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Ghana Reintroduces Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Amidst Widespread Domestic Support
Ghana's Parliament reintroduced an anti-LGBTQ+ bill proposing prison sentences up to five years for promoting LGBTQ+ activities; despite international criticism, it has strong domestic support rooted in long-standing societal intolerance, exemplified by a 2006 government ban on an LGBTQ+ conference.
Ghana Reintroduces Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Amidst Widespread Domestic Support
Ghana's Parliament reintroduced an anti-LGBTQ+ bill proposing prison sentences up to five years for promoting LGBTQ+ activities; despite international criticism, it has strong domestic support rooted in long-standing societal intolerance, exemplified by a 2006 government ban on an LGBTQ+ conference.
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48% Bias Score
Ghana Bans Foreign Gold Trade, Creates State Monopoly
Ghana's new government banned foreign participation in its gold market, establishing Goldbod—a state-owned enterprise—as the sole buyer, seller, and exporter of gold to combat unregulated mining's disastrous economic, health, and environmental consequences, and to increase state revenue.
Ghana Bans Foreign Gold Trade, Creates State Monopoly
Ghana's new government banned foreign participation in its gold market, establishing Goldbod—a state-owned enterprise—as the sole buyer, seller, and exporter of gold to combat unregulated mining's disastrous economic, health, and environmental consequences, and to increase state revenue.
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40% Bias Score
Ghana: Hundreds Face Witchcraft Accusations, Systemic Issues Plague Vulnerable
Amnesty International reports hundreds of Ghanaians, mostly older women, face human rights abuses due to witchcraft accusations; a parliamentary bill criminalizing these accusations awaits enactment, highlighting systemic issues of poverty, gender inequality, and inadequate government protection.
Ghana: Hundreds Face Witchcraft Accusations, Systemic Issues Plague Vulnerable
Amnesty International reports hundreds of Ghanaians, mostly older women, face human rights abuses due to witchcraft accusations; a parliamentary bill criminalizing these accusations awaits enactment, highlighting systemic issues of poverty, gender inequality, and inadequate government protection.
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28% Bias Score
Ghanaian Military Brutality: Repeated Attacks on Civilians Spark Outrage
In March 2024, Ghanaian soldiers beat civilians in Bawku after a fellow soldier was killed; this is part of a pattern of military brutality against civilians in Ghana since 2021, despite the army's generally positive reputation, drawing criticism and calls for investigations.
Ghanaian Military Brutality: Repeated Attacks on Civilians Spark Outrage
In March 2024, Ghanaian soldiers beat civilians in Bawku after a fellow soldier was killed; this is part of a pattern of military brutality against civilians in Ghana since 2021, despite the army's generally positive reputation, drawing criticism and calls for investigations.
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44% Bias Score
US Court Awards $18 Million to Anas Aremeyaw Anas in Defamation Case Against Kennedy Agyapong
A New Jersey court awarded investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18 million in a defamation case against Ghanaian politician Kennedy Agyapong for statements made following a BBC documentary on October 28, 2018, contrasting with a previous dismissal of a similar case in Ghana.
US Court Awards $18 Million to Anas Aremeyaw Anas in Defamation Case Against Kennedy Agyapong
A New Jersey court awarded investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18 million in a defamation case against Ghanaian politician Kennedy Agyapong for statements made following a BBC documentary on October 28, 2018, contrasting with a previous dismissal of a similar case in Ghana.
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48% Bias Score
Ghana's President Urges Sahel Countries to Rejoin ECOWAS
Ghana's President Mahama visited Abidjan to discuss sub-regional cooperation with his Ivorian counterpart, urging Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to rejoin ECOWAS following their departure last year; while optimism exists, analysts express skepticism given the AES countries' focus on consolidating the...
Ghana's President Urges Sahel Countries to Rejoin ECOWAS
Ghana's President Mahama visited Abidjan to discuss sub-regional cooperation with his Ivorian counterpart, urging Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to rejoin ECOWAS following their departure last year; while optimism exists, analysts express skepticism given the AES countries' focus on consolidating the...
