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Zanetor Rawlings elected Pan African Parliament second vice president in decisive vote

Hon.Dr. Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings has been elected as the 2nd Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament following a decisive vote of 131 to 51,...

AMA imposes month long ban on drumming and noise making ahead of Homowo festival

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has announced a month-long ban on drumming and noise-making across the capital from May 4 to June 4, 2026, as...

Botswana leads Africa in rate hike as oil shock pushes inflation sharply higher

Bank of Botswana has taken an aggressive step that is already rippling across African economies, raising its benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points...

50% of Ghanaians now get news online as digital media overtakes print

A new report by Afrobarometer shows that about 50 percent of Ghanaians now access their news online, highlighting a major shift in how information...

Botswana removes colonial-era law criminalising same-sex relations from its statute book

Botswana has formally deleted from its Penal Code the provisions that criminalised consensual same-sex relations between adults, completing a legal process that began with...

Ghana health service launches probe into maternal death at Kasoa hospital

The Ghana Health Service has initiated a formal investigation into a reported maternal death at the Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital, as authorities move...

Ghana supreme court rejects Wesley Girls’ bid to halt religious discrimination case

The Supreme Court of Ghana has dismissed an application filed by Wesley Girls’ High School seeking to strike out a constitutional case centered on...

Ghana rejects US health deal over data-sharing concerns

Ghana has turned down a proposed multi-year health agreement with the United States after negotiations broke down over demands to share sensitive national health...

LemFi commits £100m to global expansion to power cross-border finance for Africans and diaspora

LemFi has announced a £100 million investment to expand its global infrastructure, signalling an ambitious push to scale its cross-border financial services and deepen...

GAF seeks GH₵190m to modernise Burma Camp and address military housing crisis

The Ghana Armed Forces,GAF, has launched a major fundraising drive to raise GH₵190 million for the redevelopment of Burma Camp, as part of efforts...

Ghana expresses solidarity with Mali after deadly attacks and issues travel advisory

The Government of Ghana has condemned the recent coordinated terrorist attacks in Mali, expressing strong solidarity with the Malian government and its people while...

Malaria deaths in Ghana drop by 98% as major public health gains emerge

Ghana has recorded a dramatic 98 percent reduction in malaria-related deaths over the past decade, marking one of the country’s most significant public health...

GTEC withdraws controversial directive on retirement and contracts for university lecturers

Ghana Tertiary Education Commission,GTEC, has officially withdrawn its policy directive on retirement age and post-retirement contracts for senior academic staff in public universities, following...

Ghana faces deepening power crisis as ACEP demands reforms and load shedding timetable

Africa Centre for Energy Policy has warned that Ghana’s power situation is deteriorating rapidly, urging urgent structural reforms and greater transparency, including the publication...

Branding in Business: Why it defines growth and trust

Importance of branding in business has taken on a new level of urgency in the AI era, where products can be replicated quickly and...

Mahama to grant Republic Day amnesty to 1,000 inmates

President John Dramani Mahama has approved a Republic Day amnesty that will see approximately 1,000 inmates released from prisons across Ghana, in one of...