Ghana is raising strong concern about the political tension and human rights situation in Tanzania after the country’s general elections on 29 October.
In a press statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the post electi…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced the postponement of all District Assembly and Unit Committee by-elections until further notice.
In a notice dated November 3, 2025, the Commission informed the general public that the sche…
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has slammed the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), accusing the administration of failing to deliver on major campaign promises and engaging in w…
Parliament has commended the industrious farmers across the country for their immense contribution to nation-building as Ghana prepares to observe Farmers Day on Friday, December 5, 2025, which is a statutory public holiday.
In reco…
A Zambian-American influencer and political vlogger has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for hate speech for making insulting remarks about Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema.
Zambian-born Ethel Chisono Edwards, who also holds…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said she will recommend a travel ban on several countries which she claims are "flooding" the US with criminal activity.
Writing on social media on Monday, Noem said she had met President Do…
Government Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu insists that neither President Mahama nor the National Democratic Congress has filed any petition seeking the removal of the Electoral Commission Chairperson and her two deputies.
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Member of Parliament for Lambussie, Prof. Titus Beyuo, has cautioned the public against attributing political motives to the 10 separate petitions submitted to the Presidency seeking the removal of Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng and…
Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has warned that Ghana faces a growing risk of becoming a conduit for terrorist activities if critical internal security vulnerabilities are not tackled urgently.
Speaking…
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has given newly posted medical doctors an additional week to report to their duty stations, following what he described as an alarming nationwide refusal to take up postings.
Mr Akando…
US President Donald Trump has been ramping up pressure on Venezuela's leader, President Nicolás Maduro.
The Trump administration has doubled the reward for information leading to Maduro's capture, and its warships are within striking …
US President Donald Trump has said he does not want Somali immigrants in the US, telling reporters they should "go back to where they came from" and "their country is no good for a reason".
"I don't want them in our country, I'll be h…
The Minority caucus in Parliament is demanding the immediate prosecution of officials at the Ministry of Transport for allegedly overspending about GHS10 million from its 2025 budget without parliamentary approval.
The caucus argues…
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has described the 2026 budget as the “most people-focused and health-centred” in recent years, outlining a series of ambitious investments and policy shifts aimed at revitalising the nation…
Parliament has approved the sum of GH?22.80 billion for the operations of the Ministry of Health for the year ending December 31, 2026.
Out of the allocation, GH?16.25 billion, representing 71.25 per cent, is allocated for the compe…
Hong Kong's leader John Lee has ordered the creation of an independent committee to investigate the cause of a devastating fire that killed at least 151 people.
Last Wednesday, seven of eight tower blocks at the Wang Fuk Court housing…
Left-wing Cameroonian opposition figure Anicet Ekane has died in detention, five weeks after he was arrested, his lawyers and party have announced.
Ekane, 74, was among the leaders of an opposition coalition who endorsed Issa Tchiroma…
Haruna Amaliba, a member of the National Democratic Congress communications team, has declared his intention to challenge Mahama Ayariga for the Bawku Central parliamentary seat.
Speaking on Happy FM, he said this was the first time h…
A recent poll conducted by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has revealed that 55 per cent of Ghanaians want the appointment of Assembly Members scrapped from the law books.
This perspective reflected the view that the Preside…
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has condemned the decision by the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, to refer the Minority Leader, Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, to the Privileges and Immunities Committee, de…
The Majority Caucus in Parliament has advised the Minority Caucus, led by the Minority Leader, Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, to desist from what it described as “peddling falsehood” against Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange, the Judge o…
A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Subin, Eugene Boakye Antwi, has stressed the need for the party to deepen its engagement with academia to propel it to its rightful place.
He said the NPP had always been t…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kpandai Constituency, Mathew Nyindam, has filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking to quash the judgment of the High Court, Commercial Division in Tamale, which annulled his parliamentary elec…
Five games on Wednesday could set the tone for a busy December in the Scottish Premiership.
Leaders Heart of Midlothian and chasing reigning champions Celtic will be favourites to make home advantage pay against lowly Dundee and Kilmarn…
Even before the dam collapsed, Lamec did not feel safe working at the copper mine.
"If our work protective gear gets damaged, it is not always replaced," he tells us. "We have to take a risk and use it again."
