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The 2025 Hajj Taskforce has announced that March 13, 2025, will be the final deadline for payment of the Hajj package. This announcement was made on February 26, 2025, at the Hajj Village, Kotoka International Airport. The Taskforce emphasised that no extension will be granted beyond this deadline and urged …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially informed the public of an export ban imposed by the Government of Burkina Faso on key agricultural commodities, including rice, millet, maize, sorghum, and white beans (cowpea). The restriction, outlined in a joint communique, dated 19th December 2023, prohibits the export of these …

“At long last, the battle has ended! And Ghana, your beloved country, is free forever!”—These historic words, spoken by Dr. Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah on March 6, 1957, marked the dawn of Ghana’s independence. They serve as a powerful reminder of the nation’s journey from colonial rule to sovereignty, from oppression …

Indian authorities have banned two highly addictive opioids in response to a BBC investigation which found they were fuelling a public health crisis in parts of West Africa. In a letter seen by the BBC from India’s Drugs Controller General, Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi said permission to manufacture and export …

The government has officially outdoored the country’s 68th Independence Day theme and logo. The 68th Independence Day celebration which would be commemorated at the Jubilee House is themed; Reflect, Review, Reset.       The government on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, announced plans to slash down expenditure for the Independence …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has officially removed former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta from its wanted persons list after his legal team communicated his scheduled return to Ghana in May 2025.Ghanaian culture-inspired products This announcement follows a period of uncertainty about Ofori-Atta’s whereabouts, which led the OSP to …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has officially declared former Finance Minister Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta wanted. In a post on its social media handles, particularly Facebook and X, the OSP noted that this action stems from his failure to appear for questioning regarding multiple corruption-related investigations. The OSP …

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Ethiopia on Friday, multiple earthquake monitoring agencies said. The earthquake struck near Ethiopia’s largest and most populous region, Oromiya with a population of nearly half a million, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The temblor was shallow, at a depth of 10 km …

Liberian President Joseph Boakai has suspended more than 450 top government officials, including ministers, for failing to declare their assets to the anti-corruption agency. They will be off work without pay for a month or “until they submit the required declarations”, according to the presidency. Boakai said that the officials …

Ebola cases in Uganda have risen to nine, while 265 other people were being monitored under quarantine, health authorities said Tuesday. The nine include the first victim, a male nurse who died the day before the outbreak was declared on Jan. 30. That man remains the only fatality. Eight patients …