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Trade, Industry and Competition on South African business delegation Outward Selling Mission to Nigeria and Ghana
South African Government
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August 26, 2025
A business delegation led by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and comprising South African companies participating in the Outward Selling Mission (OSM) to Nigeria and Ghana, has arrived in Nigeria. The OSM is a two-leg...
5th Singapore-Africa Ministerial Exchange Visit (SAMEV), 26 - 28 August 2025
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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August 25, 2025
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will host the 5th Singapore-Africa Ministerial Exchange Visit (SAMEV) from 26 to 28 August 2025. SAMEV is a biennial platform hosted by Singapore since 2014 to strengthen links and encourage the...
State Visit of the President of the Republic of Ghana John Dramani Mahama, 26 -28 August
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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August 25, 2025
President of the Republic of Ghana John Dramani Mahama will make a State Visit to Singapore from 26 August to 28 August 2025 at the invitation of President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. This is President Mahama’s first State Visit to Singapore....
Intermex and Zeepay Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Money Transfer Services to Africa
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 26, 2025
MIAMI, Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- International Money Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMXI) (“Intermex” or the “Company”), a leading money remittance provider to Latin America and the Caribbean, today announced a new strategic partnership with...
Environmental Justice Foundation welcomes historic assent to Ghana’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 22, 2025
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) today celebrates a landmark moment for Ghana’s fisheries: the President has given his full assent to the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, without amendments. This bold act of leadership will help to build...
Trade, Industry and Competition leads Outward Selling Mission to Nigeria and Ghana, 25 to 29 Aug
South African Government
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August 22, 2025
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) will lead an Outward Selling Mission to Nigeria and Ghana from 25–29 August 2025 as part of its ongoing mandate to expand South Africa’s trade and investment footprint across the African...
Ghanaian Vice President calls on African nations to practice democracy
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Ghanaian Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has urged African nations to embrace democracy in ways that drive meaningful transformation and deliver tangible benefits to their citizens, according to reports. Speaking at the opening...
President Cyril Cyril Ramaphosa offers condolences and solidarity to Government and people of Ghana
South African Government
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August 11, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa, has, on behalf of the Government and people of South Africa, conveyed a message of condolences to H.E. John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, following a helicopter crash which claimed the lives of...
Ghana holds national mourning for officials who died in helicopter crash
MENAFN
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August 11, 2025
(MENAFN) In Accra, Ghana, an Evening of Reflections and Memorial was held on Saturday to mark the end of a three-day period of national mourning for the eight individuals—five officials and three military personnel—who lost their lives in a...
Minister Blade Nzimande: 2025 NRF Awards
South African Government
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August 8, 2025
Programme Director, Ms. Lerato Mbele; Honourable Ms. Tsakani Shiviti, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Science, Technology, and Innovation; Honourable Ms. Nomalungelo Gina, Deputy Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation; Dr....
Ghana ministers pass away in helicopter accident
MENAFN
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN) A military helicopter crash in Ghana on Wednesday claimed the lives of all eight people on board, including two top government officials. Among the deceased were Defense Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim...
Military Helicopter Crashes in Ghana, Killing 8 Including 2 Ministers
MENAFN
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN) The Ghanaian government has officially confirmed that a military helicopter crash on Wednesday resulted in the deaths of eight individuals, among them two high-ranking government ministers. Julius Debrah, the Chief of Staff at the...
Ghana announces huge increase to cocoa farmers income
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Ghana has announced a significant 62.6% increase in the official price paid to cocoa farmers, raising it from $3,100 to $5,040 per ton, Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson said Monday in a post on X. The immediate price hike fulfills a...
FORTY UNDER 40 UNITED KINGDOM OPENS NOMINATIONS TILL 31ST AUGUST
EIN Presswire
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August 12, 2025
FORTY UNDER 40 UK NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN LONDON , GREATER LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, August 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- FORTY UNDER 40 UNITED KINGDOM OPENS NOMINATIONS TILL 31ST AUGUST Xodus Communications Limited, organizers of the Forty under 40...
National School of Government hosts Economic Governance School Programme, 11 to 14 Aug
South African Government
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August 11, 2025
The National School of Government is hosting the second leg of the 5th Economic Governance School Programme, which takes place from 11 to 14 August 2025 in Johannesburg. The Minister for Public Service and Administration, Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi...
Dynacor Reports Q2-2025 Results and Advances International Expansion Plan
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 11, 2025
MONTREAL, Aug. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dynacor Group Inc. (TSX: DNG) (“Dynacor” or the “Corporation”) today announced its unaudited financial and operational results1 for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, and achievement of key...
Ghana’s fisheries law under threat: small-scale fisher organisations and civil society urge President to reject lobbying and approve the Act in full
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 31, 2025
Ghanaian civil society, small-scale fisher associations and the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) are calling on President John Dramani Mahama to sign Ghana’s new Fisheries and Aquaculture Act into law without amendments, warning that recent...
Ghana’s President Calls for Concrete Steps Toward Inclusive Governance
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama urged African leaders to establish a solid foundation for inclusive governance and safeguard civil liberties for all citizens. Speaking at the 13th African Union High-Level Dialogue on...
Ghanaian leader calls on African leaders to build inclusive governance
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has urged African leaders to strengthen inclusive governance frameworks and safeguard civil liberties throughout the continent. Speaking at the opening of the 13th African Union High-Level Dialogue on...
Gašić sends telegram of condolences on death of Ghanaian government officials
The Government of the Republic of Serbia
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August 7, 2025
Minister of Defence Bratislav Gašić sent a telegram of condolences today to the Ministry of Defence of Ghana on the tragic death of the Minister of Defence and other officials of that country in a helicopter crash.