Tag Archives: ASHANTI

  Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central has launched a vicious attack on members of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, who brand the party as an ‘Akanfuor party.’ GhanaWeb monitored Kennedy Agyapong‘s submissions on Oman FM where he accused NPP members of perpetuating the perception that the party operates …

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) could face serious crises in the Ashanti Region if the appointment of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) is not handled with tact. Already, the party is still recovering from the shock it received at the 2020 polls in the region in view of …

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako Atta has said there is already plans for Ashanti Region to get a fair share of Akufo-Addo’s government road projects. He maintains that the government will make road infrastructure a front-burner issue in the Ashanti Region. “I want to assure the people …

Two decades after the then Ashanti Goldfields was acquired by South African multinational, AngloGold, Ghana is about to get back what used to be its biggest and most prestigious privately owned corporation. Last year the company sold the last of its operational assets in South Africa to its rival, Harmony, …

It’s almost 200 years since the Battle of Nsamankow, which was fought between the Ashanti Kingdom that occupied what is now southern Ghana and the British. In that war, during the reign of Ashanti king Osei Tutu Kwame Asibe Bonsu (c. 1801–24), the Ashanti brutally defeated the British, killing a …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the Ashanti region will get its fair share of the national cake in the next four years of his government. He was speaking at the Manhyia Palace when he joined Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to celebrate the first Akwasidae of the year. …

The Board of AngloGold Ashanti is pleased to advise that Independent Non-Executive Director Maria Ramos has been appointed chair of the Board. Ms Ramos succeeds Sipho Pityana who has resigned from the Board. These changes are with immediate effect. The Board notes the significant contribution made by Mr Pityana to …

The Ashanti Regional Office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is to set up a committee to review the 2020 General Election.   Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, the Regional Chairman, said the committee would be tasked to analyse critically the performance of the Party in all the 47 constituencies. Contrary to …

AngloGold Ashanti has announced that Kelvin Dushnisky will step down as chief executive officer (CEO), effective September 1, 2020. The Board thanked him for his contribution in delivering on its strategy and wishes him well in the future. A statement said Kelvin will remain in Toronto to spend time with …

The armed robbers, said to number about eight, fired indiscriminately during an operation to rob a gold dealer in the community, resulting in the death of three persons, including the driver of the District Chief Executive, Mr William Bediako. The driver, Mr Samuel Osei, together with some officials of the …