Day: October 21, 2025

Nicosia: Opposition leader Tufan Erhrman clinched a decisive victory in the presidential elections in Northern Cyprus, a region solely recognized as an independent state by Turkey. Erhrman, representing the center-left CHP, garnered 62.8% of the vote, surpassing conservative incumbent Ersin Tatar’s 35.8%, as reported by the territory’s YSK electoral authority. This significant margin rendered a run-off election unnecessary. According to Ghana News Agency, voter turnout reached 65% from an eligible voter base of approximately 218,000. In his victory speech, Erhrman assured his supporters that he would serve as a president for all, hinting at a potential shift in diplomatic relations

Kumasi: More than 80 Small Enterprise Medium-sized (SMEs) businesses have participated in the Advans Ghana Savings and Loans SMEs Growth Clinic. The programme, which trained clients in Kumasi, was designed to equip businesses with the skills, resources, and financial literacy required to thrive in today’s competitive economy. According to Ghana News Agency, this initiative underscores Advans Ghana’s commitment to fostering inclusive growth and sustainable development by supporting key sectors of the Ghanaian economy. Mr Guillaume Valence, Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of Advans Ghana, said the one-day workshop brought together more than 80 SME clients from the Kumasi branches. He said

Gaza: The Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas has handed over the body of another person, presumed to be one of the hostages taken in the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks on Israeli communities near Gaza. The Israeli army announced that the coffin had been handed over to employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who were on their way to transfer it to the military. A forensic institute in Tel Aviv will then establish the identity of the person killed. According to Ghana News Agency, under the ceasefire agreement, Hamas must hand over a total of 28

Vatican city: Pope Leo XIV has met representatives of an organization of abuse victims for the first time, since he assumed his role as head of the Catholic Church. The pontiff received the international victims’ initiative Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) at the Vatican, the Holy See announced on Monday. According to Ghana News Agency, ‘This was a deeply meaningful conversation,’ said Gemma Hickey, the chair of the ECA. ‘Survivors have long sought a seat at the table, and today we felt heard.’ The Catholic Church has been rocked by abuse scandals for decades. At the beginning of his pontificate, Leo,

Accra: A cargo plane skidded off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport into the sea, killing two people, local media reported on Monday. The Boeing 747, operated by Turkish airline ACT, veered off the runway and slid across the tarmac into the water. Footage shared by local outlets showed the half-submerged aircraft with its tail torn off. According to Ghana News Agency, the jumbo jet, carrying four crew members, had earlier struck a vehicle on the airport tarmac, which was also thrown into the sea by the force of the collision. The two security personnel in the vehicle, patrolling

Berlin: The number of bird flu outbreaks among poultry and wildfowl rose rapidly in Germany in October, the federal authority responsible for monitoring the disease reported on Monday. In its current risk analysis, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) in Greifswald in north-western Germany raised its risk assessment from ‘low’ to ‘high’ for poultry farms and from ‘low’ to ‘moderate’ for wildfowl. According to Ghana News Agency, several eastern states have reported high crane mortality over recent days. More than 100 dead birds were found last week at the Kelbra reservoir on the border between the states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.

Accra: The New Patriotic Party Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for immediate government action to improve safety on the Volta Lake following a tragic boat accident near Kete Krachi that claimed 15 lives on Saturday, October 11, 2025. According to Ghana News Agency, the Caucus is urging the government to prioritize the Volta Lake Transport Limited project, which was secured with a $150 million facility from the Korean Exim Bank in 2020. ‘We demand that the current government treat this as a matter of national priority and urgently follow up to ensure these funds are disbursed for the immediate