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Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal’s next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sitting in a prison cell, a relatively unknown figure outside his opposition party Pastef. Everything changed for him when the party’s firebrand leader, Ousmane Sonko, who was also detained, was charged with insurrection …

Friday, March 29, and Monday, April 1, 2024, have been designated as public holidays by the government of Ghana. This is to commemorate Easter and Good Friday, respectively. The statement was issued on Monday, March 25, 2024, by the Minister of Interior, Hon. Henry Quartey. “The general public is hereby …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has advised against Ghanaians embarking on non-essential travels to conflict-prone countries. Additionally, the public is cautioned to remain vigilant regarding intermediaries who claim to offer enticing opportunities such as employment, residency, and citizenship permits. This alert follows the ongoing wars in various …

Tanzania’s vice-president, Philip Mpango, has threatened to resign over a prolonged water shortage affecting residents of the northern Mwanga District. Mpango on Thursday accused contractors working on a major project aimed at supplying water in the region of taking too long time to complete it. The project, worth over US$100,000 …

According to Nana Obiri Boahen, a private attorney, Nana Asante Bediatuo, the President’s secretary, did not neglect to write a letter warning the Parliament clerk to “cease” from trying to send the recently passed anti-LGBTQI law to the Jubilee House for President Nana Akufo-Addo to sign. Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen …

Franklin Cudjoe, the founder and CEO of IMANI Africa, has issued an apology to Godfred Yeboah Dame, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, for describing him as a politically biased advisor to President Akufo-Addo. In a Facebook post and a subsequent interview with Selorm Adonoo on Citi TV’s The Big …

To all of the Ghanaian athletes who participated in the 13th African Games in Accra, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended his sincere congratulations. The Ghanaian contingent amassed a record-breaking total of sixty-eight (68) medals, comprising nineteen (19) gold, twenty-nine (29) silver, and twenty (20) bronze, marking the nation’s …

The former spokesperson for the New Force Movement, Shalimar Abbiusi, has declared her intention to sue the state of Ghana at the international ECOWAS court for unfairness and abuses of human rights. In December 2023, the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) detained and then expelled Shalimar on suspicion of entering the …

Ghana’s U-20 women’s team, the Black Princesses, secured the country’s 11th gold medal at the ongoing African Games, after an impressive come-from-behind extra time victory against Nigeria at the Cape Coast Stadium on Thursday night. The Ghanaians fell behind early on when goalkeeper Afi Amenyeku fumbled a harmless ball in …

Ghana and Malawi have signed an agreement on a visa waiver regime for holders of ordinary, diplomatic, and service passports. The agreement which took effect on February 7, 2024, is designed to enhance the bilateral ties and ongoing collaboration between the two nations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional …