Category: Politics

Domestic Debt Exchange Programme: The Ministry of Finance has announced that the Government of Ghana has successfully paid GH¢10 billion in interest obligations under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), marking a significant milestone in the country’s ongoing debt restructuring efforts. In a press release dated Wednesday, February 18, 2026, the Ministry confirmed that the […]

Cocoa Crisis Deepens: Unsold bags of cocoa beans are stacked nearly to the ceiling inside a warehouse in Duekoue, western Ivory Coast, highlighting the growing crisis facing farmers and cooperatives in the world’s largest cocoa-producing nation. Sekou Dagnogo, who runs a local cooperative in the region, says exporters have been reluctant to purchase cocoa at […]

Unpaid 2023-Recruited Teachers: About 250 teachers recruited in 2023 and posted to the Northern Region have petitioned the Minister of Education, describing their situation as a “grave professional and financial injustice” after working for more than two years without receiving salaries. The affected teachers, who form part of nearly 400 recruits nationwide facing similar challenges, […]

2028 Elections: Former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has called on members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to brace themselves for the demanding task of securing victory in the 2028 general elections, stressing that success will require unity, discipline, and sustained hard work. Dr. Bawumia made the remarks during the party’s national thanksgiving service held […]

Japan Snap Election: Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), under the leadership of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is on track for a decisive victory in the country’s 2026 snap general election, according to early exit polls. The election represents a critical political moment for Japan, coming just four months after Takaichi assumed office as the […]

Ayawaso East Constituency: President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the immediate recall of Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed from his post as Ghana’s High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria following allegations of electoral misconduct during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Ayawaso East Constituency. The directive was confirmed in a press […]

NPP and NDC Primaries: The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has initiated investigations into alleged electoral corruption and violent incidents connected to recent political party primaries organised by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In a public notice released on Sunday, 8 February, the Office of the Special Procecutor […]

New START Treaty: The impending expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia has sparked growing global concern about a possible new nuclear arms race. The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, widely known as New START, was signed in 2010 to limit the risk of nuclear conflict and promote […]

Bill and Hillary Clinton: Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, have agreed to testify before Congress as part of an ongoing investigation into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The decision comes just days before a scheduled vote […]

Former US President Donald Trump has announced plans to seek $1bn (£730m) in damages from Harvard University, intensifying a long-running confrontation between his administration and one of America’s most prestigious academic institutions. The announcement came after a report by the New York Times revealed that the Donald Trump administration had quietly retreated from an earlier […]