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Ghana endorses bold campaign for a visa-free Africa
Mail & Guardian
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July 15, 2025
The push for a visa-free Africa gained renewed momentum with Ghana’s endorsement of the Trans African Tourism and Unity Campaign The push for a visa-free Africa gained renewed momentum with Ghana’s endorsement of the Trans African Tourism and...
Ennobled Foundation webinar empowers Ghanaian youth to leverage international experience for career growth
Joy FM
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July 15, 2025
The Ennobled Foundation has hosted a transformative virtual webinar themed “Leveraging International Experience for Career Growth,” bringing together global professionals, aspiring leaders, and young change-makers in an engaging digital event. The...
Francis Doku calls for independent body to publish Ghana’s tourism report
Ghanaian Chronicle
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July 15, 2025
The Chief Executive Officer of Maestro Africa Group, Francis Doku, has called for Ghana’s annual tourism report to be produced by an independent institution rather than the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA). Speaking on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z with Kwame...
Ghana’s Daniel Ayittah joins 2025 GRAMMY Recording Academy Member class
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July 15, 2025
Ghanaian Sound engineer and founder of Outluk Records, Daniel Ayittah, has been officially inducted into the Recording Academy’s 2025 New Member class. His selection makes him the first Ghanaian gospel sound engineer to be welcomed into the...
Tanzania targets 8 mln tourists by 2030: minister
Ghana News Agency
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July 14, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM, July 12 (Xinhua/GNA) — Tanzania aims to welcome eight million tourists by 2030, Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, Pindi Chana, said Friday at the launch of Ngorongoro Day, during the 49th Dar es Salaam International Trade...
Ghana Chieftaincy Awards to be launched on July 17
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July 14, 2025
THE official launch of the third edition of the Ghana Chieftaincy Awards (GCA) and Royal Investment Summit 2025 will take place on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Alisa Hotel in Accra. The event, organised by the Obokese Foundation in partnership with...
Ayittah becomes first Ghanaian gospel audio engineer to join Grammy Recording Academy Member Class
Ghana News Agency
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July 15, 2025
By Simon Asare Accra, July 15, GNA – Mr Daniel Ayittah, a renowned Ghanaian audio engineer, has officially been inducted into the Recording Academy’s 2025 New Member Class. This milestone achieved by Mr Ayittah makes him the first Ghanaian audio...
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts collaborates with Meta for digital skills training
GhanaWeb
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July 15, 2025
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts has commenced a two-day digital skills training workshop in collaboration with Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Running from July 14 to 15 in Accra, the workshop is...
Ghana marks World Population Day with call for youth empowerment
Ghana Business News
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July 15, 2025
Ghana on Friday commemorated World Population Day (WPD) with a call for structural investments to empower the country’s estimated 13 million youth. Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie, Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, said youth empowerment...
The Canadian Government Just Slapped The World's Hottest Country With A Travel Advisory
The Travel
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July 15, 2025
The Canadian government's travel advisory comes in four levels: Level 1 (exercise normal security precautions), Level 2 (exercise a high degree of caution), Level 3 (avoid all non-essential travel), and Level 4 (avoid all travel). The U.S. is...
Jackson leads Team Ghana at 2025 World Swimming Championships
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July 14, 2025
Ghana’s swimming sensation Abeku Jackson will once again carry the nation’s hopes on his shoulders as he spearheads a four-member team to the 2025 World Aquatics Swimming Championships in Singapore, scheduled from July 27 to August 3. Jackson, 25,...
Tourism 2024 Report launched in Accra
Business Ghana
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The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has launched the 2024 Ghana Tourism Report, highlighting gains in international arrivals, domestic tourism, and sustainable initiatives, while urging stakeholders to work together in advancing the sector....
African American Association of Ghana celebrates Juneteenth in Accra
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July 15, 2025
The African American Association of Ghana (AAAG), in collaboration with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has marked the 2025 Juneteenth, a commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States (US), with a parade...
AU free movement protocol coordination meeting held in Accra
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July 15, 2025
The African Union Commission (AUC) has held a four-day strategic coordination meeting to galvanise member states to ratify and implement the AU Free Movement of Persons Protocol. The meeting, which concluded in Accra last Friday, was attended by...
University Graduates In Ghana Must Serve Society For A Year Study Suggests It's Good For National Unity
MENAFN
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July 14, 2025
(MENAFN- The Conversation) Almost 70 years after independence was gained across the continent, many African countries continue to face the complex task of managing ethnic diversity and building national cohesion. National cohesion is a broad and...
Ghana’s 2024 Tourism Report: A step forward, but long way to go
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July 12, 2025
In a space where tourism data is often delayed, unavailable, or treated as an afterthought, Ghana stands out for one important reason – since 2019, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has consistently published an annual tourism report. That is no...
US visa restrictions fuel Ghanaian outrage, stoking economic concerns
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 13, 2025
Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent A seismic shift in United States visa policy for Ghanaian citizens raises concerns about economic impact, educational dreams, and the very fabric of transnational families. Diplomatic and certain...
NDC's history of presidential-private jets hypocrisy exposed
GhanaWeb
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July 15, 2025
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has found itself at the centre of a storm of political hypocrisy, following confirmation that Vice-President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang returned to Ghana aboard a private jet after a medical...
Ghana kicks against US visa restrictions, cites reciprocal imbalance
The Cable
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July 11, 2025
The Ghanaian government has kicked against the United States’ decision to impose non-immigrant visa restrictions on its nationals. On Thursday, the US department of state announced that Ghanaian applicants for business, tourism, and student visas...
Researcher: Chinese Assistance to Mali May Bring Unintended Consequences
Africa Defense Forum
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July 15, 2025
In September 2024, Col. Assimi Goïta, Mali’s junta leader, traveled to Beijing to visit Norinco, a weapons manufacturing company. Mali and Norinco signed an agreement that will provide Bamako with military equipment, training and defense-related...