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BMA Deports 295 Ghanaians as Immigration Violations Spark Online Tensions

BMA Deports 295 Ghanaians as Immigration Violations Spark Online Tensions

The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it successfully processed nearly 300 Ghanaian nationals for repatriation…

Confusion and Delays Mark Planned Repatriation of Ghanaians from South Africa
Confusion and Delays Mark Planned Repatriation of Ghanaians from South Africa

Confusion surrounded the planned repatriation of a group of Ghanaian nationals from South Africa on…

Ghana Cut Ties with Head Coach Otto Addo

Ghana have sacked head coach Otto Addo just three months before the FIFA World Cup.…

Football Community in Shock as Senegalese Youngster is Murdered

Senegalese young goalkeeper Cheikh Touré has been murdered by kidnappers in Ghana after being duped…

Ghana Secures Glorious Return to Global Finals

Ghana became the fifth African nation to qualify for the FIFA 2026 World Cup as they confirmed first spot in Group I on Sunday. The Black Stars sealed qualification after beating Comoros 1-0 in Accra. The West Africans will join Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt, among the countries that have already qualified, with more to be confirmed on Tuesday. Ghana have completed their remarkable resurgence after failing to qualify for the 2025 African Cup of Nations. In November 2024, the…

Two Ghanaian Ministers, Omane Boamah, Ibrahim Murtala Among 8 Persons Confirmed Dead in Helicopter Crash

The Government of Ghana has officially confirmed the tragic deaths of all eight individuals aboard the Ghana Air Force helicopter that crashed on the morning of Wednesday, August 6, 2025, in the Adansi area of the Ashanti Region. The Z-9 utility helicopter, which took off from Accra at 09:12 GMT en route to Obuasi, lost radar contact shortly after departure. Hours later, its wreckage was found near a forested area, with the aircraft engulfed in flames and burned beyond recognition.…

Ghana’s capital to host FESTAC AFRICA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL 2025

Accra has been officially announced as the host city for the FESTAC AFRICA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL 2025. The festival will take place from 21 to 27 September 2025. The event is organised by FESTAC AFRICA RENAISSANCE, the Ministry of Tourism Ghana, and the Ghana Tourism Authority. TV BRICS is the media partner of the event. The festival aims to promote cultural cooperation, trade, tourism, and health initiatives across the continent. The dates are symbolic: 21 September is the birthday of Dr.…

Ghana’s Port Expansion Key to Realising the Country’s Vision to Establish an Export-Driven Economic Model

Ghana’s Tema Port marked a historic milestone on 16 January 2024 with the arrival of Maersk Edirne, a 13,676-TEU container vessel – one of the largest of its kind globally – as part of Maersk’s newly launched Far East-West Africa express service.  Starting from China’s Chiwan Port, calling at Nansha Port, and loading cargo in Singapore, the ship departed from Tanjung Pelepas Port in Malaysia on 26 December 2023 for Ghana. Twenty days later, it became the first vessel of such…

Chinese Shows Entertain Audiences in Ghana Thanks to the Establishment of Satellite TV Channels

With its extraordinary music performance and thrilling competition, the Singer 2024 TV programme won the hearts of audiences in Ghana, shortly after the nine-episode singing competition on Hunan Satellite TV gained widespread attention in China.  Besides Singer 2024, audiences in Ghana now have access to a variety of high-quality Chinese programmes on satellite TV offered by the Golden Mango TV (GMTV) channel.  GMTV was jointly established by Hunan TV International Channel and Ghana’s CGTV. Satellite broadcasting officially started on 10 August 2023, covering…

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