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Ghana gets bright start at 2025 CAF African Schools Football Championship
By Simon Asare Accra, April 23, GNA – Ghana’s boys and girls U-15 teams started the CAF African Schools Football Championship on a bright note, winning their respective…
World
Pope Francis to be buried on Saturday at favourite basilica in Rome
Rome, Apr. 22, (dpa/GNA) – The burial of Pope Francis will take place on Saturday at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, as the…
Economy
ECOWAS@50: Touray outlines ECOWAS’ achievements
By Iddi Yire Accra, April 23, GNA – As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) begins its year-long Golden Jubilee Celebration, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, ECOWAS…
Business
GACL welcomes growth in regional air connectivity
Accra, April 22, GNA – Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has congratulated Africa World Airlines on the launch of direct flights from Accra to Ouagadougou, commencing June 3,…
Politics
CJ’s Removal Petitions: Prempeh expresses concern about secrecy of Article 146
By Iddi Yire Accra, April 23, GNA – Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, Executive Director, Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, has expressed concerns about the secrecy of Article 146…
Social
Births and Deaths Registry trains Volta Region registrars on document fraud and identity awareness
By Michael Foli Jackidy Ho (V/R), April 23, GNA – The Births and Deaths Registry (BDR), in partnership with the Norwegian Embassy, Royal Embassy of the Netherlands, and…
Court & Crime
Galamsey Crackdown: Police Reshuffle Commanders at Flashpoint Areas
By Gifty Amofa Accra, April 22, GNA – The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Christian Tetteh-Yohuno, has reshuffled divisional and district police commanders in key Galamsey flashpoints in…
Education
School Feeding: Inadequate monitoring affecting food quality
By Agnes Ansah / Harriet Kwakye Accra, April 22, GNA – Hajia Fati Forgor, National Coordinator, Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), has observed that inadequate monitoring is a…
Health
Mixed reactions greet sacking of Tamale Teaching Hospital CEO
By Albert Futukpor Tamale, April 23, GNA – The sacking of Dr Adam Atiku, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) has dominated discussions in the…
Features
China’s “Two Sessions” bring confidence and opportunities to the World
A feature by Ambassador Tong Defa Accra, April 21, GNA – Last month, the Third Sessions of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the 14th National Committee…
Foreign Features
See You in Quzhou: China-US People-to-People exchange activities launched
QUZHOU, China, April 21, – Against the backdrop of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World…
Sports
CAF Schools Championship: Team Ghana coaches confident of ‘host and win’ after bright start
By Simon Asare Accra, April 23, GNA – Ghana’s boys and girls U-15 teams got off to a winning start in this year’s Confederation of African Football (CAF)…
Entertainment
MTN-sponsored Ashanti Konnect Concert set to rock Kumasi on Saturday
By Yussif Ibrahim Kumasi, April 18, GNA – The city of Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital is bracing itself for a thrilling night of music, dance, and celebration…
Africa
Christian Council of Ghana eulogises Pope Francis
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni Accra, April 22, GNA- The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Pope Francis, eulogising the 266th Pontiff…
Americas
Brazil orders seven days of mourning to honour Pope Francis
Rio de Janeiro, Apr. 21, (dpa/GNA) – Brazil, home to the world’s largest Catholic community worldwide, will hold seven days of mourning to mark the death of Pope Francis, President Luiz…
Asia
More than 20 killed in attack on tourists in India’s Kashmir
New Delhi, Apr. 22, (dpa/GNA) – More than 20 people were killed when a group of suspected extremists opened fire on tourists in the volatile Indian region of Kashmir, according to…
Europe
PM Zhelyazkov to head Bulgarian delegation at funeral ceremony of Pope Francis
Sofia, April 23 (BTA/GNA) – The Council of Ministers approved the composition of the Bulgarian delegation to participate in the funeral ceremony of Pope Francis, which will take…
Middle East
Lebanon holds three days of national mourning for Pope Francis
Beirut, Apr. 21, (dpa/GNA) – Lebanon is to mourn the death of Pope Francis for three days, the government said on Monday, after the pontiff passed away in the Vatican aged…
US economy on edge with uncertainty over tariffs
Talk of tariffs combined with fears of inflation sent the U.S. stock market tumbling Monday and again on Tuesday, a day of give and take between U.S. President Donald Trump and the premier of Canada’s most populous province, Ontario’s Doug Ford, on fraught trade relations between the United States and Canada.
Ukraine agrees to US ceasefire proposal
The United States praised Ukraine Tuesday for accepting a ceasefire offer and taking a step forward on the path to ending the war with Russia. Moscow is expected to weigh in next on the American proposal. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports.
Writers, artists adapt AI technology to gain creative control
Artificial intelligence companies train their AI models using the works of writers, artists and creatives who typically aren’t credited or compensated. Instead of fighting AI, some tech companies are encouraging creators to take advantage of it.
Malawi lions get birth control in effort to save their prey
In Malawi's Majete Wildlife Reserve, conservation experts are testing birth control methods on lions. The goal of the wildlife management effort is to control the lion population to ensure antelopes and other prey species continue thriving.