delivers crowd-pleasing performance as Araba Stamp in ‘I Told You So’
Accra, May 7, GNA – The National Theatre has seen many productions, but few have drawn as much consistent praise for a single performer as Fiifi Coleman’s I…
Africa
Over 500 detained in Istanbul for defying May Day ban
ISTANBUL, May 1 (Xinhua/GNA) – More than 500 people were detained in Istanbul on Friday, for defying a ban on May Day rallies in restricted areas, local authorities…
Americas
CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87
May 6 (CNN/GNA) – Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according…
Asia
China’s Zero Tariff treatment empowers the China-Africa Community with a Shared Future
A feature by Ambassador Cong Song Accra, May 5, GNA – On February 14, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced in his congratulatory message to the 39th African Union…
Europe
4 bodies found at collapsed mine in Russia’s Far East
VLADIVOSTOK, May 4 (Xinhua/GNA) — Four miners’ bodies were recovered at the Kadykchansky open-pit coal mine in Russia’s Magadan Oblast following Thursday’s collapse, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said…
Middle East
US, Iranian militaries trade shots as Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate
May 4, (CNN/GNA) – The US military said this morning that two US-flagged merchant vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz. “American forces are actively assisting…
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.