During the State of the Nation address (#2024SONA) on Tuesday, February 27, in anticipation to the December 2024 general elections in Ghana,President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced that the government has fulfilled its financial commitments by settling the last coupons owed to bondholders, amounting to GH¢5.8 billion.
Since civil war erupted in Sudan last spring, paramilitary fighters battling the country’s army have carried out a campaign of abductions, kidnapping civilians for ransom or pressing them into forced servitude, according to 10 victims who have since been released and other witnesses.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced the signing of a Visa Waiver Agreement between Ghana and the Bahamas.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially lifted all commercial and economic sanctions that were previously imposed on the Republic of Niger.
The latest findings from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) reveal that unemployment rates are climbing higher among the educated elite. The report highlights a growing trend where individuals with tertiary education are finding it increasingly difficult to land jobs.
Mmamiya Mayane was a few hours into her shift at a gold mine when three colleagues emerged from an adjacent corridor. Pickaxes in hand, the men told Mayane and her team to follow.
The opposition leader, said this on his "Building Ghana" tour when he met some pre-tertiary teachers in Tamale. He said although he cannot promise salary increment for teachers, he had taken notice of the difficulties teachers, particularly pre-tertiary teachers face in their line of duty which Scrambles away their salaries.
Vice president Bawumia in his address, unveiled his economic plan, emphasizing lean government, private sector growth, tax reforms, and technological advancement in preparation for the presidential election.
Nearly 10 months of war, displacement, disease, and starvation have had catastrophic consequences for Sudan’s 24 million children. About half of them now require humanitarian assistance. Schools and hospitals have been destroyed, daily lives have come to a stop.
Inregards to the decision by Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the fate of Ghanaian traders and other West African countries doing business in these countries is in limbo.
The Emissions Levy Act, 2023 (Act 1112), imposing a levy on carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from internal combustion engine vehicles, has been enforced by the Ghana Revenue Authority to commence today, February 1, 2024.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially rejoined the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), marking a significant step towards enhancing multi-party dialogue and cooperation in Ghana’s political landscape.
