The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has provided a clarification on why certificates issued by Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica (UNEM) - including those obtained through online or distance studies or joint degree arrangem…
Hyundai chief executive José Muñoz said on Wednesday that the White House phoned him personally to apologise for a massive immigration raid at a factory in the US state of Georgia.
Speaking at a conference of business leaders in Singa…
Tanzania's image for stability has been "stained" by the unrest that hit the East African nation during last month's heavily disputed elections, President Samia Suluhu Hassan has acknowledged.
Speaking as she swore in her new cabinet,…
President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that Cabinet has approved the Public Tribunals Bill, a move aimed at accelerating the prosecution of illegal mining (galamsey) cases across the country.
The introduction of the Public Tribu…
The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has dismissed an application filed by former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, which sought to temporarily halt the fact-finding committee’s work th…
President John Dramani Mahama has assured that he would not hesitate to assent to the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Families Values Bill if Parliament passes it.
“Marriage is between man and woman. A person’s gender is determined a…
A Senior Partner and Co-founder of Africa Legal Associates, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has called for a single legal framework for courts across all member states of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which should be enfor…
Armed men have killed a teacher and abducted at least 25 students in an attack on a girls' secondary school in north-western Nigeria, police say.
The gang invaded the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi Stat…
COP30 host Brazil has created 10 new Indigenous territories, with the climate summit hit by protests in recent days.
The designation means the areas, including one in part of the Amazon, will have their culture and environment protect…
Former Member of Parliament for Anyaa Sowutuom, Dr Dickson Adomako Kissi, has called for urgent retraining and stricter discipline within Ghana’s security agencies following the alleged armed raid and alleged abduction at the Kwahu Tra…
The Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, led by Mayor Adam Abubakar Takoro, has begun the second phase of its major decongestion exercise aimed at enhancing safety and improving accessibility within the city’s Central Business District (CBD).…
Yaw Appiah Lartey, Partner for Strategy and Partnerships at Deloitte Ghana, has expressed confidence that the government can achieve the targets outlined in the 2026 Budget presented by Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.
The …
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has elected Natural Resource Governance Analyst and Community Activist Richard Ellimah as its new Chair for the 2025–2026 term.
Mr. Ellimah, who represents Civil Society Organi…
Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has begun a critical leg of his “Our Journey Together” campaign in the Central Region, a battleground he is expected to prioritise as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) heads towards its 2028 flagbear…
President John Dramani Mahama has lauded the Christian Council of Ghana and the wider Christian community for what he described as their “enduring and indispensable contribution” to national development, affirming the Church as one of th…
South Africa has said it does not want to receive any more chartered flights carrying Palestinians, days after the controversial arrival of 153 passengers from Gaza in the country.
Many aspects of their arrival remain unclear and disp…
The UN Security Council has voted in favour of a US-drafted resolution that endorses US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza.
Included in the plan is the establishment of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF), to which…
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a framework for peace in the east of the country.
The ceremony was held in Qatar, which along with the US and the African Union, has been try…
Indian investigators have named the man who they claim was driving the car that blew up last Monday near the landmark Red Fort monument in capital Delhi.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), India's counter-terrorism agency, named…
Bangladesh's former prime minister has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity over her crackdown on student-led protests which led to her ousting.
Sheikh Hasina was found guilty of allowing lethal force to be used against…
The government is set to introduce a new National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Act as part of sweeping reforms to modernise Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector and align it with global energy transition targets.
When completed, the new le…
The Nandom Municipal Assembly, under the leadership of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Anthony Ziniel, has launched a focused revenue mobilisation exercise to strengthen the Assembly’s Internally Generated Fund (IGF).
On Sun…
The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has submitted two motions to the Speaker of Parliament to possibly establish a special committee to investigate the rationale behind the categorisation of senior high schools (SHS) by the Ghana Educat…
A former Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has called for a constitutional amendment to change Ghana’s general election date from December 7 to an earlier month.
That, he said, would prov…
A crowd runs in panic along a dusty street. Shots ring out. A woman wearing a purple jacket carrying a stick falls to the ground.
