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New Ebola case detected in eastern DRC

A new case of Ebola has been identified near the city of Butembo in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country’s health ministry has announced. A woman was found with symptoms of the deadly virus in the town of Biena on February 1, who died in hospital in …

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Mahama files new application at Supreme Court to inspect 6 documents of EC

The 2020 Presidential Candidate of the NDC, John Mahama has filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking to be granted permission to inspect some documents of the Electoral Commission. The application, filed by his counsel Tony Lithur, was done today before court hearing. The action by the petitioner follows …

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Akufo-Addo announces fresh, indefinite bans; Ghanaians are reacting

The President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the government has banned weddings, concerts, funerals, and other social gatherings. According to the President, private burials with 25 people can take place with all the various restrictions put in adhered to. Also, beaches, night club, cinemas and pubs …

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Akufo-Addo appoints new Chief of Defence Staff

President Akufo-Addo has appointed the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Seth Amoama, to act as Chief of Defence Staff. A statement from the presidency Friday said the appointment takes effect “Friday, 5th February 2021, pending consultation with the yet-to-be-constituted Council of State”. The statement further noted: “This appointment has …

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New oilfield development in Ghana stalls

The Government of Ghana has set a new deadline of May 2022 for the unification of the Sankofa and the Afina oilfields, the former already being operated since 2017 by ENI and the latter discovered in 2019 by Springfield, but still awaiting a Plan of Development. However, government’s insistence on …

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Akufo-Addo scraps ministries; reduces ministerial appointments by a third

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has done away with eight of the new ministries he created in his first term. It is trite knowledge that the President has no space to create a large number of ministries and appoint 123 ministers because of Ghana’s hung parliament status. In the end, there were …

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Godfred Yeboah Dame is new AG; Mustapha, Dr. Anyars, Awal appointed fresh ministers – Report

Your most trusted news website MyNewsGh.com has authoritatively confirmed that the next Minister for Youth and Sports in the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration goes to Member of Parliament for Yagaba Kubore, Mustapha Yussif while former Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has been elevated to full minister. Until his ministerial appointment, Mustapha …

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New marriage laws proposed for South Africa

The South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) has called for comment on a discussion paper which aims to introduce a single marriage statute for South Africa. As part of this process, the discussion paper proposes the introduction of two alternative draft bills: The Protected Relationships Bill; and The Recognition and Registration of …

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Bagbin is the best NDC person to be Speaker under an Akufo-Addo presidency -Gabby

A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko believes the newly-elected Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin is the best person from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to hold such a position under President Nana Akufo-Addo’s presidency. He argued that Bagbin is experienced enough and …

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Alban Bagbin elected Speaker of Ghana’s 8th Parliament

Within just hours of ending his role as Second Deputy Speaker of Ghana’s 7th Parliament, former Member of Parliament for Nadowli West, Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin has been elected as Speaker of Ghana’s 8th Parliament in the Fourth Republican dispensation. His election comes after a long night of processes that kicked right after the midnight …

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