Category: Internal Affairs

Accra: Ghana has announced that all Africans and members of the global African diaspora travelling to the country for the 2025 Diaspora Summit in December will be granted visa-free entry. Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, describes it as a landmark step to reaffirm Ghana’s commitment to African unity and diaspora engagement. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, made the announcement at the media launch of the summit in Accra on Wednesday, saying the decision was symbolic of Ghana’s conviction that the diaspora formed an inseparable part of the country’s identity.

Accra: Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, an aspiring presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Election 2028, has urged African leaders to prioritise and develop the potential of the continent’s growing youth population. “Posterity will not forgive us if we fail to build the potential of the youth to take the leadership of the continent,” Dr Adutwum stated in a statement issued by his campaign team. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr Adutwum, a former Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for the Bosomtwe Constituency in the Ashanti Region, offered this advice while addressing a forum of

Accra: The biennial meeting of Commandants of ECOWAS Training Centres of Excellence (TCEs) has ended at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, with participants renewing their commitment to deepen collaboration in addressing the region’s growing peace and security challenges. According to Ghana News Agency, the two-day meeting, which opened on Monday, brought together heads of ECOWAS-designated training institutions, policy leaders, and partners to review progress, assess operational gaps, and align training priorities with the evolving regional security landscape. At the close of deliberations, participants, including the Commandants, reviewed the implementation of past commitments, assessed the ECOWAS

Accra: A new five-year National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Action Plan, spanning 2026 to 2030, is poised to become Ghana’s crucial weapon against corruption. This was disclosed by Ms. Mary Awelana Addah, Executive Director for Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), who stated that the new strategy, developed by a multi-sectoral working group, aimed to rebuild a country plagued by excessive corruption. She said this during the first stakeholder consultation for the plan, which was held in Accra. According to Ghana News Agency, the Executive Director said the strategic framework followed the last strategy, the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP), which ended in

Afienya: President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday unveiled the Government’s flagship programme, the ‘Big Push Agenda,’ for heavy infrastructure development with a sod-cutting ceremony at Afienya for the construction of the Dawhyenya-Afienya-Dodowa roa…

Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has broken ground for the redevelopment of the Atimpoku to Aflao road under the Big Push Project. The project will span 117 kilometers, covering areas from Atimpoku to Asikuma to Anyrawase to Ho to Denu to Aflao.

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Agona west: A total of 92 Community Police Assistants (CPAs) and 12 Fire Service Assistants have been inaugurated to help curb community crimes and ensure fire safety in the Agona West Municipality of the Central region. Mrs. Ernestina Ofori Dangbey, …