Former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Hannah Tetteh, has warned that the humanitarian crisis confronting irregular migrants in Libya is far more severe than the anti-immigrant tensions currently unfolding in South Africa, urging
The Russian Ambassador to Ghana, Andrei Ordash, has pledged continued cooperation with Ghanaian authorities in efforts to apprehend a Russian national accused of secretly recording and distributing sexually explicit videos involving Ghanaian women. In an exclusive interview with Diplomatic Times, Ambassador Ordash said
Team Ghana made a colourful entrance at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Thursday as King Charles III officially declared the multi-sport event open in Glasgow. The Ghanaian contingent, comprising 40 athletes, drew attention with their traditional kente attire as
The Accra High Court has sentenced the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years’ imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, who
Twelve persons have died, and 44 others have been injured following a fatal road traffic accident involving three vehicles at Konongo Anglican Basic School in the Ashanti Region, the Ghana National Fire Service has confirmed. The incident occurred in the early hours of
The United States Embassy in Accra has notified the public of a temporary suspension of visa processing and most consular services as it undertakes scheduled maintenance works at its Consular Section. The suspension, which will run from 20 to 31 July 2026, is
The March and March Movement, the South African group that has spearheaded nationwide demonstrations calling for the removal of undocumented migrants, has confirmed the death of one of its leaders, Andile Mvuyelwa Somgxada, days after he was shot in Gauteng Province. In a
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has participated in day one of the two-day national clean-up exercise at the Nungua Market in the Greater Accra. She joined Nungua residents and traders at the Nungua Market as they desilted choked drains, cleared debris and improved environmental sanitation. The June 29 flood disaster, which severely hit the Greater Accra Region, led to
Rwanda has unveiled two permanent monuments at Burma Camp in Accra in honour of Ghanaian peacekeepers who served under the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, recognising their courage in protecting thousands of lives at
An Accra High Court has ordered the extradition of Frederick Kumi, also known as Abu Trica, to the United States to stand trial over his alleged involvement in an eight-million-dollar romance scam that reportedly targeted elderly victims. Kumi was initially brought before the