Category: Ghana

At Least 17 Dead After Explosion in Ghana Mining Region

ACCRA—At least 17 people were killed and scores injured when a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine in western Ghana collided with a motorcycle, setting off an explosion that flattened a rural community, the government said on Friday. As rescuers combed the site for survivors, videos posted on local media showed hundreds of buildings…


Huge Explosion in Ghana Mining Region Kills Residents, Fells Buildings

ACCRA—An explosion in Ghana’s rural Western Region on Thursday razed hundreds of buildings and killed an unknown number of residents when a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine collided with a motorcycle. Unverified videos posted on local media showed a large, smouldering blast site in which buildings had been reduced to piles of wood,…


Ghana Says It Has Detected Omicron Variant in at Airport

ACCRA, Ghana—Ghana says that its scientists have detected cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant in passengers who arrived in the country on Nov. 21. The cases were detected at the Kotoka International Airport in the capital, Accra, after tests were conducted on incoming passengers, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said…