President John Dramani Mahama has led a solemn wreath-laying ceremony in honour of enslaved Africans at the African Burial Ground National Monument in Lower Manhattan, New York, as Africa intensifies its global push for reparatory justice. The ceremony brought together diplomats, civil rights
The United Kingdom is facing renewed diplomatic pressure to support a landmark United Nations resolution seeking to formally declare the Transatlantic Slave Trade as one of the gravest crimes against humanity. As a former colonial power with a significant role in the Transatlantic
President John Dramani Mahama is set to depart Accra for the United States on Monday for a high-profile diplomatic mission to United Nations Headquarters in New York and engagements in Pennsylvania, where he will spearhead Africa’s renewed push for reparatory justice over the
A three-year-old boy, Christopher Amponsah, has died while ten others sustained injuries following a bee attack at Wawaase, a suburb of Agona Swedru in the Agona West Municipality of the Central Region. The incident occurred around 5:00 p.m. on Friday when a swarm
Parliament has approved the Mining Lease Agreement between the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, and Barari DV Ghana Limited, for the mining of lithium and other minerals at Ewoyaa in the Mfantsiman Municipality of the Central Region. The agreement, covering a concession area of 42.63 square kilometres, was presented to the
The Oyarifa District Police Command has arrested a 40‑year‑old man for allegedly defiling his nine‑year‑old stepdaughter. The suspect, identified as Paul Kofi Annan, a Pastor of Chosen Breed Gospel International Ministry and a carpenter residing at Adenta Commandos in Accra, was arrested on March 17, 2026, following a complaint
Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, has announced that more than 30 million seedlings were planted under the 2025 Tree for Life Reforestation Initiative. He said the initiative marked a significant step towards restoring degraded lands and strengthening the
Ghana’s Government says it will engage the Burkina Faso authorities over the decision to ban the export of fresh tomatoes. The decision to engage “follows Burkina Faso’s directive suspending the export of fresh tomatoes, which took effect on March 16, 2026,” a statement issued by the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness
A medical expert has cautioned that while misuse of herbal medicines can contribute to kidney damage, they are not the leading cause of kidney disease. Dr Prince Mawutor, a researcher at the Centre for Plant Medicine Research, told the Ghana News Agency that the
Twenty-two strike actions by labour unions in 2024 alone cost the country a total of GHC1.47 billion, Dr George Smith Graham, the Chief Executive Officer, Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), has said. Speaking during President John Mahama’s meeting with Organised Labour on Tuesday, he disclosed that Ghana lost another GHC635million as a result of eight strikes in 2025. “This year [2026] we’ve had some strikes and they all come