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Ghana mourns trailblazing former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings

Caroline Owusu Asamoah — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:47:20 +0000

Ghana is grieving the loss of former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, who passed away on Thursday morning at Ridge Hospital in Accra at the age of 76. Her death marks the end of a defining chapter in the nation’s political and social history – one shaped by her relentless advocacy for women’s empowerment, education, [...]

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The Revolutionary Path: Unveiling Kwame Nkrumah’s Role in Ghana’s Independence

myghanadaily — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 03:12:18 +0000

– by Kojo Yankah (Facebook Post ) With due respect to President Nana Akufo Addo, may l share a little research l have studied on Ghana’s independence: Dr JB Danquah and Dr Ako Adjei whom l had the privilege to interview when l was publisher of the Uhuru Magazine, met Kwame Nkrumah for the first [...]

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Over 24 million people live with diabetes in sub-Sahara Africa

myghanadaily — Tue, 28 May 2024 11:16:24 +0000

Over 24 million people live with diabetes in sub-Sahara Africa. Over 24 million people are living with diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa, Dr Gloria Ani-Asamoah, a Family Physician, Korle-Bu Polyclinic, and Merck Foundation alumni, has disclosed. Dr Ani-Asamoah, speaking at a day’s training workshop for journalists, said out of the 24 million, type 2 diabetes (caused [...]

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8 Most Popular Languages Spoken in Africa

MGD News — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:47:44 +0000

Language forms the backbone of communal existence. Countless dialects exist across the globe, some closely related to one another and others completely foreign. The African continent is the second largest on earth, covering about 30 million square kilometers. About 1.2 billion people live in Africa and use English, French or Arabic as their official language. [...]

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Anas Aremeyaw Anas wins ‘Foreign Journalist of The Year award’ in US

Ellen Nusi — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 15:33:43 +0000

The 2021 NABJ Percy Qoboza Foreign Journalist of the Year Award will be presented to Anas Aremeyaw Anas, a prominent Ghanaian investigative journalist, on Saturday, December 4, 2021 in the United States of America. This was made known in a letter addressed to the investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, by the organizers of the event, [...]

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The Gold Coast wars I

Asantewaa Ntim — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:00:47 +0000

Gold Coast, a British Crown Colony on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa from 1821 to its independence, as part of the nation of Ghana in 1957, is often used to describe all of the four separate jurisdictions that were under the administration of the Governor of the Gold Coast. These were the [...]

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Historical facts about Easter you should know.

Asantewaa Ntim — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:08:02 +0000

Easter is a Christian festival which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. According to the New Testament of the Bible, Easter occurs three days after the crucifixion of Jesus by Romans. The date of Easter, when the resurrection of Jesus is said to have taken place, varies from year to year. The reason for this [...]

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All the facts you need to know about Ghana: (8)

Asantewaa Ntim — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:25:26 +0000

The beauty of celebrating festivals in Ghana shows how great a country like Ghana is. It is during these festivities that one learns the struggles, fights to stay alive and healthy our ancestors overcame. These celebrations are not only made for leisure purposes but to enable others, especially Africans in the diaspora trace their roots. [...]

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All the facts you need to know about Ghana: (7)

Asantewaa Ntim — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:45:31 +0000

One of the less talked about festival in Ghana, yet rich in history and culture is the Kundum festival, celebrated by the Ahanta or Nzema people of the Western region of Ghana. Both a harvest and religious festival, the start of the festival is based on the day the fruit of a certain palm tree [...]

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All the facts you need to know about Ghana: (6)

Asantewaa Ntim — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:07:24 +0000

Known for its strong religious beliefs, the nation Ghana with its diverse tribes numbering over 20, has special festivals purposely celebrated for religious significance. Here are two of the most popular religious festivals celebrated in Ghana. The Akwasidae Festival, is celebrated by the Ashanti people and chiefs in Ashanti, as well as the Ashanti diaspora. [...]

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