2025 in Ghana
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Events in the year 2025 in Ghana.
Incumbents
[edit]- President – Nana Akufo-Addo (until 7 January); John Mahama (since 7 January)
- Vice President – Mahamudu Bawumia (until 7 January); Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang (since 7 January)
- Speaker of Parliament – Alban Bagbin
- Chief Justice – Gertrude Torkornoo
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 7 January – Former president John Mahama is inaugurated again as president.[1]
- 18 January – At least seven people are shot dead by soldiers in disputed circumstances at the Obuasi Gold Mine in Ashanti Region.[2]
February
[edit]- 16 February – At least 51 people are reported to have died while 6,100 cases are reported following an outbreak of cholera that affects Greater Accra, Central, Western, Eastern and Ashanti Regions.[3]
March
[edit]- 4 March – MPs reintroduce a controversial anti-LGBT bill, with a three-year jail term for identifying as gay and 5-10 years for promoting LGBT rights.[4]
- 27 March – A fishing vessel with a crew that includes three Chinese nationals is briefly hijacked by suspected pirates off the Ghanaian coast.[5]
Sports
[edit]Holidays
[edit]Source:[8]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 7 January – Constitution Day
- 6 March – Independence Day
- 30 March – Eid al-Fitr
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – May Day
- 6 June – Eid al-Adha
- 4 August – Founders' Day
- 21 September – Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
- 5 December – Farmers' Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ghana's John Mahama returns as president". Africanews. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "At least seven people killed by army at Ghana's AngloGold Ashanti mine". Reuters. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Ghana struggles to deal with a cholera outbreak". Africanews. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ Naadi, Thomas; Lapham, Jake (4 March 2025). "Ghanaian MPs reintroduce controversial anti-LGBT bill". BBC. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ Kokutse, Francis (31 March 2025). "China says 3 Chinese crew members suspected of being kidnapped from a boat off Ghana are safe". AP News. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Samartex 1996 crowned 2023–24 Ghana Premier League champions". Ghana Football Association. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Oyebola, Mike (25 December 2023). "CAF announces kick-off date for AFCON 2025 qualifiers". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Ghana Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