He is talking to the …
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday, after the White House said it was "very optimistic" about reaching a deal to end the Ukraine war.
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law J…
The High Court Judge, Maneul Bart-Plange Brew, who ordered a rerun of the Kpandai Parliamentary election, has explained that the scale and nature of the irregularities uncovered in the pink sheets made it impossible to isolate the prob…
In India, a set of recently discovered photographs is drawing attention to the role of women in one of the country's biggest anti-colonial movements, known as the civil disobedience movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930-31.
The imag…
Many of the parents whose children were abducted 10 days ago from a boarding school in Nigeria are terrified - they do not want to talk to the authorities or journalists in case of reprisals from the kidnappers.
"If they hear you say …
More than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.
The death toll has continued to rise since a ceasefire took effect on 10 October…
The Local Governance Network (LoGnet), a civil society organisation, has called on the government to prioritise long-standing structural weaknesses in Ghana’s local governance system to ensure the effective implementation of the 2026 Natio…
Mr Mahama Ayariga, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business, has questioned the sincerity of Members of Parliament (MPs) who consistently raise concerns about the illegal mining scourge, popularly known as galamsey.
He was …
Parliament has commended the industrious farmers across the country for their immense contribution to nation-building as Ghana prepares to observe Farmers’ Day on Friday, December 5, 2025, which is a statutory public holiday.
In recogniti…
University of Ghana Law Lecturer, Prof. Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, has called for a balanced approach to managing religious practices in senior high schools, arguing that institutions must respect students’ constitutional freedoms.
…
The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Otchere Baafi, has called on New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates to throw their full support behind former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the party prepares for its crucial fl…
Ibrahim Adjei, a former Assistant Secretary at the Office of former President Akufo-Addo, has urged the government to renegotiate its contract with medical drone delivery company Zipline rather than terminate it, describing the service…
Abdulqadir Abdullah Ali suffered serious nerve damage to his leg during the long siege of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher because he could not get medicine for his diabetes.
The 62-year-old walks with a heavy limp, but he was so panick…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says talks with Ukraine over a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war were productive, but there's "more work to be done".
The talks, held in Florida, were attended by a Ukrainian delegation led by nation…
The Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has praised NPP flagbearer hopeful Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for what he describes as a sincere and consistent personality in politics.
According to him, Dr. Bawumia remains the sa…
President John Dramani Mahama has received 10 petitions for the removal of two heads of public institutions and two deputies appointed under Article 70 of the Constitution.
The institutions are the Electoral Commission (EC) and the …
France has agreed to start intercepting small boats in the Channel, following months of pressure from the UK.
The change in policy comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wrote to President Emmanuel Macron urging him to back the p…
The National Peace Council has taken its campaign for peace and tolerance to second cycle schools, with a call on the youth to always express their grievances in a civil manner without resorting to violence or aggression.
Speaking a…
Zimbabwe will hike royalties on gold producers as it moves to take advantage of recent record high bullion prices, a 2026 national budget speech showed on Thursday.
As part of a raft of revenue measures aimed at boosting state income and …
The Minority in Parliament has described the order by the Tamale High Court for the rerun of the entire parliamentary elections in the Kpandai Constituency as a bad precedent for future electoral chaos.
The caucus said the order was n…
The Ghana Institute of Architects (GIA) has expressed concern over the lack of architects in metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs), and said the absence of built-environment professionals contributes significantly to th…
Peru's former President Pedro Castillo is among two of the South American nation's ex-leaders to be handed prison sentences in as many days.
The left-wing leader was given 11 years in jail on Thursday for attempting to disband Peru's …
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has come out fighting after a bruising month that saw him come under attack by stone throwers as he was trying to make a speech.
Video clips of him crouching and then being whisked away from a ral…
Mr. Charles Appiah-Kubi, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho, has commissioned three major development projects as part of efforts to strengthen infrastructure and improve public service delivery across the district.
Th…
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the NDC government of enabling illegal mining, alleging that its decision to allow the Gold Board (Goldbod) to purchase gold from small-scale miners effectively finances galamsey acti…
At the International Conference of Pan-African Progressive Forces held in Ghana, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester, over 300 delegates from 57 African countries and its global diaspora ado…
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