{
  "id": 12325254,
  "title": "Francis Dabang wins GJA award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/francis-dabang-wins-gja-award",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T07:21:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/francis-dabang-wins-gja-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Francis Dabang, a journalist from New Times Corporation, the publisher of The Ghanaian Times and The Spectator, has been awarded the Business and Economics Reporting category at the 5th Upper East Regional Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards. The award recognizes his outstanding 2025 story, \"The Economic Toll of the Bawku Chieftaincy Turmoil on a Region Struggling to Breathe,\" which delved into the devastating impact of the prolonged conflict on businesses, livelihoods, and economic activity in the Upper East Region. The award-winning report highlighted the disruption of commerce, destruction of livelihoods, and weakening of economic confidence due to persistent violence and targeted curfews, with women and children being the most affected. The judging panel lauded the report as an \"insightful and relevant economic report\" that effectively connected the socio-political challenge of the Bawku conflict with its tangible economic consequences.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}