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French Ambassador enskinned Chief of Tugu
By Solomon Gumah Tugu (N/R), April 10, GNA – Mr Jules-Armand Aniambossou, French Ambassador to Ghana has been enskinned the Zosimli Naa (Chief of Friendship) of Tugu in…
World
US stocks spike amid 90-day tariff pause for some countries
Washington, Apr. 9, (dpa/GNA) – After showing a lack of direction earlier in the session, US stocks have spiked in recent trading in reaction to President Donald Trump’s latest announcement on…
Economy
AfDB’s 2025 annual meetings to unlock capital for Africa’s development
By Francis Ntow Accra, April 10, GNA – The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is gearing up for its 2025 annual meetings, a pivotal event that aims to…
Business
Dr Naomi Wolali Kwetey now MD of CBG
Accra, April 7, GNA – Consolidated Bank Ghana LTD (CBG) Monday announced the appointment of Dr Naomi Wolali Kwetey as the new Managing Director of the Bank, effective…
Politics
Daniel Dagba confirmed as MCE for Akatsi South
By Agbaxode Emmanuel Akatsi (VR), April 9, GNA – Mr Daniel Dagba, the longest-serving Akatsi South Constituency Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has been confirmed by…
Social
Morocco CNSS: Initial Review of Leaked Documents Reveals Many are False, Inaccurate or Distorted
Accra, April 10, GNA – Initial checks conducted by Morocco’s National Social Security Fund (CNSS) on a number of leaked documents, allegedly stemming from a cyber-attack and shared…
Court & Crime
Three friends granted GHc100,000.00 bail each over illegal mining
By Charles Tawiah Nkawie (Ash) April 10, GNA – Three friends have been granted GHc100,000.00 bail with two sureties each, by the Nkawie circuit court in the Atwima…
Education
Government settles 31 days of arrears owed school feeding Caterers
Accra, April 10, GNA – The Government, through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), has paid the 31-day arrears owed to Caterers under the Ghana…
Health
Skin disease outbreak affects over 46 residents in Avetakpo community
Avetakpo (V/R), April. 10, GNA – An outbreak of a communicable skin disease has hit several residents of Avetakpo, a farming community in the Ho West district. The…
Features
Tariff Tsunami: Global wave shakes Nations from Lesotho to the UK –Analysis of the GITFiC
Accra, April 7, GNA-President Donald Trump marked “Liberation Day” from the White House Rose Garden, introducing an ambitious plan for global reciprocal tariffs aimed at creating fairer trade…
Foreign Features
Guangdong demonstrates Openness, Confidence and Responsibility as an Economic powerhouse
Guangzhou, China – On the afternoon of March 6, 2025, the Guangdong Delegation to the third session of the 14th National People’s Congress convened a plenary meeting, drawing…
Sports
Kwahu Benkumhene kicks off 2025 Easter celebrations with gala soccer tournament
By Simon Asare Accra, April 10, GNA – Nana Ahea Tutu Brempong II, Chief of Kwahu Aduamoa and Kwahu Benkumhene, has commenced the 2025 Kwahu Easter celebrations with…
Entertainment
Charterhouse Productions reschedules 26th TGMA to May 10
By Simon Asare Accra, April 10, GNA – Charterhouse Productions, the organisers of the annual Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA), have set Saturday, May 10, 2025 as the…
Africa
African states see a ‘bloodbath’ on their labour markets post tariffs
Maseru/Antananarivo/Pretoria, Apr. 4, (dpa/GNA) – African countries expressed concern and outrage on Friday following the introduction of US tariffs of as much as 50%. The Minister of Trade in Lesotho, which…
Americas
US stocks spike amid 90-day tariff pause for some countries
Washington, Apr. 9, (dpa/GNA) – After showing a lack of direction earlier in the session, US stocks have spiked in recent trading in reaction to President Donald Trump’s latest announcement on…
Asia
NATO and Japan to deepen defence ties amid threats from Russia, China
Tokyo, Apr. 9, (dpa/GNA) – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed on Wednesday to deepen his country’s cooperation with NATO in the defence industry in light of global security threats from…
Europe
Merz vows ‘strong plan’ for ‘stable’ Germany as coalition deal sealed
Berlin, Apr. 9, (dpa/GNA) – The next German governing coalition was formally unveiled in Berlin on Wednesday, paving the way for a new administration under conservative leader Friedrich Merz. “The future…
Middle East
UN Secretary-General Guterres: West Bank must not become another Gaza
New York, Apr. 8, (dpa/GNA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep alarm over renewed violence in the Gaza Strip and warned of a further escalation in the Middle East,…
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.