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African University College of Communications to relocate.
The Accra-based African University College of Communications (AUCC) is to move into new premises in the central district of Adabraka on 1 March. The university is currently located in the northern sub...
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2008 Africa Cup of Nations: Egypt retains championship title.
Egypt has clinched the Africa Cup of Nations title for a record sixth time following its 1-0 victory over Cameroon on 10 February. The defending champions scored in the 77th minute after having the ru...
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African Cup: Ghana beats Guinea 2-1.
It was the long grass rather than the ball that drew the attention of players and supporters on 20 January in the opening match of the 2008 African Cup of Nations between host team Ghana and Guinea.
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Ghana’s Onetouch gives Accra’s roundabout a new look.
Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Cantonments, Dansoman, Nima and La Interchange roundabouts are to get a make-over sponsored by Onetouch, the mobile phone division of Ghana Telecom, as part of its corporate soci...
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CAN 2008: Ghana team announced.
Ghana coach Claude Le Roy has announced the definitive line-up for the African Cup of Nations (CAN) football tournament, which takes place in Ghana from 20 January to 10 February. The 23-man squad, ch...
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The employment of people to dispose of human excrement from bucket latrines in pans carried on their heads may soon be a thing of the past in Accra if a case brought against the city council is succes...
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Cleaning up for 2008 African Cup of Nations.
Over the next several days waste management company Zoomlion will be cleaning beaches, sweeping along main roads, de-silting drains, emptying refuse dumps and painting kerbs and other structures in Ac...
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The application fees for immigrant and non-immigrant visas to the United States are to increase with effect from 1 January 2008. Immigrant visas will cost $355 instead of the present $335, while non-i...
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Anti-poverty protest in Accra.
Thousands of people took to the streets in Accra on 11 December to protest against economic hardship and the rising cost of living in the country. Demonstrators dressed in red
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Ghana Commercial Bank extends services.
Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) has extended its Saturday banking services to six branches in four regions as part of efforts to improve its services. Ghana
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African Cup: 2008 African Cup preparations.
Preparations are underway for the 2008 African Cup of Nations football tournament, which takes place in Ghana from 20 January-10 February 2008. Local organizing committee representatives have met with...
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New procedure for French visa applicants.
Prospective visitors to France must now make their initial visa application at the Joint Visa Reception Centre in Accra, which is already operating on behalf of the embassies of Germany, Spain and the...
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The first international African HIV/AIDS conference is taking place in Accra from 28-30 November under the title
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African Business Leaders Forum.
The fifth edition of the annual African Business Leaders Forum will be taking place in Accra from 17-19 October under the title
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African good governance: Good governance in Ghana.
Ghana has come eighth in a new index measuring the quality of governance in the 48 sub-Saharan African countries, behind Mauritius, Seychelles, Botswana, Cape Verde, South Africa, Gabon and Namibia. T...
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The United States embassy in conjunction with the Ghana Library Board has set up an
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Approximately 3,000 runners are expected to take part in the first edition of the Accra international marathon on 30 September. The 42-kilometre race will begin at 05.30 in the coastal town of Prampra...
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Flood regions declared disaster zone.
Roughly 20 people have died and up to 300,000 more have been left homeless as a result of heavy flooding in the north of the country. Northern, Upper East and Upper West are the regions worst hit by t...
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For the first time this year children aged four have started school in Ghana, thanks to a reform providing free compulsory universal education for eleven rather than nine years. Under the previous sys...
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The 2007 African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) conference is to be held in Accra from 17-21 September. Roughly 150 delegates from across the continent and beyond will explore ways of generating fin...
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Electrical supply in Ghana: Construction of Bui dam.
Work has begun to build a new hydroelectric dam at the town of Bui in the Black Volta region in mid-western Ghana. Construction is being carried out by China
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The race is on to succeed incumbent president John Kufuor when he steps down at the end of next year after two terms in office. Aspiring candidates for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) have until...
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British Council Ghana August closure.
The British Council learning centres in Accra and Kumasi are to close to the public from 3 August-1 September inclusive partly as a result of the ongoing energy crisis in the country. Other reasons gi...
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New presidential palace in Accra contested.
The construction of a new presidential palace on the grounds of Flagstaff House in Accra is causing controversy as members of parliament argue over building methods, location and projected costs. Comm...
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