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August 3, 2026
Atlantic Africa News

Category : Featured

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Ashanti NPP Chairmanship race: COKA’s grassroots mobilisation, visibility gives him advantage — Joe Wise

Jonathan Ofori
by Jonathan Ofori014
Former Bekwai MP and former First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei-Wusu, popularly called “Joe Wise” says the race for the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...
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Techiman court jails NADMO staff 4 months for assaulting 12-year-old stepdaughter

Jonathan Ofori
by Jonathan Ofori06
A 41-year-old NADMO staff and caterer, Mariama Issah Sulemana, has been sentenced to four months’ imprisonment by the Techiman Circuit Court in the Bono East...
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15 killed, 25 injured in Peki–Tsame highway crash

Jonathan Ofori
by Jonathan Ofori07
At least 15 people have died and 25 others were injured in a head-on collision involving two commercial vehicles on the Peki–Tsame road in the...
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Sabotage claims: retract and apologize in one week – Ashanti ECG engineers to Mugabe Maase, TV XYZ

Jonathan Ofori
by Jonathan Ofori010
The Public Utility Workers’ Union (PUWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has demanded a retraction and apology from XYZ Broadcasting Limited over allegations it...
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No plans to sell $260M new headquarters – BoG

Jonathan Ofori
by Jonathan Ofori06
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) on Tuesday dismissed media reports suggesting it was considering the sale of its recently completed $260 million headquarters, describing the...
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Bagbin seeks consensus talks after ‘surprise’ passage of anti-LGBTQ bill

Jonathan Ofori
by Jonathan Ofori03
The Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has expressed surprise at the passage of the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQ legislation, saying he expected lawmakers to...
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Anti-LGBTQ bill still has “long way to go,” Mahama says

Jonathan Ofori
by Jonathan Ofori03
President John Dramani Mahama says the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQ bill has not yet completed the legislative process and remains subject to constitutional and procedural review...
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NPP elections: Retaining 70% of constituency executives in Ashanti Region key to 2028 victory – Ayew Afriye

Jonathan Ofori
by Jonathan Ofori05
Effiduase/Asokore lawmaker Dr Nana Ayew Afriye has called for the retention of most constituency-level party executives in the Ashanti Region after internal elections, arguing that...
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No approved fare increase, Ghana transport operators say

Jonathan Ofori
by Jonathan Ofori012
Ghana’s main road transport operators on Monday distanced themselves from an announced 20 percent increase in public transport fares due to take effect on 2...
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