Pressure group AriseGhana has said it holds the view that the illegal printing of money by the Bank of Ghana in the year 2021 and 2022 to the tune of GHS77 billion to finance the “recklessness of the corrupt Akufo-Addo/Bawumia/NPP government, in flagrant disregard of section 30 of the BoG Act (as amended), is the height of irresponsibility and must ...

Ghanaian television and radio presenter, Paa Kwesi Asare has won the 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award. Paa Kwesi is currently a TV and radio presenter with Ghanaian television station, TV3, where he has worked since 2016. Previous winners include Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya (Zambia), Victoria Rubadiri (Kenya), Solomon Serwanjja (Uganda), Waihiga Mwaura (Kenya), Amina Yuguda (Nigeria), Didi Akinyelure (Nigeria) and ...

The Somali government on Sunday ordered a ban on TikTok, Telegram and an online betting site, claiming that these platforms were being used by “terrorists” for propaganda purposes. The decision comes ahead of the second phase of the military offensive against the radical Islamist Shebab, who have been waging a bloody insurrection against the central government in Mogadishu for more ...

With half of its population below 19 years of age, Africa has a huge human resource potential. The continent however still grapples with high levels of youth unemployment. Could closer working relationships between education institutions and employers offer a lasting solution to this challenge that gives many government leaders sleepless nights? We talk to Veda Sunassee, the Chief Executive Officer ...

Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week, when an expected joint dose of anti-West grumbling from them may take on a sharper edge with a formal move to bring Saudi Arabia closer. Leaders from the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China ...

The Chief of Staff of the deposed President of Niger, Djibo Takoubokoye Daouda has arrived in Ghana. According to TV3’s Portia Gabor who reported on the mid-day news on Friday, August 18, it is unclear why Daouda is in Ghana. However, it comes at a time the President of Niger, Mohammed Bazoum, has been taken hostage by the army in ...

The Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Abdel-Fatau Musah says the Community is going to Niger with its resources and any organisation willing to help is welcome. “The request for Chapter VII is often done in order to secure resources, access contributions from the UN coffers. The Heads of State ...

The President of the Ghanaian ccommunity in Niger, Abudu Seidu, has called on the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lift the sanctions against Niger. According to him, the sanctions are affecting trade across borders. He cited onion traders whose wares are getting rotten. According to Abudu Seidu, Niger is a major market for onion ...

Talented highlife artiste, Gladstorm Kwabena Akwaboah Jnr, known in the music scene as Akwaboah Jnr, has released his latest single titled ‘Try Me’ ahead of the release of his highly anticipated Lighthouse Album later this year. In this high-class masterpiece, Akwaboah Jnr shows his talent in his chosen field with his silky voice and singing skills. The song is a ...

Ghana’s balance of payments is projected to shift into a surplus for the years 2023 and 2024, as indicated by Fitch Solutions. This comes after a substantial deficit of $4.6 billion in 2022, marking the first full-year capital and financial account shortfall in two decades. The deficit was attributed to escalating investor apprehensions about debt dynamics and tightening monetary conditions ...