President Nana Akufo-Addo has won the 2020 presidential election in Ghana, defeating his closest challenger and former president John Mahama by polling 6,730,413 votes (51.59 per cent). Mr Mahama, who contested on the platform of the National Democratic Congress, got 6,240,889 votes (47.36 per cent). Mr Akufo-Addo, who contested on the platform of …
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will, on Tuesday, October 20, open the second edition of the national conference on the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement in Accra. The two-day conference is on the theme: “Empowering Ghanaian Businesses to Harness the Benefits of the African Continental …
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As of Friday, October 9, which marks the end of the filing of nominations, a total of 17 presidential aspirants have put themselves up to contest for the presidential election in December 2020. Three of the Presidential Aspirants who filed the nominations are hoping to go as independent candidates when …
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The Chairman of the ECOWAS and President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for restructuring of the global financing architecture to enable access to fresh capital by developing nations in the face of the covid-19 pandemic and the havoc it has wreaked on their economies. “The restructuring of …
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Chair of ECOWAS Monday tasked the President, Commissioners and Staff of the Commission to work to build a united, economically prosperous, politically stable, and secured Community that meets the aspirations of the citizens of the Community. “As we round off the implementation of ECOWAS Vision …
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana was Monday unanimously elected Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the regional bloc’s 57th Summit, held in Niamey, Niger. The President takes over from Nigerien leader Mahamadou Issoufou. He …
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Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday commissioned and handed over the Secretariat building of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to the African Union Commission in Accra. At a symbolic ceremony at the African Trade House, the President handed the keys to the Secretariat to Moussa Faki, Chairperson …
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday launched the first cars locally assembled by global automobile giant, Volkswagen, in Ghana. The cars, the Tiguan and Tremont sport utility vehicles, the midsize Passat sedan and the Amarok pickup truck, were assembled at the Accra North Industrial Area Assembly Plant of VW in …
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