Ghana World News API

Get the live top world headlines from Ghana with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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This request returns the current top world headlines from Ghana. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=world&country=gh&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=world" \
  --data-urlencode "country=gh" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "world", "country": "gh", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "world",
    country: "gh",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$params = http_build_query([
    "category" => "world",
    "country"  => "gh",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=world&country=gh&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 40320,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f28ee843f4dd2bcd25e0a32746193fbb",
            "title": "Make Giving and Serving Part of Who You Are Now, Bishop Douglas Says at BYU-I",
            "description": "Giving and serving should not wait until there is more time or money in life, said Bishop Sean Douglas, Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, during a BYU–Idaho devotional on Tuesday, November 3.",
            "content": "This story appears here courtesy of TheChurchNews.com. It is not for use by other media.\nBy Trent Toone, Church News\nGiving and serving should not wait until there is more time or money in life, said Bishop Sean Douglas, Second Counselor in the Presi... [4509 chars]",
            "url": "https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/make-giving-and-serving-part-of-who-you-are-now-bishop-douglas-tells-byu%E2%80%93idaho-students",
            "image": "https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/640x480/J26HCWRJ6FDUDEE6P3JFHJRZTU.JPG",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T01:37:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c2bd588a4be9e7db819ad8feae5127e9",
                "name": "newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org",
                "url": "https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8943355f4c9df47662cc54002ee89170",
            "title": "Saudi Arabia Offers Free 6-Month Visit Visa to Yemeni Nationals Without Valid Documents",
            "description": "Saudi Arabia’s two-month scheme offers undocumented Yemenis a free six-month visit visa, with Absher appointments and nationwide regularisation rules now.",
            "content": "Saudi Arabia launched a two-month status regularisation programme on Sunday, October 11, 2026, covering all regions of the kingdom\nKing Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud directed the initiative following a request from the Chairman of the Yemeni President... [2487 chars]",
            "url": "https://yen.com.gh/world/asia/314597-saudi-arabia-offers-free-6-month-visit-visa-yemeni-nationals-valid-documents/",
            "image": "https://cdn.yen.com.gh/images/1200x675/f694a182155f355a.jpeg?v=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T23:59:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1547dd21dbe70736d7716ed40c9e3ef5",
                "name": "Yen News",
                "url": "https://yen.com.gh"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4d07fc22ca495474ad72b2bfb5db1ffa",
            "title": "New Zealand Lists 4 Reasons a Citizen Can Be Denied a Passport",
            "description": "New Zealand may refuse passport applications for four legal reasons, including parental consent, court restrictions, existing passports and withheld documents.",
            "content": "New Zealand law grants citizens a broad right to apply for a passport, but the responsible Minister holds authority to reject certain applications\nActive arrest warrants, bail conditions, court orders, and parole status are among the legal restrictio... [2629 chars]",
            "url": "https://yen.com.gh/world/315009-new-zealand-lists-4-reasons-a-citizen-denied-a-passport/",
            "image": "https://cdn.yen.com.gh/images/1200x675/2d2789e56c53834b.jpeg?v=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T23:53:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1547dd21dbe70736d7716ed40c9e3ef5",
                "name": "Yen News",
                "url": "https://yen.com.gh"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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