{
  "id": 4678353,
  "title": "Ghana’s road maintenance funding gap deepens as only 37% of needs met – World Bank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ghanas-road-maintenance-funding-gap-deepens-as-only-37-of-needs-met",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T16:14:03.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ghanas-road-maintenance-funding-gap-deepens-as-only-37-of-needs-met-world-bank/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ghana is facing a widening shortfall in funding for road maintenance, with available resources meeting just 37 per cent of estimated needs in 2024, the World Bank has disclosed. This represents a decline from the 45 per cent coverage recorded between 2018 and 2021, raising concerns about the deteriorating condition of the country’s road network […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Ghana loses $4.55bn annually to road crashes – World Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ghana-loses-4-55bn-annually-to-road-crashes-world-bank",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:54:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Ghana’s road maintenance funding gap deepens as only 37% of needs met – World Bank",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ghanas-road-maintenance-funding-gap-deepens-as-only-37-of-needs-met-4692932",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:58:50.000Z"
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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."
}