Ghana

Ghana: La MFWA demande l’arrêt des violences policières

Dec 5th, 2009 | By Publisher Loccidental | Category: Ghana

La Fondation des médias pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest (MFWA, sigle en anglais) a appelé le ministère ghanéen de l’Intérieur à mettre un terme aux attaques policières contre les journalistes.
Dans un communiqué transmis vendredi à la PANA, la MFWA demande des poursuites judiciaires contre un policier accusé d’avoir agressé le journaliste Sammy Darko.
Journaliste de la “Joy [...]



Michael Essien, Sulley Muntari and Asamoah Gyan intouchables in Ghana

Nov 28th, 2009 | By Publisher Loccidental | Category: Ghana

Football thrives on discipline. Team work, cooperation and organisation among players and management are the main ingredients that spice up the growth of any team. Without these a team would undoubtedly fail.
African European-based players usually brush aside these elements when they start to taste the beginning of their peak. They grow wings that fly above [...]



CAN: Le Ghana se préparera en Afrique du Sud

Nov 26th, 2009 | By Publisher Loccidental | Category: Ghana

Les Ghanéens établiront leur base à Nelspruit, en Afrique du Sud, avant d’aller disputer la Can/Orange en Angola. Kwesi Nyantakyi, président de l’Association de football du Ghana, révèle que Nelspruit, situé dans la province de Mpumalanga, se­ra l’un des sites de la prochaine Coupe du monde. Le regroupement aura lieu quatorze jours avant le coup [...]



Ghana cuts prime rate to 18 per cent

Nov 21st, 2009 | By Publisher Loccidental | Category: Ghana

Bank loans – Ghana’s Central Bank on Friday cut the prime rate by 50 basis points to 18 per cent.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said it took the decision because of signs of stabilization in prices and strong performance of the cedi (local currency) ag a inst major trading currencies.
‘The monetary and fiscal policy framework [...]



Thirty-eight out of 345 specimens of H1N1 confirmed positive in Ghana

Nov 20th, 2009 | By Publisher Loccidental | Category: Ghana

A statement issued in Accra on Friday signed by Ms. Rebecca Ackwonu, Public Relations Officer of Ghana Health Service, said an upsurge in cases had been identified in a localized outbreak in an educational institution, the Lincoln Community School.
The statement said all confirmed cases had been treated and did not pose a public health threat [...]



Asamoah Gyan Apologises to Black Stars and Rennes

Nov 20th, 2009 | By Publisher Loccidental | Category: Ghana

Black Stars and Rennes forward Asamoah Gyan has copiously expressed regret to the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Black Stars coach Milovan Rajevac and Ghanaians for failing to respond to the roll call for the Ghana-Angola friendly.
The failure of Gyan, Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari to make the Angola trip, has generated heated argument among the [...]



Ghana Cuts Key Lending Rate to 18% as Inflation Slows

Nov 20th, 2009 | By Publisher Loccidental | Category: Ghana

Ghana’s central bank cut its benchmark lending rate for the first time in almost three years after the country’s currency pared losses, helping to slow inflation.
The prime rate was reduced to 18 percent from 18.5 percent, Bank of Ghana Governor Kwesi Amissah-Arthur told reporters today in the capital, Accra. It was Amissah-Arthur’s first rate- setting [...]



Eighteen killed in Ghana gold mine disaster

Nov 15th, 2009 | By Publisher Loccidental | Category: Ghana

The roof of an illegal gold mine in Ghana collapsed killing at least 18 people, including 14 women, in one of the worst mining disasters to hit the African nation, police said on Thursday.
Thirty miners were believed to be inside the mine in Dompoase, about 400 kilometres (250 miles) west of Accra, said police commander [...]