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Can the private sector deliver the renewable energy dream?

In the face of the global energy transition and rising demand for renewable sources, Ghana is raising $562bn in investments over the next five decades to decarbonise its energy sector through major projects. Analysts say this campaign will be successful only if the government woos the private sector with a favourable fiscal regime. At COP27 in Egypt last year, President Nana Akufo-Addo made a strong case for renewable energy in Africa. He gave assurances of increasing the share of clean sources in Ghana’s energy mix as part of the broader national framework for a transition to environmentally friendly power generation.

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THE AFRICA REPORT

Ghana basks in Twitter’s surprise choice as Africa HQ

Twitter delivered a surprise for Africa when it said it was establishing a regional headquarters in the West African nation of Ghana, triggering vigorous debate about the business environment for technology start-ups across the continent.

For the social media giant, its decision was based on shared values - Ghana supports "free speech, online freedom, and the open internet".

The fact it also serves as the HQ for the African Continental Free Trade Area - established to accelerate intra-African trade and freedom of movement - seems to have cemented Ghana's appeal as a gateway to the region.

Ghana was a way of becoming "more immersed in the rich and vibrant communities that drive the conversations taking place every day across the African continent", Twitter said.

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo was quick to retweet the news, saying it was the start of a "beautiful partnership" and critical for the development of Ghana's tech hub.

"These are exciting times to be in, and to do business in Ghana."

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BBC UK

Kofi Annan: Former UN secretary general and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

The Ghanaian national was the first and only black African to be appointed as the world’s top diplomat, a tenure that saw him mediate in some of the biggest crises of the 21st century

In December 1996, the selection of Kofi Annan as the seventh secretary general of the United Nations had been a milestone. This was the first time in the history of the UN that a secretary general had been chosen from the UN staff, and Annan, an international civil servant, had come up through the ranks in management and personnel departments.

There were immediate comparisons made between Annan and the third secretary general, Dag Hammarskjold. Hammarskjold had also been welcomed as a quiet and ghanaunassuming bureaucrat but had gone on to transform the office of secretary general from one of an international administrator to that of a world statesman and had become a world figure.

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Liberia vice president flies to Ghana for medical treatment

Liberia’s vice president and former first lady, Jewel Howard-Taylor, has been flown to Ghana to for medical treatment after developing “respiratory complications,” her office said in a statement. Howard-Taylor flew out of Liberia on Tuesday following a four-day stay at a private medical facility in Monrovia, her press officer Solomon Ware told The Associated Press. The Monrovia-based clinic recommended her transfer to a more advanced healthcare facility abroad after she had been stabilized, he said.

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washingtonpost

Ghana's President Self-Isolates After COVID-19 Exposure

Ghana's President, Nana Akufo-Addo, is on a 14-day self-isolation after "at least one person within his close circle tested positive for Covid-19." A statement signed by the Information Minister, Kojo Nkrumah, on Saturday, July 4, indicated the move is in compliance with COVID-19 protocols and follows the advice of doctors. "On the advice of doctors, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is from today, July 4, 2020, taking a fourteen (14) day precautionary self- isolation measure

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allafrica

Ghana health minister tests positive for Covid-19

President Nana Akufo-Addo said the country’s health minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu is in a stable condition after contracting the new coronavirus. “Let us wish our hardworking minister for health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, a speedy recovery from the virus, which he contracted in the line of duty,” Akufo-Addo said in an broadcast, giving an update on the pandemic situation in Ghana. The health minister, who has been leading the public education on

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africanews

Ghana, Akufo-Addo get standing ovation at George Floyd memorial service in US

Ghana and president Akufo-Addo got a special mention and a standing ovation during George Floyd’s funeral service on Tuesday. The family of the murdered African-American expressed their gratitude to Akufo-Addo and the people of Ghana for mourning with them. A resolution read by social impact leader and CEO of Ivy Inc. Ivy McGregor appreciated the Ghana’s solidarity with the family.

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myjoyonline

George Floyd memorial 'thwarted' in Ghana, protest leader arrested

Dozens of anti-racism protesters in Ghana’s capital Accra, held a vigil Saturday following the death of George Floyd. The unarmed black man, George Floyd, died after Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes. But the peaceful gathering turned into a protest when the police arrested the group’s leader Ernesto Yeboah. He has since been released on bail. Ernesto Yeboah,

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africanews

Ghana close to easing COVID-19 restrictions: president

Ghana is close to announcing a roadmap toward easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said 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 country also shut its entry points on March 22. The president said the proposed easing of restrictions intends to restore "social and economic lives."

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china.org.cn

Coronavirus GH¢600m stimulus package in Ghana to focus on 9 sectors

Businesses operating in nine selected sectors of the economy are the ones to benefit from the GH?600 million stimulus package meant to cushion micro small and medium enterprise (MSME) from the negative impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The beneficiary sectors are healthcare and pharmaceutical, manufacturing, agri and agri-business, water and sanitation, tourism and hospitality, education, textiles and garments, commerce or trade, and service. These sectors, established to have been negatively impacted by the virus, were identified as beneficiaries under the modalities of the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) Business Support Scheme by the National Board and Small Scale Enterprises (NBSSI),

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graphic.com.gh

Ghanaian government begins a 3-day cabinet retreat to assess the effects of COVID-19 on the economy

Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his cabinet will later today, Thursday (May 7, 2020), go on a 3-day retreat where they will assess the impact of the novel coronavirus on the country’s economy.They will use data gathered during this period to assess all sectors of the economy. This was made known to the public by the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.

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pulse.ng

Ghana ports to see more cargo volumes in 2020

Ghana’s ports will anchor increases in cargo volumes in 2020 following the positioning of Tema and Takoradi Ports as transhipment and oil and gas hubs respectively.

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