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LANDS MINISTER LEADS DELEGATION OF GOV’T & PRIVATE SECTOR TO 2023 CHINA MINING CONFERENCE ON INVESTMENT DRIVE

    The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, MP, is leading a delegation, made up of government officials and individuals from the private sector, to attend the 25th China Mining Conference and Exhibition, to be held in Tianjin, China, from 26th-28th October, 2023.   Since …

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China introduces Ghana to its poverty alleviation model

The Chinese Embassy in Ghana has embarked on an initiative of sharing with Ghanaians China’s Targeted Poverty Alleviation Model which lifted 800 million Chinese from extreme poverty. The initiative formed part of the Asian country’s strategy to deepen collaboration with African countries to promote sustainable development and improve standards of …

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‘China is here to stay; whether we like it or not’ – Ambassador Demuyakor to Ghanaians

Amidst assertions by some Ghanaians that the Chinese have taken over the country and are gradually destroying the natural reserves, the former Ghana Ambassador to China, Anani Okuminyi Demuyakor, has squashed those claims. According to him, Ghanaians need to erase the negative perceptions they have about the Chinese as “China …

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Marriages in China slump to historic low

Marriages in China dropped in 2022 to their lowest since records began, local news outlet Yicai reported on Sunday, continuing a steady decline over the past decade although the matrimonial total may have been affected by stringent COVID lockdowns. Just 6.83 million couples completed their marriage registrations last year, data …

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Kenya approves extradition of citizens to China, Italy

Kenya’s Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed separate bilateral treaties with China and Italy that will see Nairobi extradite its citizens to the two countries if they break laws there. The new arrangement now awaits the nod of the National Assembly to be formally ratified. China tried to have its nationals suspected …

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Ken Ofori-Atta heads to China to seek debt cancellation

The government of Ghana will this week start actively engaging external debtors with the view to getting debt cancellation, especially from the Paris club of creditors. The first stop of a government delegation seeking debt restructuring will be in China with Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta will be leading the team expected …

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Reprieve for Rwanda as China cancels $7.1 million debt

China has offered Rwanda a $7.1 million debt relief or 50 million RMB Yuan on a loan used to build the 6.36-kilometre Masaka-Kabuga road under the Kigali urban road upgrading project. According to a statement issued by Rwanda, the move is part of the Chinese government’s decision to cancel the …

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VIDEO: Weija China Mall inferno: Inside the over 6-hour operation by Fire Service

Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) personnel were called to help douse an inferno at the China Mall Warehouse located at Weija Junction on Saturday, November 26. The facility, located near the Empire Cement factory had been on fire since Saturday afternoon with the blaze continuing into the evening, according to …

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Factory fire kills 38 people in central China

A fire at a factory in central China killed dozens of people on Monday, according to reports from Chinese state-media.   Chinese state run-newspaper Henan Daily reported Tuesday, November 22 that two people previously reported missing had been found dead following the blaze at the factory in Anyang, Henan province, …

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Looming China-Taiwan conflict will have a greater effect on Ghana just like Russia-Ukraine war – Oppong-Nkrumah warns

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has warned of a possible “third problem” that can worsen the country’s economy despite the dire effect of the Russia-Ukraine war which the government has identified as a prime cause of Ghana’s economic crisis. Mr Oppong-Nkrumah expressed his disappointment in the Ghanaian media over the lack …

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