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Ghana’s military receives donated equipment from Germany

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The Ghana Armed Forces has received 1.5 million euros worth of equipment from Germany and will use the hardware in support of...

Ghana receives donated speedboats from Canada

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The Canadian government has donated two speedboats and diving equipment to the Ghana Navy in an effort to improve security on its...

Ghana’s navy frees hijacked tanker, arrests pirates

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Ghana's navy has freed a tanker ship hijacked off the coast of Nigeria and arrested eight pirates believed to be responsible for...

Ghana Air Force C295 supporting UN ops in Mali

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The Ghana Air Force has deployed one of its two C295 transport aircraft to Mali to support the United Nations-led MINUSMA mission...

Ghana to acquire Super Tucanos, Z-9s, Mi-17s and C-295s

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The Ghana Air Force will acquire Super Tucano trainer/light attack aircraft, Z-9 helicopters and additional Mi-17 helicopters and C-295 transport aircraft, according...

Land Cruisers for Africa

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The US Army has contracted Florida-based defence equipment manufacturer Bukkehave Inc to manufacture and supply an unspecified number of Toyota Land Cruiser...

Ghana president names new defence minister in cabinet reshuffle

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Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday appointed a new defence minister in a cabinet reshuffle which also saw the dismissal of...

Oil tanker missing off Ghanaian coast amid piracy report

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A Liberia-flagged oil tanker has gone missing off the coast of Ghana and a senior port official said the captain sent a...

Ghana receives visit from US Marines’ crisis response unit

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U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response (SP-MAGTF CR) visited with the Ghanaian Air Force (GAF) in Accra, Ghana,...

Ghana operating Hunter Light Strike Vehicles, Maverick security vehicles

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Ghana's armed forces are operating 12 Hunter Light Strike Vehicles, purchased from OTT Technologies, as well as Paramount Maverick internal security vehicles. The...

Oil rig helicopter crashes off Ghana’s coast, killing three

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A service helicopter carrying workers to an oil rig off the coast of Ghana operated by Russia's Lukoil crashed into the ocean...

Ghana and U.S. maritime forces complete combined maritime law enforcement operation

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Ghanaian and U.S. maritime forces completed a three-week combined maritime law enforcement operation as part of African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP),...

Ghana Defence Chief visits Africom

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Vice Adm. Mathew Quashie, Chief of Defence for the Ghana Armed Forces, traveled from Accra to meet with leaders of U.S. Africa...

Maritime and Surveillance Conference under way

At the conference, Paramount Group has called for solutions to fight piracy and secure economic growth in West Africa.The inaugural Maritime and Surveillance Conference,...

Ghana to send troops to South Sudan

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Ghana will send 850 troops to South Sudan in order to help restore peace and stability and prevent the country from sliding...

Ghana says Ivory Coast sent agents to kill exiles.

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Ghana told a U.N. panel in July that Ivory Coast sent hit squads earlier this year to attempt to abduct or kill...

Ghana, Ivory Coast aim to settle maritime boundary peacefully

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West African neighbors Ghana and Ivory Coast aim to settle a long dispute over their maritime boundary, the Ivorian government said, which...

Five plead guilty after cocaine ship is seized in Ghana waters

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Four citizens of Guyana and one Ghanaian pleaded guilty on Friday to charges related to the seizure of a ship carrying tens...

Ghana to set up special naval units, maritime crime courts to...

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The Ghanaian Navy says it is setting up special boat units to deal with maritime security challenges like piracy in order to...

Nautic Africa launches new RHIB

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Nautic Africa has launched its new Guardian series of rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs), designed for maritime security, environmental protection and the oil...

Ghana Air Force takes delivery of four new Mi-171 helicopters

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The Ghana Air Force has taken delivery of four new Mi-171Sh helicopters and a fully equipped logistics warehouse to be used for...

Ghana to take delivery of six Mi-17s next year

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The Ghana Air Force will next year take delivery of six Mi-17 helicopters, after signing a contract with Russian state arms company...

Argentina axes navy chief after frigate seized in Ghana

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Argentina replaced its navy chief on Monday as it investigates the seizure of a frigate in Ghana by bondholders who say they...

DA 42 gaining popularity in Africa as a surveillance aircraft

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A growing number of nations in Africa, and specifically West Africa, are operating Diamond Aircraft's DA 42 MPP Guardian surveillance aircraft, especially...