Another woman can be heard pleading, "Mama, mama, stand," as she tries to lift her. Blood is spreading a…
US President Donald Trump has urged lawmakers in his own party to vote to release files relating to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump wrote on Sunday night that Republicans in the House of Representatives should d…
The Minority in Parliament has described the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy as fiscal deception, with the government effectively choosing accounting aesthetics over economic substance.
It said the Minister of Finance, Dr Ca…
You probably don't give much thought to the device that you're reading this article on, as long as it looks good and keeps working.
But the elements that power and run it are the subject of an escalating struggle between the world's t…
Nineteen boats carrying around 360 people reached Spain's Balearic Islands in the past two days, the latest surge in arrivals defying attempts by authorities to curb the fastest-growing migratory route into the European Union.
Arrivals …
Eugene Boakye Antwi, a Former Member of Parliament for Subin Constituency and a leading aspirant for the General Secretary position of the New Patriotic Party (N.P.P.) has shared his firm convictions, unwavering loyalty, and visionary agen…
The Ellembelle District Assembly has organised a day’s public hearing on its Medium-Term Development Plan Budget, a four-year Corporate Strategic Plan from 2026 to 2029 to chart a new path for development.
The event, attended by a cross-s…
Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, National Chairman, National Democratic Congress (NDC) says that corruption will not be tolerated regardless of political affiliation or status.
Speaking at Dambai College of Education during his “Thank You Tou…
Swiss ministers have had "very positive" talks in Washington, US officials say, in a bid to cut US President Donald Trump's steep 39% tariffs on Swiss exports to the US – the highest in Europe.
One senior US official said the Swiss we…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for international action to cut off the supply of weapons to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are accused of mass killings in el-Fasher.
At the end of a G7 foreign minis…
The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has raised serious concerns about growing disunity within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus, warning that internal conflicts are weakening the party’s ability to hold government…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stressed the need for Parliament committees to be part of national agenda setting and the crafting stage of the budget to ensure prudent use of public funds.
He said being a …
Germany's coalition government has agreed a new military service plan to boost troop numbers following months of wrangling between political forces.
The new military service plan will mandate all 18-year-old men to fill out a question…
The Nigerian government has announced it is cancelling a controversial policy that mandated the use of indigenous languages for teaching in the earliest years of schooling instead of English.
Education Minister Tunji Alausa said the p…
Parliament has approved the President’s nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, as Chief Justice.
The approval confirms Justice Baffoe-Bonnie to a position which he has occupied in an acting capacity since April 22 this year.
His appr…
Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has called on the Ghana Armed Forces to review its recruitment strategy following the tragic incident at the El-Wak Sports Stadium on November 12, 2025.
Six people died in a stampede wh…
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has reaffirmed President John Dramani Mahama’s commitment to fixing Ghana’s economic challenges and restoring sustainable growth.
He said the government inherited an economy “in distress, weighed…
Some 200 Kenyans are fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine and more could be recruited into the conflict, authorities say.
Among them are former members of Kenya's security forces, according to Kenya's Foreign Affairs Ministe…
The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode that spliced parts of his 6 January 2021 speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation.
The corporation said the edit had given "the mistaken impr…
The Minority in Parliament has described the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy presented by the Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, on Thursday as mere lamentations.
They said in March 2025, when the Finance Minister star…
Kwasi Kyei Darkwah, a celebrated media personality popularly known as KKD, has been appointed Ghana’s Special Envoy to the Caribbean Region by President John Dramani Mahama.
His appointment comes at a time when Ghana is seeking to c…
President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned Phases 1 and 2 of the Tema Port Expansion Project, describing it as a major step in Ghana’s transformation into a competitive trade and logistics hub for West Africa.
The $1.5 billi…
Seven men have survived being lost at sea for six days after their dinghy capsized in the Mediterranean, with 42 people presumed dead, the International Organisation for Migration has said.
Citing survivors, the UN agency said the rub…
Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, nominee for Chief Justice, has pledged to make it his priority to ensure that presidential election petitions are fully adjudicated before the swearing-in of a new President on January 7.
Speaking during his …
Ukraine's energy and justice ministers have resigned in the wake of a major investigation into corruption in the country's energy sector.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called for Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk and Justice Minister H…
Mr Isaac Bampoe-Addo, the Executive Secretary of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG), has pushed for merit-based appointments in Ghana’s public sector through mandatory examination for political appointees.…
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