Ghana President Mills dies following short illness
July 25th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by BNO News
ACCRA, GHANA (BNO NEWS) -- Ghana's President John Atta Mills died Tuesday afternoon in the capital Accra following a short illness, the presidential office said, giving no other details about the cause ... Read more...
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Indian business delegation to visit Ghana next week
July 5th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) An Indian business delegation of over 100 members, led by Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, will visit Ghana next week to explore business opportunities ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Cholera epidemic kills 11 in Ghana
April 5th, 2012 - 10:06 am ICT by IANS
Accra, April 5 (IANS) At least 11 people have died from a fresh outbreak of cholera in Ghana's capital Accra in less than two weeks, Xinhua reported.Edward Antwi, deputy regional ... Read more...
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Indian-origin businesswoman seeks to give back to Ghana
November 10th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Accra (Ghana), Nov 10 (IANS) An Indian-origin woman - one of the many second generation Indians living across West Africa - is striving to give back to society in Ghana, ... Read more...
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Ghana turns to India to fight mountains of waste
July 22nd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, July 22 (IANS) Ghana is turning to India to procure equipment worth $10 million to tackle mounting waste and poor sanitary conditions in its capital Accra and other urban ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
66 Indians evacuated from Cote d’Ivoire
April 13th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Amid intensifying violence in the West African nation of Cote d'Ivoire, 66 Indian nationals, including 11 women and 12 children, were Tuesday safely evacuated from ... Read more...
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Obama arrives in Ghana for talks and visit to slave fort (Lead)
July 11th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Accra, July 11 (DPA) US President Barack Obama arrived in Ghana early Saturday, on his first visit to the African continent since taking office as America's first black president.
An overnight flight ... Read more...
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Obama’s Ghana visit, signal US won’t play second fiddle to China in Africa: Experts
July 11th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Accra, July 11 (ANI): Barack Obama's choice to visit Ghana after his successful diplomatic tours to Italy and Russia indicate that the US President wants to send a message that Washington ... Read more...
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Obama arrives in Ghana for talks and visit to slave fort
July 11th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Accra, July 11 (DPA) US President Barack Obama arrived in Ghana early Saturday, on his first visit to the African continent since taking office as America's first black president.
An overnight flight ... Read more...
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At least 21 dead in Ghana fuel tanker blast
November 26th, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Accra, Nov 26 (DPA) At least 21 people died in Ghana when the broken down tanker they were trying to collect fuel from exploded, reports said Wednesday.The BBC reported that locals were ... Read more...
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Governments urged to take steps to increase food production
April 20th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Accra, April 20 (Xinhua) The United Nations trade and development body has called on governments to take urgent action to increase food productions and not count on the market alone to adjust ... Read more...
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Bases in Africa not meant to exert US influence: Bush
February 20th, 2008 - 10:39 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Nairobi/Accra, Feb 20 (DPA) US President George W. Bush strode into Ghana Wednesday for the fourth leg of his Africa tour, saying the US did not intend to place military bases on ... Read more...
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