Ghana News API

Get the live top headlines from Ghana with our JSON API.

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API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Ghana.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=gh&category=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 47868,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7d8882c24df0665272875b4f39d8b820",
            "title": "Police Promotion Exams Allegedly Marred By Paper Leakage And Bribery Claims",
            "description": "Allegations of paper leakage, bribery and favouritism have rocked the Ghana Police Service following a recent promotional examination for senior officers.",
            "content": "Allegations have emerged that the recent Ghana Police Service promotion examinations were marred by claims of paper leakage, bribery, and favouritism\nSome officers reportedly paid between GH¢70,000 and GH¢100,000, while others are said to have been a... [2888 chars]",
            "url": "https://yen.com.gh/politics/304195-police-promotion-exams-allegedly-marred-by-paper-leakage-bribery-claims/",
            "image": "https://cdn.yen.com.gh/images/1200x675/878248c25c406d16.jpeg?v=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T10:27:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1547dd21dbe70736d7716ed40c9e3ef5",
                "name": "Yen News",
                "url": "https://yen.com.gh"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "82b7ab0e548149217290ffe4384a86e9",
            "title": "Ghana urges AU to address xenophobic attacks",
            "description": "The government  has formally requested the African Union (AU) to place the issue of xenophobic attacks in the Republic of South Africa against African nationals on the agenda of its upcoming eighth mid-year coordination meeting",
            "content": "The government has formally requested the African Union (AU) to place the issue of xenophobic attacks in the Republic of South Africa against African nationals on the agenda of its upcoming eighth mid-year coordination meeting.\nIn a letter written to... [3037 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-ghana-urges-au-to-address-xenophobic-attacks.html",
            "image": "https://www.graphic.com.gh/images/2026/May/08/Okudzeto.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T09:58:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b0ac617e114c67ac9361cc226bba92a0",
                "name": "Graphic Online",
                "url": "https://www.graphic.com.gh"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "57abaeee8b2e3a02c5033a408c095b3c",
            "title": "Zimbabwe warns citizens of Russian recruiting efforts",
            "description": "Thousands of kilometers from the front lines in Ukraine, another African country recently discovered that dozens of its citizens have been embroiled in",
            "content": "Thousands of kilometers from the front lines in Ukraine, another African country recently discovered that dozens of its citizens have been embroiled in Russia’s brutal, high-casualty war of attrition.\nAt least 18 Zimbabweans have been killed while fi... [3696 chars]",
            "url": "https://defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/zimbabwe-warns-citizens-of-russian-recruiting-efforts/",
            "image": "https://defenceweb.co.za/wp-content/uploads/land/land/Africans_Ukraine-Russia_war.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T09:45:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "90c03834d63cfc33e7d2ac28a70e4080",
                "name": "defenceWeb",
                "url": "https://defenceweb.co.za"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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