The Ghanaian Chronicle

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Ghanaian Chronicle
TypeDaily newspaper
LanguageEnglish
Website thechronicle.com.gh

The Ghanaian Chronicle is an English-language daily newspaper published from Accra, Ghana. It has a circulation of 45,000 copies, making it the biggest private newspaper in Ghana. [1]

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  1. Kuehnhenrich, Daniel (2012). Entwicklung oder Profit? Die staatliche und private Presse in Ghana. ISBN   978-3-8382-0304-1 (online)