Day: August 5, 2025

Accra: Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has proposed the creation of a dedicated Africa Health Fund to provide sustainable, Africa-led financing for health infrastructure and emergency response systems across the continent. Mr. Obasanjo, speaking at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra, said the fund would reduce dependency on delayed foreign assistance and empower African nations to address their own health challenges with speed, resilience, and autonomy. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Obasanjo suggested that the fund could be modeled on the African Union Peace Fund, which had already proven effective in responding to continental crises. Recounting his own

Accra: The New Patriotic Party Minority Caucus in Parliament has expressed outrage over the recently announced farm gate price of GH?3,228.75 per 64 kg bag of cocoa, calling it ‘ridiculous, shameful, and unfair.’ The Caucus argued that the price was too low and did not reflect the current world market price of $8,211.23 per tonne. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku, the Ranking Member on Food, Agriculture, and Cocoa Affairs Committee in Parliament, addressed the Parliamentary Press Corps on Tuesday at the Parliament House. He claimed that the government’s calculation was flawed and suggested that the price

Accra: Mr. Richard Briandt, an IT professional and techpreneur, has been installed as Asafoatse Dzahene IV and inducted into the Osu Stool Council. Now known as Asafoatse Boni Nii Dzahene IV, he represents the historic Briandt Family of Osu Blogodo in the Greater Accra Region. The installation ceremony took place on July 19, 2025, at Osu and was attended by family elders and members of the Osu Stool Council. According to Ghana News Agency, following his enstoolment, Asafoatse Dzahene IV pledged to promote unity and champion youth development in the community. He expressed his commitment to serving with both cultural

Accra: The Accra Technical University auditorium on Tuesday witnessed a display of ingenuity as final-year students from the Fashion Design and Textile Department took the stage to showcase their creative designs. The fashion exhibition is on the theme: ‘Promoting African Heritage: Our Pride, Our Passion’. According to Ghana News Agency, the exhibition showcased student work, including designs, crochet, batik, tie-dye, and footwear, alongside pieces from the School of Ordinance of the Ghana Armed Forces, affiliated with the university. Dr. Emma Donkor, the Head of Department, Fashion Design and Textiles at ATU, highlighted that the designs were created by 419 graduating

Cape coast: Some DSTV subscribers in the Cape Coast Metropolis have expressed strong support for the Ministry of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation’s directive for Multichoice Ghana, operators of DSTV, to reduce subscription prices. According to Ghana News Agency, the subscribers in separate interviews praised Mr. Samuel Nartey George, the sector minister, for taking decisive action to address what they described as ‘unaffordable’ and ‘unfair’ high subscription fees. They also urged the government to intervene and break the DSTV monopoly to address high pricing and affordability challenges they were facing. The subscribers largely felt exploited by DSTV’s significantly higher subscription

Aplaku: The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has donated medical equipment and supplies to Aplaku medical centre as part of its 2025 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative aimed at improving healthcare delivery in under-resourced communities. According to Ghana News Agency, the donation, presented by the Accra West Area and Accra Collection of the GRA, includes a wide range of hospital and sanitation items such as a hospital bed, wheelchairs, stretchers, air conditioners, assorted medicines, digital thermometers, and hygiene products. In total, 23 different items were donated, including 30 plastic chairs, 10 mattresses, medical tools like stethoscopes and oximeters, and large quantities

Bamako: Four Moroccan truck drivers, kidnapped in January 2025 in northeastern Burkina Faso near the border with Niger, were released on the evening of Sunday, August 3, 2025, the government of the Republic of Mali has announced in a statement. According to Ghana News Agency, the Republic of Mali’s government informed both the national and international community that the drivers, who were abducted on January 18, 2025, were released unharmed. The statement, which was read on national television, confirmed that the Moroccan drivers had been held by the Islamic State terrorist group in the Sahel province, known as the Sahelian