Ghana Navy takes delivery of two ex-German fast attack craft

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The Ghana Navy yesterday took delivery of two ex-German Navy fast attack craft, GNS Yaa Asantewaa and GNS Naa Gbewaa, at its...

Ghana takes delivery of second C-295; to receive Mi-17 helicopters

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The Ghana Air Force has received its second and final Airbus Military C295 transport aircraft. The first C-295 was delivered in November...

Ghana still mulling new IMF programme – Finmin

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Ghana's current pact with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will end in June this year and the government is still considering whether...

EasyJet founder plans low cost West African airline

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The founder of low cost carrier EasyJet, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, is planning to invest US$500 million in a low cost airline headquartered in...

Ghana’s navy commissions four new patrol vessels

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The president of Ghana, John Atta Mills, has commissioned four new Chinese-built patrol ships for combating piracy and increasing maritime security in...

Pakistan, Indonesia, Ghana join money-laundering blacklist

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An international money-laundering watchdog added Pakistan, Indonesia, Ghana, Tanzania and Thailand to its blacklist of nations that fail to meet international standards. The...

Ghana’s Starbow acquires more BAe 146 passenger jets

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Starbow has finalised the lease agreement for two more BAe 146 passenger jets, which will double its fleet to four of the...

Influenza pandemic exercise takes place in Ghana

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Approximately 120 civilian and military representatives from five African nations and the United States came together in Elmina, Ghana, for an exercise...

Key political risks to watch in Ghana

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Ghana has experienced a heady 12 months since joining the club of oil-producing nations in December 2010, with hydrocarbons set to boost...

Behind gates, Ghanaians discover a new way of living

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In pastel-coloured houses flanked by tidy strips of lawn, Ghana's emerging middle class is discovering a way of living tailored for those...

Ghana receives first C295

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Ghana has taken delivery of its first Airbus Military C295 transport aircraft as it modernises and expands its air force. The second...

FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Ghana

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Ghana joined the club of oil-producing nations in December and is getting used to its new status as a low-middle-income country coveted...

Ghana’s Mills says he’ll never legalise homosexuality

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Ghana's President John Atta Mills said his government would never legalise homosexuality, weighing in for the first time on an issue that...

IMF positive on Ghana outlook but warns on finances

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The International Monetary Fund hailed the medium-term outlook for Ghana's oil-fueled economy as positive but warned it would have to rein in...

New airline launches in Ghana

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Starbow has launched as Ghana's newest domestic airline, using two BAE 146 passenger jets. Starbow said it commenced scheduled commercial flights on September...

Ouattara urges Ghana to arrest Ivorian suspects

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Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara urged Ghana to arrest and hand over Ivorians indicted for war crimes and other abuses during four...

AU still has role in Libya: Zuma

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The African Union still has an important role to play in Libya, President Jacob Zuma said yesterday, adding that UN Security Council...

Ghana Air Force orders two C295 aircraft

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Ghana's Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Airbus Military for two C295 aircraft, which will be delivered from the beginning...

Four Gbagbo officers return to I.Coast from exile

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Four officers from former president Laurent Gbagbo's military returned to Ivory Coast from exile in Ghana to a warm welcome from troops...

US airliner launches a daily flight service to Ghana

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The vice president of Resource and Planning of United Airlines, a US based carrier, says Ghana's stability and strong democratic credentials influenced...

Ghana bans gov’t officials from World Cup jaunts

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Ghana's president has banned his ministers and other government officials from travelling to South Africa to watch the World Cup unless they...

Ghana bids to break Africa’s oil curse

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As Ghana awaits the first riches from one of Africa's top oil finds of the decade, expectations on the street are high...

Ghana ranked top in Africa for press freedom

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Ghana ranked first in Africa in 2009 and 27th across the world as the country that tolerates media freedom, according to the...

Ghana sees 20 pct growth in 2011: central bank

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Oil will help raise Ghana's economic growth rates to 20 percent next year, the deputy governor of the central bank said, hinting...

Ivory Coast, Ghana to discuss oil-rich sea zone

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Ivory Coast and Ghana will try to draw their maritime border amicably before seeking international arbitration, Ivory Coast Interior Minister Desire Tagro...

Ghana to propose oil-fed investment funds: draft

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Ghana's Finance Minister is seeking to create two investment funds fed by future oil revenues that would fill budget gaps and preserve...