2021 in Ghana
Ghana-related events during 2021
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Events in the year 2021 in Ghana.
Incumbents
- President: Nana Akufo-Addo
- Vice President: Mahamudu Bawumia
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
- 7 January – 2020 Ghanaian general election: The Ghana Army steps in to put down a fight in Parliament. President Nana Akufo-Addo is sworn in for another term.[1]
- 21 January – Police arrest 11 in a ″baby-harvesting″ scheme in Accra and Tema.[2]
- 9 January – Parliament is forced to close for three weeks after 17 Members and 171 staff contract COVID-19.[3]
- 24 February
- 600,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Accra. This is the first vaccine shipment under the UN-sponsored COVAX plan.[4] Ghana reports 81,215 cases of infection, 6,614 active cases, and 584 deaths.[5]
- The offices of ″LGBT+ Rights Ghana″ are closed by security forces.[6]
- 26 February – 2021 Asafo-Akyem bus crash
- 20 May - 2021 Ghana gay arrests
- 11 June – During the 2021 United Nations Security Council Elections, Ghana was elected to serve a two-year term on the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member. Its term, starting in 2022, will mark the fourth time Ghana has sat on the Security Council.[7]
Sports
- 2020–21 Ghana Premier League
- 24 August to 5 September – Ghana at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Deaths
- 2 January – Sakib Bamba, religious leader, chief Imam of Ejura.[8]
- 18 January – Joshua Kyeremeh, politician; kidney complications.[9]
- 23 January – Abukari Gariba, 81, Olympic footballer (1968, 1972).[10]
- 1 February – Joshua Hamidu, 85, military officer and diplomat, Chief of the Defence Staff (1978–1979), High Commissioner to Zambia (1978) and Nigeria (2003–2005).[11]
- 9 February – Emmanuel Kojo Dadson, 68, actor (Love Brewed in the African Pot, Run Baby Run, Elmina).[12]
- 11 February – George Benneh, 86, academic administrator and politician, Minister of Finance (1981) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana (1992–1996).[13]
- 20 February – Rosamond Asiamah Nkansah, 91, police officer, first woman recruited into the Ghanaian force.[14]
- 25 February – Bob Pixel, photographer; COVID-19.[15]
- 4 March – DJ Adviser, disc jockey (Happy FM).[16]
- 7 April – Emmanuel Evans-Anfom, physician and university administrator. [17]
See also
References
- ^ "'Complete mess': Ghana army steps in to quell parliament clash". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Ghana 'baby-harvesting syndicate' arrested". news.yahoo.com. BBC World News. January 21, 2021. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "Ghana Parliament shuts down over COVID outbreak among MPs, staff". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ Akorlie, Christian (February 24, 2021). "COVAX delivers its first vaccine shots with shipment to Ghana". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "COVID-19 Updates | Ghana". ghanahealthservice.org. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "Ghana security forces shut down LGBTQ office: Rights group". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council". UN News. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ Nurudeen, Ibrahim (3 January 2021). "Chief Imam of Ejura, Sheikh Sakib Bamba is dead". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Akufo-Addo’s Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh dies
- ^ Abukari Gariba: Kotoko and Black Stars legend dies aged 81
- ^ Lieutenant General Joshua Mohammadu Hamidu (Rtd), Former Chief of Defence Staff dead at 85
- ^ Actor Kojo Dadson passes on
- ^ "Prof. George Benneh Dies at 87". Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ Ghana’s first woman recruited to Police Service dies
- ^ Popular Ghanaian photographer Bob Pixel passes away
- ^ DJ Adviser – Sad As Happy Fm’s Veteran DJ Is Confirmed Dead
- ^ Ghana's oldest medical doctor dies at 101
External links
- Ghana prepares to bury ex-leader Rawlings as parties vie over legacy (by Marine Jeannin, AFP, January 23, 2021)
