Accra: Tributes are pouring in for former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, widow of President Jerry John Rawlings, who died Thursday aged 76.
According to Ghana News Agency, President John Dramani Mahama led the tributes and declared three …
Accra: A delegation of Members of Parliament (MPs), led by Majority Leader Mr. Mahama Ayariga, on Friday paid a courtesy call on the family of the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, to offer their condolences. The parliamentary lead…
Accra: Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has commended Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Foreign Affairs Minister, for securing a reversal of the US visa sanctions previously imposed on Ghana.
According to Ghana News Agency, the U.S. government officiall…
Accra: Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, has called for urgent reforms of key global institutions, including the United Nations Security Council, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank, to make them more representative, equitable, and responsive to the realities of the 21st century. The calls come amidst growing concerns among developing nations that the current global governance and financial systems no longer reflect today’s geopolitical and economic realities. According to Ghana News Agency, the Foreign Minister emphasized that meaningful reform of the United Nations Security Council, IMF, and the World Bank was essential to
Takoradi: President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated the dualization of the Takoradi-Cape Coast Highway project. The project, expected to be completed within a 24-month period, will include interchanges, bridges, foot bridges, pedestrian crossings, rest stops, and an axle way station. According to Ghana News Agency, President Mahama, speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony at Assorku Essaman in the Shama District of the Western Region, stated that the 73.6-kilometer road, divided into three lots for different contractors, aims to enhance transportation, open up the region, and contribute to national development. The road construction is part of the government’s Big Push agenda, which
Accra: Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, has announced that Mr. Hanan Abdul-Wahab, the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited, along with three other individuals, will be charged with multiple offenses on Friday, October 24, 2025. This announcement was made during the Governance Accountability Series press conference at the Presidency in Accra. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr. Ayine disclosed that Mr. Abdul-Wahab and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, had acquired properties from the proceeds of criminal activities between 2018 and 2024, with Mr. Abdul-Wahab also being implicated in
Accra: Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, on Wednesday, called on the government to submit the recent agreement between Ghana and the United States regarding the acceptance of deported persons for parliamentary approval. At a Leaders’ Media Briefing at the Parliament House, Mr Afenyo-Markin emphasized that such agreements were constitutionally required to go through Parliament under Article 75 of the 1992 Constitution. According to Ghana News Agency, the Leaders’ Media Briefing serves as a periodic engagement between the Leadership of the House and the Parliamentary Press Corps (PPC) at the beginning of every Meeting of Parliament. This