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Bail application filed for detained Ghana MP as Dutch court probes fraud and money laundering allegations

Lawyers representing a detained Ghanaian Member of Parliament have filed a bail application before a Dutch court as investigations continue into allegations of fraud...

Ghana welcomes Pope Leo XIV’s slavery apology and calls for deeper global justice talks

The Government of Ghana has welcomed Pope Leo XIV’s historic apology over the Catholic Church’s role in slavery, describing the gesture as a courageous...

Mahama recruits 6,000 Arabic teachers under YEA to boost Islamic education and youth employment

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the government, through the Youth Employment Agency, has recruited 6,000 Arabic teachers across Ghana to strengthen Islamic...

First batch of Ghanaian evacuees return home from South Africa amid xenophobic tensions

The first batch of Ghanaian nationals evacuated from South Africa has safely arrived in Accra following renewed anti immigrant protests and rising xenophobic tensions...

Ghana and Jamaica partner on healthcare worker recruitment initiative

The governments of Ghana and Jamaica have entered into a new partnership focused on cross border healthcare worker recruitment, as both countries seek to...

Ghana Library Authority partners SANITOPIA CIC to commission modern WASH facility in Accra

The Ghana Library Authority has partnered with UK-based social enterprise Sanitopia CIC to commission a modern Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facility in Accra,...

Energy Minister says Ghana’s electricity supply remains largely stable despite recent outages

Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has assured the public that electricity supply across the country has remained largely stable...

Attorney General urges Supreme Court to open political party primaries to all members in good standing

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice has called on the Supreme Court to consider declaring that political party primaries in Ghana should be...

Sam George says controversial NITA Bill remains draft with no legal effect

Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation Samuel Nartey George has sought to calm growing public concern over the proposed National Information Technology Authority...

Pope Leo XIV apologises for Catholic Church’s historic role in slavery and calls for renewed global reconciliation

Pope Leo XIV has issued an apology acknowledging the Catholic Church’s historical involvement in slavery, expressing regret over its role in legitimising and sustaining...

World Bank urges gov’t to operationalise US$10.15m Weija Pediatric Hospital project

The World Bank has called on the Government of Ghana to urgently operationalise the US$10.15 million Weija Pediatric Hospital project, stressing the need to...

National Service Authority releases pin codes for nurses and midwives ahead of 2026 to 2027 service year

The National Service Authority has officially released pin codes for nurses and midwives scheduled to undertake their mandatory national service for the 2026 to...

Ghana launches e-visa portal and waives visa fees for African passport holders to deepen integration drive

President John Dramani Mahama has officially launched Ghana’s electronic visa (e visa) portal on 25 May 2026, a major digital reform aimed at modernising...

Tinubu secures APC ticket to run for second term as Nigeria’s President

Nigeria’s political landscape is heating up ahead of the next general elections after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu secured the ruling party’s endorsement to contest...

Mahama moves Women Development Bank plan forward as Cabinet prepares decisive review next week

President John Dramani Mahama has confirmed that preparations for the establishment of a Women’s Development Bank are advancing steadily, with Vice President Jane Naana...

Over 6,000 disqualified from Ghana security recruitment as drug and mental health rests reshape entry standards

More than 6,000 young Ghanaians have been disqualified from the country’s ongoing security services recruitment exercise after failing newly introduced drug screening and mental...