2021 in Ghana explained

Events in the year 2021 in Ghana.

See also: 2021 in West Africa.

Incumbents

• President

• 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

• African Continental Free Trade Area
• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

External links

• Ghana prepares to bury ex-leader Rawlings as parties vie over legacy (by Marine Jeannin, AFP, January 23, 2021)

Notes and References

1. News: 'Complete mess': Ghana army steps in to quell parliament clash . January 7, 2021 . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English . January 7, 2021 . en.
2. News: Ghana 'baby-harvesting syndicate' arrested . January 22, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . BBC World News . January 21, 2021 . January 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121224353/https://www.yahoo.com/news/ghana-baby-harvesting-syndicate-arrested-145140157.html . dead .
3. News: Ghana Parliament shuts down over COVID outbreak among MPs, staff . February 9, 2021 . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English . February 9, 2021 . en.
4. News: Akorlie . Christian . COVAX delivers its first vaccine shots with shipment to Ghana . February 24, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . Reuters . February 24, 2021.
5. Web site: COVID-19 Updates Ghana . ghanahealthservice.org . January 24, 2021 . July 17, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717194224/https://www.ghanahealthservice.org/covid19/ . dead .
6. News: Ghana security forces shut down LGBTQ office: Rights group . February 24, 2021 . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English . February 24, 2021 . en.
7. Web site: 2021-06-11. UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council. 2021-06-27. UN News. en.
8. Web site: Chief Imam of Ejura, Sheikh Sakib Bamba is dead . ghanaweb.com . Ibrahim . Nurudeen . 3 January 2021 . 7 January 2021.
9. https://www.myjoyonline.com/akufo-addos-security-coordinator-joshua-kyeremeh-dies/ Akufo-Addo’s Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh dies
10. https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/former-kotoko-and-black-stars-legend-abukari-gariba-dead.html Abukari Gariba: Kotoko and Black Stars legend dies aged 81
11. https://www.ghlinks.com.gh/joshua-mohammadu-hamidu/ Lieutenant General Joshua Mohammadu Hamidu (Rtd), Former Chief of Defence Staff dead at 85
12. https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/actor-kojo-dadson-passes-on.html Actor Kojo Dadson passes on
13. Web site: Prof. George Benneh Dies at 87 . 2021-02-17 . 2021-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210302215345/https://plugtimes.com/2021/02/prof-george-benneh-dies-at-87/ . dead .
14. https://www.modernghana.com/news/1063270/ghanas-first-woman-recruited-to-police-service.html Ghana’s first woman recruited to Police Service dies
15. https://starrfm.com.gh/2021/02/popular-ghanaian-photographer-bob-pixel-passes-away/ Popular Ghanaian photographer Bob Pixel passes away
16. https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2021/03/04/dj-adviser-sad-as-happy-fms-veteran-dj-is-confirmed-dead/ DJ Adviser – Sad As Happy Fm’s Veteran DJ Is Confirmed Dead
17. https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Ghana-s-oldest-medical-doctor-dies-at-101-1226134 Ghana's oldest medical doctor dies at 101