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Opinion - The two front-runners in Ghana's 2020 election have weak records on tackling corruption. This leaves voters with little choice.
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— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) November 12, 2020
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Kaepernick's NFL debut with San Francisco 49ers took place on 2 October 2011. The team played against Philadelphia Eagles, which they won 24–23.
Ghana is close to announcing a roadmap toward easing of Covid-19 restrictions, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said on Sunday.
Akufo-Addo said consultations are ongoing with relevant stakeholders on the form and timing of easing the restrictions.
Ghana banned social gatherings on March 15, following the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country.
The president said the proposed easing of restrictions intends to restore \"social and economic lives.\"
\"I expect these consultations to conclude this week so that I can announce to Ghanaians a clear roadmap for easing the restrictions.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola was elected Monday to the rotating presidency of the Conference of Ministers of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), for the mandate of the year (2021).
In the latest analytical chapter for the Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa,the IMF's African department* examines how digitalization can transform economies and people's lives.
An IMF survey of policy responses to the pandemic suggests that countries in the region that were able to switch to partial telework arrangements by mid-May 2020 had greater access to internet (28 percent of the population) compared to non‑telework countries (17 percent).
Digitalization is advancing fast in the financial sector, where some regional countries are global leaders in mobile money transactions-money transactions as a share of GDP average close to 25 percent, against just 5 percent in the rest of the world.
While the pandemic seems set to accelerate sub-Saharan Africa's digital transformation, digitalization does not happen by itself, nor is it a cure‑all.
As countries move in this direction, four broad pillars can help guide pro‑digital policies:
Investing in infrastructure -both traditional digital‑friendly infrastructure (including more reliable electricity) and digital‑ready IT infrastructure;
Investing in policy frameworks by fostering a digital-friendly business and regulatory environment, and championing the use of digital policies;
Investing in skills by improving core education as a basis for continued learning alongside focused investments in digital skills; and
Investing in a digital Africa today, paves the way for more resilient economies tomorrow.
THE RUGBY League Federation of Ghana has begun to establish the sport in the military,...
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[African Arguments] In the following article, Mesfin Hagos (founding member of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) in the 1970s who served as Minister of Defense in the 1990s), the most authoritative voice on Eritrean military affairs, reveals the extent of Eritrean involvement in the Ethiopian war.
[Open Society Foundations] Today, a continental court in Africa delivered a landmark opinion on colonial era vagrancy laws, which criminalize activities such as loitering, public indecency, and begging. The judgement has the potential to help reshape criminal justice policy and practice in dozens of African countries and reduce prison overcrowding.
A Black man who was purportedly trying to flag down a police car to assist a car accident victim was tased by several sheriff's deputies in Los Angeles.
For us to rest now would be as disastrously careless as an athletic team celebrating its stellar performance during the first period of play and then not showing up for the remainder of the game.
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[Premium Times] On Friday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa located in Brazzaville, Congo, said over one million COVID-19 cases had been confirmed on the continent.
U.K. regulators went on the offensive Friday to beat back criticism that they rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine,... View Article
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Kaizer Chiefs progressed to the CAF Champions League first round with a 1-0 aggregate win over PWD Bamenda on Saturday.
[Ghana Presidency] The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says pragmatic social intervention policies introduced by the government of President Akufo-Addo has contributed significantly to building an inclusive nation, which is leaving no one behind.
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Each student, teacher and non teaching staff will be provided with reusable face mask by the Ministry of Education prior to reopening for final year students
\t\tWeddings with not more than 100 guests can be organized
\t\tPublic political activities, except for rallies, to resume with less than 100 people, amid observation of social distancing and hygiene protocols
\t\t218, 425 Covid-19 tests conducted so far
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\tTotal confirmed cases = 8,070 (new cases = 189)
Total recoveries = 2,947
Total deaths = 36
Active cases = 5,087
May 31: 7,881 cases, 15% of Kuwait returnees infected
\t35 Ghanaians deportees who recently returned from Kuwait tested positive for COVID-19, local media portal Citi News have reported.
Total confirmed cases = 7,768
Total recoveries = 2,540
Total deaths = 35
Active cases = 5,193
May 28: 7,303 cases, voter register brouhaha continues
\tCompilation of a new voters register will proceed according to the Electoral Commission, EC; despite a fightback from the main opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC.
Total confirmed cases = 7,303 (new cases = 186)
Total recoveries = 2,414
Total deaths = 34
Active cases = 4,857
\tFigures valid as of close of day May 27, 2020
May 27: Accra case count pass 5,000; MP infection controversy
\tThe case count passed 7,000 when an additional 309 cases were reported.
Total confirmed cases = 7,117 (new cases = 309)
Total recoveries = 2,317
Active cases = 4,766
\tFigures valid as of close of day May 26, 2020
May 26: 6,808 cases, further easing of restrictions expected
\tA major religious group is advocating a phased lifting of remaining restrictions in the country.
Total confirmed cases = 6,617 (new cases = 131)
Total recoveries = 1,978 (new = 27)
Total deaths = 31
\tFigures valid as of May 21, 2020
May 22: 6,486 cases, NDC jabs EC
\tMain opposition NDC continued their collision with the elections body over the compilation of a new voters register ahead of December 2020 polls.
“The family of George Floyd will like to acknowledge the message of solidarity resolution and virtual tribute from His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, the President of Ghana.
For them, the victory in the praise was the fact that through his gestures and tribute in the wake of Floyd’s death, Akufo-Addo had won some goodwill for Ghana.
However, in spite of Akufo-Addo’s attempt to add to his feats, this time, the portrait was tainted by how police in Ghana on Saturday evening dispersed Black Lives Matter protesters in the center of Accra with brute force.
But since Saturday night, some of the protesters have said they believe the aggressive response of the police was motivated by other issues they highlighted in their protest, including the unsolved case of recent kidnapping and murder of three girls in Western Ghana.
As the issue of Ghana’s own police brutality against mostly the country’s poor was debated on social media, Accra-based social justice activist and artist, Nii Kotei, took the opportunity to remind his followers on Twitter about episodes of brutality he has been noting since 2019.
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[VOA] The World Health Organization called on African countries Thursday to take comprehensive safety measures to \"mitigate a surge\" in COVID-19 cases, as nations resume air travel.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on behalf of the entire football fraternity, has congratulated the newly-appointed Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC) Issifu Omoro Amadu Tanko.
Amadu Tanko JSC was a former Appeals Committee Chairman of the GFA.
\"We are profoundly proud, but unsurprised by the achievements and the well-deserved elevation of Justice Issifu Omoro Amadu Tanko,\" a GFA statement said.
The statement added that as a former Chairman of the GFA Appeals Committee and other judicial bodies of the Football Association, Justice Tanko's contribution to the judicial jurisprudence of the GFA could not be overemphasised.
The GFA wished the Supreme Court Judge Amadu Tanko the very best \"as he begins his important journey for the nation.\"