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32% Bias Score
Ghanaian Leprosy Activist Reintegrates Hundreds into Communities
Kofi Nyarko, a 54-year-old leprosy survivor from Ghana, overcame the disease and its stigma to become an activist, helping reintegrate over 860 people into their communities through education and awareness programs, primarily targeting rural areas with limited access to healthcare.
Ghanaian Leprosy Activist Reintegrates Hundreds into Communities
Kofi Nyarko, a 54-year-old leprosy survivor from Ghana, overcame the disease and its stigma to become an activist, helping reintegrate over 860 people into their communities through education and awareness programs, primarily targeting rural areas with limited access to healthcare.
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36% Bias Score
Ghana Bans Foreigners from Trading Artisanal Gold
Ghana's new Gold Board (GoldBod) will become the sole buyer and exporter of gold from licensed small-scale miners starting May 1, banning foreign gold trading to combat illegal mining and boost revenue, impacting foreign companies previously involved.
Ghana Bans Foreigners from Trading Artisanal Gold
Ghana's new Gold Board (GoldBod) will become the sole buyer and exporter of gold from licensed small-scale miners starting May 1, banning foreign gold trading to combat illegal mining and boost revenue, impacting foreign companies previously involved.
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32% Bias Score
Climate Change and Low Farmer Incomes Threaten Ghana's Cocoa Production
Unpredictable weather in West Africa, particularly Ghana, is severely impacting cocoa production, with 13 million diseased cocoa trees cut down in 2024; low farmer income (9% of supermarket price) and high chocolate company profits exacerbate this crisis, potentially leading to cocoa shortages withi...
Climate Change and Low Farmer Incomes Threaten Ghana's Cocoa Production
Unpredictable weather in West Africa, particularly Ghana, is severely impacting cocoa production, with 13 million diseased cocoa trees cut down in 2024; low farmer income (9% of supermarket price) and high chocolate company profits exacerbate this crisis, potentially leading to cocoa shortages withi...
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52% Bias Score
Ghana Arrests Former Signals Bureau Chief in \$7 Million Corruption Case
Ghanaian authorities arrested former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene on March 24th, 2025, for alleged misappropriation of \$7 million in a contract with an Israeli company, diverting funds to private accounts to purchase properties. The Attorney General is also investiga...
Ghana Arrests Former Signals Bureau Chief in \$7 Million Corruption Case
Ghanaian authorities arrested former National Signals Bureau Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene on March 24th, 2025, for alleged misappropriation of \$7 million in a contract with an Israeli company, diverting funds to private accounts to purchase properties. The Attorney General is also investiga...
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64% Bias Score
Rediscovered Klimt Portrait Surfaces at TEFAF Maastricht
A previously lost Gustav Klimt portrait of Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona, painted in 1897 within the context of the Vienna Völkerschau exhibition, has resurfaced after decades, is on display at TEFAF Maastricht, and is priced at €15 million.
Rediscovered Klimt Portrait Surfaces at TEFAF Maastricht
A previously lost Gustav Klimt portrait of Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona, painted in 1897 within the context of the Vienna Völkerschau exhibition, has resurfaced after decades, is on display at TEFAF Maastricht, and is priced at €15 million.
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24% Bias Score
Ghana's Mahama Faces Tensions Amid Job Cuts and IMF Loan
Ghana's President John Mahama is reviewing thousands of government appointments after discovering over 81,000 suspected ghost workers, impacting thousands of employees and creating economic and political tensions amid a $3 billion IMF loan.
Ghana's Mahama Faces Tensions Amid Job Cuts and IMF Loan
Ghana's President John Mahama is reviewing thousands of government appointments after discovering over 81,000 suspected ghost workers, impacting thousands of employees and creating economic and political tensions amid a $3 billion IMF loan.
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40% Bias Score
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