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Ahead of Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7, 2024, the United States Department of State has introduced a new visa restriction policy targeting individuals involved in undermining democratic processes. This policy, announced on Monday, October 28, will restrict U.S. visas for anyone responsible for actions that disrupt Ghana’s …

The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have issued security alerts to their nationals in Nigeria, warning of potential violence during the planned #EndBadGovernance protest on August 1, 2024. The Vanguard reports that in separate travel advisories, the three countries cautioned their citizens to avoid areas where confrontations between security …

The United States issued a warning on Thursday, cautioning that it might limit foreign aid to Ghana if President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo signs a new bill criminalizing LGBTQ+ activities into law. Ghana’s Parliament on Wednesday approved legislation that could lead to prison sentences of up to three years for …

The US Supreme Court has said it will hear a historic case to determine if Donald Trump can run for president. The justices agreed to take up Mr Trump’s appeal against a decision by Colorado to remove him from the 2024 ballot in that state. The case will be heard …

70 refugees from Ghana have bid farewell to the country, leaving for the United States of America (USA). This news was shared by media personality and host of Date Rush, Giovani Caleb. The status of these refugees changed after their individually cases were put up consideration for resettlement, following an …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Wednesday (11 October) to deliver a keynote address at the headquarters of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington D.C. At the invitation of the president of USIP, Akufo-Addo is scheduled to deliver the speech on Thursday 12 October 2023. …

The United States has returned more than 250 ancient artefacts to Italy after police discovered that they had been stolen. The art unit of Italy’s police force found the items had been looted and sold to US museums and private collectors in the 1990s. Among the precious artefacts include pots, …

An investigation by Mariana van Zeller for the National Geographic Channel has exposed a car smuggling syndicate traced to Ghana. The investigation published in a video a week ago started in the United States of America where the investigative journalist followed the activities of a gang who are into stealing …

Inflation rate is not increasing in only Ghana but it is also the same story in some developed countries including the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US), President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said.   Mr Akufo-Addo said this at the 77th session of the United Nation’s General …

The New York City police have released footage of the moment five teenagers fatally beat a yellow cab driver. A disturbing footage about how the Ghanaian was beaten to death in the US has surfaced. The 52-year-old taxi driver, Gyimah Kutin was jumped by five passengers who reportedly refused to …