GHANA’S parliament has narrowly passed a provisional budget worth 68.1 billion cedis ($4.65bn), ensuring the government remains operational as President-elect John Dramani Mahama prepares to take office next week. The approval, announced by Parliamentary Speaker Alban Bagbin, came after an…
IN a groundbreaking appointment, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has named Major-General Anita Asmah of Ghana as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). This historic achievement makes Maj-Gen Asmah the first African woman to…
IN a landmark move to foster African unity, Ghana will permit visa-free entry to citizens of all African countries starting early 2025. President Nana Akufo-Addo approved the initiative in December, fulfilling a promise made at the Africa Prosperity Dialogues to enhance regional…
GHANA’S ‘Year of Return’ initiative, launched in 2019 by President Nana Akufo-Addo, has transformed the country into a December tourism hub. The campaign encouraged Black people in the diaspora to reconnect with their African roots, marking 400 years since the first recorded…
EXIT polls from the December 7, 2024 Ghana elections, conducted by independent research company Global InfoAnalytics, reveal that President-elect John Dramani Mahama (JDM) emerged as the preferred candidate in the crucial swing regions of Greater Accra, Central, and Western. JDM captured 58…
GHANA is poised for a new chapter in its energy evolution as President-elect John Mahama gears up to assume office in January 2025. His re-election, widely welcomed by stakeholders across the continent, signals a continuation of ambitious reforms to revolutionise the…
Ghana Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat in the country’s presidential election, marking a historic moment for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) as its leader, former President John Mahama, returns to power. This defeat ends the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP)…
GHANA’S sitting Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, representing the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and former President John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), have been criss-crossing the length and breadth of the country, holding political rallies…
GHANA heads to the polls on Saturday in a high-stakes general election overshadowed by public frustration over soaring prices, job scarcity, and the nation’s worst economic crisis in decades. The vote will test Ghana’s reputation as a democratic stronghold in…
AS Ghana heads into a pivotal presidential election on Saturday, the country faces mounting economic challenges, with consumer inflation reaching 23 percent in November, up from 22.1 percent in October. The rise in inflation is primarily driven by escalating food…
