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Small oil producers like Ghana, Guyana and Suriname could gain as buyers shun Russian crude

As the U.S. and Europe cut back purchases of Russian oil, and energy traders shun it for fear of sanctions, the search is on for other sources. Attention has focused on Iran and Venezuela, both of which are led by governments that the U.S. sought until recently to isolate. But…

The Conversation

‘My film language? Sega and Nintendo’ – Larry Achiampong brings a gamer’s pizzazz to the gallery

From Robertson’s racist jam jars to murderous old ballads, the British-Ghanaian artist tackles notions of empire and belonging – with a gamer’s eye. He talks about his epic new film, a voyage through post-Brexit Britain

The Guardian - UK

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hails improving Thomas Partey after beating Leicester

The Ghana midfielder scored and played a key role in Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over Leicester

The Independent UK

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Ghana stirs thoughts of freedom, Black identity

African by heritage. American by my social DNA. African American in heart and blood and rhythm and soul. Despised at home.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ghana bakers feel the heat of rising inflation

Blazing heat radiated from the wood-fired oven of the Bethel Brothers Bakery in Ghana's capital Accra, as a dozen men hastily shaped dough into hundreds of rolls that would be scattered through the city the following morning.

Reuters

Newcastle junior doctor heads to Ghana to help with heart surgery

James Arkley, 23, is swapping Jesmond for Accra next week as part of a project led by medics in the North East to help train up heart surgeons in Ghana

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CWG hockey: Indian men, women to open campaign against minnows Ghana

BIRMINGHAM: Indian men's hockey team will open its campaign at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games against minnows Ghana on July 31 while the women's team will also square-off against the same rivals on July 29.

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Ukraine war: how Ghana is vulnerable, and what can be done

The seismic aftershocks of Russia’s invasion of its neighbour, Ukraine, on 24 February 2022 continues to reverberate across the globe.

The Conversation

A Toastmaster in Ghana: ‘The goal is to impact women more positively’

Talking with an African administrator on the eve of International Women’s Day.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ghana's Cedi is under stress: some long, medium, and short term solutions

An economy with strong fundamentals is one that is resilient, has a well-developed exports base, is industrialised, and creates jobs. That kind of economy can mobilise resources domestically, without much reliance on external support, and can even borrow at a lower cost. The citizens of this kind of economy have…

The Conversation

How Kwame Nkrumah's midnight speech set a tradition for marking the moment of liberation

As Ghana celebrates the 65th anniversary of its independence from Britain, it is worth revisiting the landmark speech Kwame Nkrumah delivered at midnight to mark the event of Ghana’s birth. Nkrumah had led a mass movement demanding self-government in the anticolonial struggle and was, with independence, poised to become the…

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Jeremie Frimpong hits post Celtic milestone as Bayer Leverkusen star earns first Netherlands call up

The 21-year old right-back was also eligible to play for Ghana and England but has decided to commit to the country of his birth.

Daily Record

Exiled writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija sues Uganda

In tonight's edition: We speak to award-winning exiled Ugandan writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. The author has filed a case against Uganda at the East African Court of Justice. He says he was tortured over tweets in which he called the president's son obese and a curmudgeon. But first: nationals from Tunisia…

France 24

A short story by Ghana's Ama Ata Aidoo offers a view of humanity's place in the world

In recent years, philosophers and other thinkers have been rethinking how we see humanity and its place in the world. One reason for this change in thinking has been climate change: it has made humans realise that our actions have large and irreversible consequences. Many ideologies, religions and philosophies see…

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"It never goes away", Chris Hughton exclusive as he lifts lid on his time at Newcastle United

The former Newcastle United boss looks ahead to this weekend's game against his other former club Brentford and also his successful tenure as Magpies boss

The Conversation

Ghana's law on publication of false news is vague and easily abused – it should go

Ghana repealed its controversial criminal libel law two decades ago. Recent incidents have seen the Ghana Police Service use a different law to arrest and prosecute some media personalities. The law being used is Publication of False News under the Criminal Offences Act. Legal practitioner and media law lecturer Samuel…

Reuters

With cinemas closed, Ghana's hand-painted movie posters find homes abroad

With a flick of his brush, Ghanaian painter Daniel Anum Jasper armed actor Paul Newman with a pair of revolvers. Unfinished paintings of a bell-bottomed John Travolta and nunchuck-spinning Bruce Lee adorned the walls of his crammed Accra studio.

France 24

Malian PM speaks to FRANCE 24, RFI after France withdraws troops

In tonight's edition: In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 and its sister station Radio France Internationale (RFI), Mali's Prime Minister Choguel Maiga says that since 2012, French authorities have tried to divide his country by fueling autonomy claims in the north. And African countries weigh in on Russia's decision…

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Evening Standard

Emmanuel Dennis could make Nigeria return after talks ahead of World Cup play-off

Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis could play a role in Nigeria’s World Cup play-off against Ghana next month after holding clear-the-air talks with the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

The Independent UK

West trains Africa forces as coastal nations fret attacks

At a training site in Ivory Coast, a Ghanaian officer says he has watched neighboring countries be overrun by jihadis for nearly 10 years, wondering if his country will be next

The Guardian - UK

‘I phoned the president of Ghana onstage in a pub’: how we made The Mark Thomas Comedy Product

‘It was a steep learning curve, from shouting abuse at a Tory MEP to chasing international arms dealers’

The Conversation

Defying Ghana's lockdown rules wasn't simply stubborn: here's what was going on

Ghana imposed lockdowns in the Accra and Kumasi districts on 30 March 2020 to limit community transmission of the new coronavirus. But members of the public found ways to evade the restrictions, making them ineffective. People went about their daily lives as usual, where they could, and avoided checkpoints. Police…

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Ghana's debt makes development impossible: here are some solutions

By the year 2000, the government of Ghana had borrowed so much that the country was in debt distress. It then subscribed to the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Consequently, much of the country’s external debt of over US$4 billion was written…

The Independent UK

One trans woman’s fight against a bill that would criminalise Ghana’s LGBT+ community

It’s already illegal to be gay in Ghana and a new law could made LGBT+ advocacy punishable with 10 years in prison. Cooper Inveen meets a trans woman who is petrified about her future, but also defiant

ABC News

Finding cultural pride through football – why the African Cup NSW means so much to these women

The African Cup NSW is a long-running community tournament, but for the first time in 2021 — women were able to take centre stage.

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