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Would you like to access news/blog content published by sources located in Ghana?
Code example
If you'd like to make a REST call, then make a following POST request:
Endpoint /api/v1/article/getArticles
Request body
{
"sourceLocationUri": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana",
"resultType": "articles",
"apiKey": "API_KEY"
}
If you'd like instead to do a GET request then call:
/api/v1/article/getArticles?sourceLocationUri=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGhana&resultType=articles&apiKey=API_KEY
Example of JSON response
Below is an example JSON object that you would receive as the result of the request. You can retrieve also additional properties such as concepts, categories, source details, etc. by specifying additional parameters in the request as described on the documentation page.
{
"articles": {
"results": [
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"time": "07:21:37",
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"dataType": "news",
"sim": 0,
"url": "https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2026/07/24/ghana-and-tanzania-strengthen-bilateral-ties/",
"title": "Ghana and Tanzania strengthen bilateral ties",
"body": "President John Dramani Mahama and his Tanzanian counterpart President Samia Suluhu Hassan, have held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra.\n\nThe meeting, which took place at the Presidency, was aimed at strengthening bilateral ties between Ghana and Tanzania.\n\nThe two African leaders called for the establishment of a Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation and an increase in trade volumes between their two countries.\n\nPresident Mahama highlighted the success story of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), which contributed towards turning around the economic fortunes of the country.\n\nHe noted that Ghana was ready to share its experience in the mining sector with Tanzania.\n\nPresident Mahama expressed his special appreciation to President Hassan for her support during the UN General Resolution on reparations, stating that Tanzania was one of the countries that stood firmly among the 123.\n\nHe said following the passage of the UN Resolution, they held the Next Steps Conference in Accra to discuss what to do next, explaining that there were three different committees formed to work on different tracks of the reparation issue.\n\nHe announced that on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, they would hold another high-level meeting on it and that this was very important because it would enable them to be able to see what progress they had made.\n\nPresident Mahama said they also held the Accra Reset Conference last year and since then, it had moved quite far in terms of establishing health sovereignty for Africa.\n\nPresident Hassan noted that the relation between Ghana and Tanzania dated back to the era of the continent's liberation struggle.\n\nShe mentioned the role of their founding Presidents: Dr Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and Julius Nyerere of Tanzania in the African liberation struggle.\n\nThe Tanzanian leader said her country would learn a lot from Ghana, especially in the mining sector.",
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"url": "https://yen.com.gh/ghana/308559-ghana-meteorological-agency-warns-thunderstorms-today-july-24-full-list-affected-areas/",
"title": "Ghana Meteorological Agency warns of thunderstorms today, July 24: Full list of affected areas",
"body": "* Ghana Meteorological Agency issued a weather advisory for Friday, July 24, 2026, covering several parts of the country\n\n* Mist and fog are expected to reduce visibility in coastal, forest, and mountainous areas including Kumasi, Takoradi, and Ho\n\n* Thunderstorms with rain are forecast for towns across the transition belt, while the state of the sea has been flagged as rough\n\nThe Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued a weather advisory for Friday, July 24, 2026, warning of mist, drizzle, and thunderstorms affecting multiple parts of the country.\n\nGMet cautioned that patches of mist or fog would develop over coastal, forest, and mountainous zones during the early morning hours, with visibility expected to drop to between 40% and 60% in several locations.\n\nThe affected areas include Aflao, Anloga, Winneba, Cape Coast, Takoradi, Axim, Ho, Koforidua, Akim Oda, Kumasi, Obuasi, Tarkwa, Sefwi Bekwai, Goaso, and Sunyani.\n\nGMet predicts drizzle and thunderstorms\n\nDrizzle is also anticipated across parts of southern Ghana, with Accra, Kasoa, and Kwahu Tafo among the areas likely to experience light rain during the morning period.\n\nFurther inland, the transition belt faces more severe weather conditions. GMet placed a 30% probability of thunderstorms with rain for Kete Krachi, Atebubu, Ejura, Kintampo, Techiman, Bole, and Damongo.\n\nResidents and commuters in those towns have been urged to take precautions ahead of any storm activity.\n\nIn addition to the inland weather warnings, GMet noted that sea conditions are currently rough. Fishing communities, boat operators, and anyone planning maritime activities along Ghana's coast have been advised to exercise heightened caution.\n\nThe agency urged all Ghanaians to stay safe and drive carefully, particularly in areas where reduced visibility from mist or fog could increase the risk of road accidents during the morning commute.\n\nRead below the morning weather update from the GMet on X:\n\nMahama orders GH¢300 million to tackle flooding\n\nMeanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that President John Mahama had directed the immediate release of GH¢300 million from the Contingency Fund to support victims of the Accra floods.\n\nThe funds were split equally, with GH¢150 million allocated for urgent assistance to affected communities.\n\nThe President also ordered the deployment of security personnel to assist NADMO in ongoing rescue operations.",
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"body": "The government and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have called for increased investment in the country's estimated 12 million young people, describing it as critical to accelerating national development and harnessing Ghana's demographic dividend.\n\nThe call was made at the launch of Ghana's commemoration of World Population Day 2026 in Accra yesterday.\n\nAt the event, the government, through the National Population Council (NPC), and UNFPA urged stakeholders to prioritise education, healthcare, skills development, employment and entrepreneurship for the youth.\n\nAddressing the gathering, the Acting Executive Director of the NPC, Ms Angelina Osei Kodua-Nyanor, said young people must be seen as the country's greatest asset rather than a burden.\n\n\"Ghana's 12 million young people are not a challenge to be managed. They are the country's single greatest asset,\" she said.\n\nShe stressed that sustained investment in quality education, healthcare, skills training, employment, entrepreneurship, and sexual and reproductive health would equip young people with the tools needed to contribute meaningfully to national development.\n\nMs Kodua-Nyanor added that the Council would continue to work with partners to ensure that reliable population data informed evidence-based policies and programmes aimed at improving opportunities for young people nationwide.\n\nSpeaking on behalf of UNFPA, the Country Representative, Mr David Wilfred Ochan, commended the Government for placing population dynamics at the centre of national development through the leadership of the NPC.\n\nHe reaffirmed UNFPA's commitment to supporting policies that placed people at the heart of development while strengthening population data systems.\n\nMr Ochan said World Population Day offered an opportunity to reflect on the link between population dynamics and sustainable development, stressing that investment in people remained key to building resilient and prosperous societies.\n\nHe noted that UNFPA's mandate was to ensure that every pregnancy was wanted, every childbirth was safe, and every young person's potential was fulfilled through improved reproductive health services and evidence-based policies.\n\nAccording to him, this year's national theme, \"Investing in Ghana's Future through Healthy, Skilled and Empowered Young People,\" underscored the need to treat spending on young people as a strategic investment rather than a social obligation.\n\n\"The decisions we make today in education, healthcare, skills development and employment will shape the country's development trajectory for decades to come,\" he said.\n\nMr Ochan added that the commemoration would strengthen collaboration among government institutions, development partners, civil society organisations, the private sector and communities to unlock the potential of Ghana's youthful population.\n\nData from the 2021 Population and Housing Census show that about 12 million Ghanaians, representing 38.2 per cent of the population, are between the ages of 15 and 35.\n\nMr Ochan, however, called for coordinated national action to expand access to quality education, improve healthcare, strengthen digital inclusion and promote gender equality to help Ghana achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union's Agenda 2063.\n\nBY RAYMOND APPIAH-AMPONSAH & RASHEEDA AFOAKUAH\n\nollow our WhatsApp Channel now! https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAjG7g3gvWajUAEX12Q",
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