Paris, Jul. 31, (dpa/GNA) – Japanese judoka Takanori Nagase overpowered Georgian Tato Grigalashvili to win the Olympic men’s 81 kilogram gold for the second successive Games on…
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China’s Deng, 18, wows her way to BMX park gold
Paris, Jul. 31, (dpa/GNA) – Chinese BMX rider Deng Yawen saw off the competition in the Paris sunshine to seal a surprise Olympic gold in the women’s…
New Zealand win second straight rugby Olympic gold against Canada
Paris, Jul. 31, (dpa/GNA) – New Zealand won the women’s rugby sevens Olympic gold just like in Tokyo with a 19-12 win against Canada at the Paris…
Olympics athletes and fans struggle to stay cool as temperatures soar
Paris, Jul. 31, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Athletes and fans struggled to stay cool in the heat as temperatures soared above 30 degrees Celsius in Paris on Tuesday.…
Paris Olympics: Ghana’s Stacey fails to qualify for 100m swimming freestyle semis
By Simon Asare Accra, July 30, GNA – Ghanaian swimmer Harry Stacey placed 7th in the men’s 100m freestyle at the ongoing Paris Olympics. The…
Japan win men’s team gymnastics gold after late China collapse
Paris, Jul. 30, (dpa/GNA) – Japan won their eighth Olympic men’s gymnastics team gold on Monday in Paris after China threw away victory with a poor horizontal…
Fencer Kharlan claims first medal for Ukraine at Paris Games
Paris, Jul. 30, (dpa/GNA) – Fencer Olga Kharlan claimed a first medal for Ukraine at the Paris Games in the fencing event on Monday. The 2008 Beijing…
From heavy rain to hot sun: Hats and water bottles given out in Paris
Paris, Jul. 29, (dpa/GNA) – Spectators at the Paris Olympics are having to brace themselves for the summer heat, just days after the start of the Games…
Olympic Games opening ceremony lights up Paris in unique style
July 27 (BBC/GNA) – The 2024 Olympics opened in Paris in spectacular style with thousands of athletes sailing along the River Seine past lively…
Paris Olympics: Team Ghana wears colourful smock dress during opening ceremony
By Simon Asare Accra, July 26, GNA. – Team Ghana appeared at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics wearing bright smock attires. The…
US$661.9 million will go to ‘Loss and Damage Fund’
By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, July 22, GNA – As part of efforts to mitigate the negative effects of climate change in poor and low-income…
AU expedites efforts to secure over $100 billion for export-based companies in Africa
By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, July 22, GNA – Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), says the Continental Organisation…
Intensify efforts to prevent illicit outflows from Africa — Akufo-Addo to peers
By Ken Sackey Accra, July 21, GNA – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on his African peers to work with a sense…
Africa should consolidate financial institutions to speed development — Akufo-Addo
By Ken Sackey Accra, July 21, GNA – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has underscored the need for Africa to consolidate its fragmented financial…
AU Meeting: President Akufo-Addo champions Africa’s economic empowerment
By Stephen Asante Accra, July 20, GNA – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to lobby African leaders in pursuit of scaling up…
Africa’s dependence on foreign aid has never helped its development—Ambassador Muchanga
By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, July 20, GNA – Ambassador Albert Muchanga, the Africa Union Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Industry and Mining, says African…
‘African countries require US$90 billion to meet universal access to education target’
By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, July 19, GNA – Professor Mohammed Belhocine, the African Union Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, says Africa needs…
Op-Ed: Revitalising the African Union: A Call for Radical Change and Innovative Leadership
A feature by Edward Boateng Accra, July 19, GNA – As African Foreign Ministers gather in Accra this week, the search for a new…
CSOs urge AU to spearhead safer nuclear energy development
By Iddi Yire Accra, July 18, GNA – A group of Ghanaian, South African, and Ukrainian civil society organisations (CSOs) at a day’s seminar…