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For nine months this year, the cedi has lost 40.05% in value to the US dollar, according to data from Bloomberg. This makes the cedi the second-worst performing currency in the world. The cedi is ranked as the worst among the 30 top-performing currencies on the African continent. In July, …

Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has warned that Ghana might soon be unable to export cocoa and coffee to some international markets. According to Oppong Nkrumah, the ban might happen because of a new legislation in Europe. In a post shared on Facebook, the minister indicated that the government was warned …

Ghana’s Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced plans by the government to transition from the use of fossil fuel to renewable energy by 2070. To that end, Dr Bawumia has called on stakeholders in the energy sector to accelerate the production and utilisation of oil and gas reserves in Ghana. …

Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced that the 2022/2023 Ghana Premier League has been put on hold. According to a statement released on the FA’s website on Thursday, September 29, 2022, the decision was made in response to an injunction sought by Ashantigold from the Human Rights High Court. “This …

Robin Roberts, an anchor on ABC’s Good Morning America, was in Ghana to visit some tourist sites and had the privilege to interact with the Second Lady, Samira Bawumia. Robin caught up with Mrs Samira and Black Panther star actress Danai Gurira at the Black Star Square in Accra. “Welcome to …

Examination leakages are one of the issues that have been affecting the credibility of students across the country. Often, the students in Junior High School and Senior High School either get these questions from their teachers or among themselves. Due to this, many have called for institutions to hold entrance …

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has been accused of using a musician’s work without permission or credit to advertise the country to tourists. Ghanaian musician Kirani Ayat said he reached out to the government for support before shooting his Guda music video but he was turned down. The video was shot …

The people of Wuru, a deprived community in the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region are not using the Ghana Cedis, the official currency of Ghana as its medium of exchange due to the depreciation of the Ghana Cedi and other compelling factors. The only way they accept …

The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI) says the global snail value chain business has risen to $2 billion and Ghana needs to capitalize on the vast market. While “snail meat” is regarded as a delicacy with great nutritional, medicinal, and cosmetic value in certain locations such as …

Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin announced that he is no longer part of the Ghana Bar Association on September 23, 2022. His reason was that the association has become problematic and people are worried about its position on matters of national interest. He added that the …