Explainers
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Did Akufo-Addo clear Akonta Mining in his recent controversial galamsey comment?
A comment by President Nana Akufo-Addo that Akonta Mining, a company owned by the Ashanti Region Chairman of the governing…
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World Cancer Day 2023
World Cancer Day is held annually on February 4. By promoting cancer awareness, educating people about the disease, and encouraging…
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Terrorism and violent extremism in Burkina Faso and its implications on Ghana
Ghana is on high alert for acts of terrorism and violent extremism, especially in the country’s northern parts. This is…
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Okudzeto’s Cathedral crusade against Rev Boateng; Does Facebook automatically delete posts without notice?
A member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Benjamin Essuman, claims that the government has deleted a Facebook post…
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Abusing Aluminum Phosphide and the hazards that come with it
Repeatedly, she sobbingly mutters the following words: “We only wanted to get rid of our bed bugs infestation, but now…
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Understanding government’s “Gold for Oil policy” and stakeholder reactions
A UK-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) predicts about 22% depreciation of the cedi to the dollar in 2023, despite a…
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What we know about the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5
XBB.1.5 is yet another descendant of Omicron, the most contagious variant of the coronavirus, which became a global pandemic in…
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Explainer: Key pointers of government’s debt exchange programme
In July 2022, Ghana was at the doors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) seeking a $3 billion support program…
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EXPLAINER: What you need to know about National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Active Month
Introduced in 2003, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a social intervention program in Ghana that provides financial access…
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Explaining Ghana’s imminent debt restructuring
The first time the Fund visited was about three months ago, in response to the government's u-turn movement to seek…
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