Tag: Ghana
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🇬🇭 Abesua Bridge Collapse: Four Arrested as Galamsey Investigation Expands in Ghana
Four people, including two Unit Committee members, have been arrested after illegal mining activities allegedly contributed to the collapse of the River Kukubu bridge in Ghana’s Ashanti Region, cutting off several communities and disrupting schools, farming, trade and healthcare access.
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🇬🇭 🇷🇺 Ghana and Russia: Could a Nuclear Power Partnership Transform Ghana’s Industrial Future?
Ghana has opened discussions with Russia’s Rosatom over the country’s first nuclear power station, as President John Dramani Mahama seeks reliable electricity to support industrialisation and domestic mineral processing. With Russia simultaneously expanding its role in Ghana’s bauxite industry, the emerging partnership could reshape Ghana’s energy and economic future—but it also raises difficult questions about…
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🇬🇭 A Ghanaian Politician wants inmates to have sex with spouses once a month
Ghana is debating a controversial prison-reform proposal after former NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as Chairman Wontumi, called for regulated conjugal and family visits for inmates. Here is what he actually proposed, what Ghanaian law currently permits, and the bigger debate over rehabilitation, family bonds and prison reform.
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🇬🇭 Gold, Power, and Memory: The Cultural Legacy of the Asante Kingdom
The Asante Kingdom transformed West Africa’s gold into a powerful language of kingship, spirituality, craftsmanship, diplomacy, and cultural memory. From ceremonial swords and royal ornaments to intricate symbolic objects, Asante goldwork preserves the story of a sophisticated civilization whose legacy continues to shape Ghana and the African world.
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Maya Angelou: The Woman Who Became a Professor Without a College Degree
Maya Angelou never completed a traditional college degree, yet she became a celebrated university professor, multilingual intellectual, author, poet and recipient of more than 30 honorary degrees. Her remarkable journey reveals the difference between formal credentials and lifelong education—and the profound influence of her years in Africa.
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🇺🇸 Where Africa Meets New York: The Pan-African Restaurant Table
Explore four iconic African dishes—Nigeria’s Eva and Okra, Liberia’s Potato Greens, Ghana’s Dumboy and Groundnut Soup, and Senegal’s Jollof Rice and Chicken—celebrating the flavors, traditions and cultural identity carried from Africa to tables around the world.
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🇬🇭 From First Million to Industrial Opportunity: What Freedom Jacob Caesar Says Africa Should Be Watching
Ghanaian entrepreneur Freedom Jacob Caesar’s discussion about his first million and Africa’s biggest opportunities raises a larger question: where should the next generation of African entrepreneurs create value? From manufacturing and logistics to energy and regional trade, the real opportunity may lie in building the productive infrastructure Africa needs.
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🇺🇸 Stablecoins Are Becoming America’s Digital Dollar Export — What It Means for Africa
Stablecoins are evolving from crypto trading instruments into a global digital-dollar network. As the United States implements its GENIUS Act framework, Africa—especially Nigeria—is becoming a critical testing ground for what digital dollars could mean for trade, remittances, monetary sovereignty and the future of African finance.
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🇬🇭 KLM’s Boeing 787-10 Touches Down in Accra, Strengthening Ghana–Europe Connectivity
KLM’s Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner has touched down at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, highlighting the growing importance of Ghana’s aviation links with Europe. The new-generation aircraft brings enhanced passenger comfort and efficiency to the Accra–Amsterdam corridor while reinforcing Accra’s role as a strategic West African gateway.
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🇬🇭 Ghana Rewrites the Rules of Gold: State Participation, Local Refining and a New Mining Value Chain
Ghana is fundamentally reshaping its gold industry. GoldBod’s 30% large-scale mining offtake, new XRF assay regime, mandatory local refining and gold-reserve strategy are placing the state deeper inside the mineral value chain while new mining legislation could further expand domestic processing and state participation.