Residents in parts of the Ada East and Ada West Districts have been displaced, and properties destroyed following a nearly 10-hour downpour that hit the area over the weekend. The heavy rains, which began around 21:00 hours on Saturday and ended at about 07:00 hours on Sunday, caused widespread flooding in several communities. At Luhuor in the Ada West District, residents […]
A new political party, the Action Alliance Party (AAP), has been launched with a strong resolve to challenge the dominance of Ghana’s two major political parties and offer a people-centred leadership alternative focused on youth empowerment, job creation, and anti-corruption. Addressing the party members during the launch in Wa, Mr Namuru Tahiru, the founder of the party, said […]
Several persons sustained injuries after a three-vehicle collision at Tadieso, near the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) Techiman Distance Learning Centre junction on the Techiman–Kumasi road on Palm Sunday morning. The crash, which occurred around 10:00 a.m. during a heavy downpour, involved a Kia Picanto taxi (GS 3644-19), a Toyota Corolla saloon car (GT 4164-20), […]
World Trade Organization (WTO) talks in Yaounde ended early Monday without agreement on the core issues of reform, agriculture and the renewal of a global ban on customs duties for e-commerce, after deep divisions blocked a deal. Among the setbacks, global trade ministers failed to extend the long-running moratorium under which WTO members refrain from […]
Nigerian music star Tems has reached a new career milestone, emerging as the most listened-to African artist on Spotify for the month, with over 40.1 million monthly listeners. The Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and producer—known for her distinctive voice and genre-blending sound—now sits at the top of Africa’s streaming hierarchy, surpassing her continental peers in global […]
Some medical scientists and researchers have advised policymakers in the health sector to put premium on neonatal infection research to strengthen newborn care in Africa. They said the continent could reduce to the barest minimum life-threatening infections in newborns through evidence-based research focusing on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. “Neonatal infection is a serious issue, which […]
In Ghana and across the African continent, food remains one of the most enduring cultural expressions that define people, places, identity, and histories. Dishes are not merely meals served for nourishment, but embodiments of culture that distinguish continents, nations and communities. Each dish carries meaning, representing the traditions, values and life experiences of people within a specific cultural setting. In Ghana, the diversity of cuisines […]
The leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, Kemi Badenoch, has strongly opposed a recent United Nations resolution on the Transatlantic Slave Trade that calls for reparations, arguing that Britain played a key role in ending the trade and should not be held financially responsible. Her comments reflect a broader scepticism within parts […]
A team of researchers have discovered Ghana’s first-ever musket balls at a colonial Fort (Fort Tantumquery, Otuam) in the Central Region of Ghana. A musket ball is a spherical lead projectile used in muzzle-loading firearms from the 14th to the mid-19th century. Typically cast from molten lead, these bullets were slightly smaller than the barrel diameter […]
Ghana coach Otto Addo said defensive errors and a loss of concentration contributed to his team’s 5-1 defeat to Austria in a friendly in Vienna on Friday. Austria dominated the Ghana for large periods of the match at Ernst Happel Stadium, capitalising on defensive mistakes to cruise past the Black Stars. “We have problems defensively. We have to be more stable, especially psychologically. After the third goal, […]
