News: Ghana

We have started to collect the most important news related to Ghana in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Ghana – overview

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• November 8th 2013 – June 6th 2013
• June 5th 2013 – January 20th 2013
• January 18th 2013 – November 12th 2012
• November 9th 2012 – October 5th 2012
• October 4th 2012 – March 5th 2012
• February 24th 2012 – May 26th 2011
• May 17th 2011 – December 9th 2010
• December 7th 2010 – June 26th 2010
• June 25th 2010 – April 24th 2010
• March 23rd 2010 – December 9th 2009
• December 1st 2009 – July 11th 2009
• July 10th 2009 – January 4th 2009
• January 3rd 2009 – November 26th 2008
• November 10th 2008 – March 20th 2008
• March 18th 2008 – November 20th 2007
• November 20th 2007 – June 18th 2007
• May 25th 2007 – January 31st 2006
• January 23rd 2006 – December 15th 2005

Ghana: news

Voices heard under Ghana rubble

Friday, November 9th 2012, 15:54
related places: Accra

Voices can still be heard in the rubble of a multi-storey shopping centre in Ghana's capital, Accra, 48 hours after it collapsed, rescue workers say.
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Ghana collapse: Negligence blamed

Thursday, November 8th 2012, 14:43
related places: Accra

Shoddy construction caused a multi-storey shopping centre to collapse in Ghana's capital, Accra, killing at least nine people, officials say.
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VIDEO: Dozens trapped in Ghana shopping mall

Wednesday, November 7th 2012, 21:36
related places: Accra

Dozens of shoppers have been rescued after a department store collapsed in the Ghanaian capital Accra.
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Ghana department store collapses

Wednesday, November 7th 2012, 18:53
related places: Accra

More than 40 people are rescued after a multi-storey department store collapses in Ghana's capital, Accra, killing at least four people.
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Anger at Ghana salary increases

Friday, November 2nd 2012, 19:58

A significant increase in salaries for Ghana's president, his ministers and other top officials is criticised by anti-corruption campaigners.
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VIDEO: Nasa engineer's mission in Ghana

Wednesday, October 31st 2012, 19:04

What opportunities are there to inspire Ghanaian students into applying science and technology to fix the continent's problems?
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Argentine ship crew return home

Thursday, October 25th 2012, 7:50
related countries: Argentina
related places: Buenos Aires

Almost 300 sailors who were on board an Argentine ship when it was impounded in Ghana in a debt dispute arrive in Buenos Aires.
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Argentine ship's crew leave Ghana

Wednesday, October 24th 2012, 18:55
related countries: Argentina

Almost 300 sailors who were on board an Argentine ship when it was impounded in Ghana have left on board a chartered plane to Argentina.
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Argentina 'firm' over seized ship

Tuesday, October 23rd 2012, 9:32
related countries: Argentina

President Cristina Fernandez vows never to yield to "vulture funds' blackmail" as an Argentine ship remains impounded in Ghana over unpaid debts.
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Crew to quit ship seized by Ghana

Sunday, October 21st 2012, 8:05

Argentina orders more than 300 sailors to evacuate a ship seized by Ghana in a dispute over debts.
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Argentine naval chief replaced

Tuesday, October 16th 2012, 1:01
related countries: Argentina

The head of Argentina's navy is sacked following the seizure in Ghana of a naval training ship and its 300 crew, amid a debt dispute.
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Chinese gold miner's death probed

Monday, October 15th 2012, 12:20
related countries: China

Ghanaian police are investigating the killing of a Chinese boy during a security force crackdown on illegal gold mining last week.
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Africa Cup of Nations round-up

Saturday, October 13th 2012, 17:33
related countries: Nigeria, Zambia

Zambia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Tunisia qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations but Senegal-Ivory Coast tie is abandoned.
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Ashanti jewels stolen in Norway

Friday, October 12th 2012, 9:28
related countries: Norway
related places: Oslo

Norwegian police investigate the theft of some of the Ghanaian Ashanti crown jewels from a Oslo hotel where the king is attending a conference.
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Ghana refuses Argentine ship bid

Thursday, October 11th 2012, 12:35
related countries: Argentina, United States

A Ghanaian court refuses to free an Argentine warship seized in a debt dispute involving the South American nation's creditors.
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Ivory Coast reopens Ghana borders

Monday, October 8th 2012, 9:47

Ivory Coast reopens its land and sea borders with Ghana more than two weeks after they were shut following a deadly cross-border attack.
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VIDEO: 'Horror' in Ghana mental hospital

Friday, October 5th 2012, 8:33
related places: Accra

Patients in a mental health institution in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, are left without clothes, the BBC's Focus on Africa TV programme discovers.
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November 8th 2013 – June 6th 2013June 5th 2013 – January 20th 2013January 18th 2013 – November 12th 2012November 9th 2012 – October 5th 2012October 4th 2012 – March 5th 2012February 24th 2012 – May 26th 2011May 17th 2011 – December 9th 2010December 7th 2010 – June 26th 2010June 25th 2010 – April 24th 2010March 23rd 2010 – December 9th 2009December 1st 2009 – July 11th 2009July 10th 2009 – January 4th 2009January 3rd 2009 – November 26th 2008November 10th 2008 – March 20th 2008March 18th 2008 – November 20th 2007November 20th 2007 – June 18th 2007May 25th 2007 – January 31st 2006January 23rd 2006 – December 15th 2005