The recent military takeovers in some West African countries have caught the attention of lawmakers in Ghana. Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso have seen coup d’états in the past couple of weeks.
Coups in Africa
Just this week, there was…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said one of the surest ways by which the government can raise money to finance development projects is taxation.
“We ourselves will have to find the money for our development, and that is the re…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has appealed to leadership and the citizenry to be sensitive enough in the fight against corruption-related issues to avoid political instability.
It cautioned that there was a direct r…
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has observed that the absence of an effective campaign financing regime has created a situation where money plays a huge role in Ghanaian politics.
It said the situation was provid…
A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, has described the debate on the electronic transaction levy (E-levy) as healthy and beneficial to Ghanaians.
“Basically, the raging debate is shaping the diverging public o…
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Justina Marigold Assan, has asked metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) to be prudent custodians of resources they manage.
She indicated that they were holding privileged posit…
The National Democratic Congress( NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has been charged with criminal offences in relation to his alleged dual nationality when he contested the 2020 parliamentary elections.…
The Minority in Parliament believes that the Attorney-General (A-G) is acting in bad faith just to get an unfair advantage in Parliament for the Akufo-Addo-led government to pass the proposed E-levy.
The A-G has dragged the National Dem…
Three political parties have reiterated the need for the state to develop effective strategies for funding political parties to help them participate fully in the governance processes.
The effective funding of political parties would ef…
The president of Guinea-Bissau has said he survived a coup attempt after being under heavy gunfire for five hours.
Umaro Sissoco Embaló said the attackers tried to kill him and his entire cabinet at the government palace.
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Five miners have died after a gold mine collapsed during flooding in a remote area of central Mozambique’s Manica province.
Public broadcaster Radio Mozambique reported the accident on Wednesday – two days after it happened.
The head…
The co-author of a biography of Liberian President George Weah has been stopped from leaving the country amid controversy over sections of the book.
Women's groups are angry over a chapter where the president is quoted as having made so…
At least 13 people have been killed in a major US special forces raid in opposition-held north-western Syria, first responders and activists say.
The Pentagon said the mission was "successful" and that there were no US casu…
Russia has condemned a US decision to send extra troops to Europe to support its allies amid continuing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Moscow said it was a "destructive" step which heightened tension and reduced the…
Adulterated cocaine has killed at least 20 people and left 74 in hospitals around the Buenos Aires region of Argentina, the authorities say.
Investigators believe the illegal drug was either laced with some kind of poison or…
A study by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development, (CDD-Ghana) has found that it cost US$ 100 million to effectively fund a presidential campaign in Ghana.
In addition, an amount of US$ 693,000, the equivalent of GH¢4 million, is r…
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, believes the e-levy will give Ghanaians more of a moral right to demand their due from the government.
In the government’s latest town hall to convince Ghanaians to embrace the unpopular levy, Mr. O…
Almost half a century after it was stolen, a Roman statue of the god Bacchus has been handed back to the French museum where it was displayed.
The 1st Century bronze of Bacchus as a child was taken by thieves in December 197…
Liberia’s central bank has burned old and mutilated banknotes totalling 600m Liberian dollars ($4m; £3m) - to make way for freshly printed notes.
The disposal follows concerns that old currency notes remain in circulation despite the go…
The South African presidency has received the second of a three-part report on investigations into corruption during former President Jacob Zuma's tenure.
The second part was received behind closed doors unlike the first one which was p…
Britain, Poland and Ukraine are working to strengthen their three-way cooperation in the face of the threat of a new Russian military intervention, the leaders of the two eastern European countries said in Kyiv on Tuesday.
That could br…
Recycled bottles are being used to build houses for people who lost their homes in flooding in central Mozambique.
The project, funded by Tearfund, will last for three years.
The homes will be some of the first ecological houses in t…
Mauritius has issued a class four warning - the highest weather alert - because a cyclone is approaching the Indian Ocean island.
Batsirai has also been upgraded to an intense tropical cyclone to reflect its strength.
The weather is …
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Asiedu Nketia, has intimated that the Speaker of Parliament is not mandated to engage in government business but to serve as an umpire during deliberations on the floor of th…
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been admonished to identify taxable activities and properties to increase revenue mobilisation.
Assembly members have been tasked to support and assist their respective assemb…
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Deputy Majority Leader, has postulated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) understands the vehement opposition to the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (e-levy)which currently seeks1.75 per cent charge o…
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has convened another Extraordinary Summit of the Authority on the political situation in Burkina Faso. The Summit will hold in Accra T…
In Angola thousands do not have access to “free, diverse, and impartial information”, despite it being constitutional right, a recent report by Human Right Watch says.
Journalists in the country face several challenges as “authorities c…
Ecowas, the regional bloc promoting political and economic co-operation in West Africa, has condemned what it calls an "attempted coup" in Guinea-Bissau, and is urging the military to return to its barracks.
It follow reports of men in …
For Boris Johnson, this trip to Ukraine was a change of subject, a change of place.
For a few hours on Tuesday the political difficulties of the last few days could be left behind and replaced by the more grave matters of Eu…
Tonga will go into lockdown after several cases of Covid were recorded in the capital city Nuku'alofa.
Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni said on Tuesday two port workers had tested positive. Officials later confirmed three mor…
Economist and Finance Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Prof. Godfred Bokpin, wants the government to tread cautiously in its pursuit to raise revenue to salvage the economy.
He says ongoing discussions on the …
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the church to continue to use the pulpit and religious platforms to partner with the State to fight corruption and facilitate the development of the nation.
The Vice President made the…
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has accused the US of trying to draw his country into a war in Ukraine.
He said America's goal was to use a confrontation as a pretext to impose more sanctions on Russia.
Mr Putin…
Envoys from West Africa and the UN say they have met the ousted president in Burkina Faso.
Roch Kaboré has been under house arrest in the capital, Ouagadougou, since he was overthrown by the army a week ago.
A member of the Ecowas-UN…
A day after the African Union joined regional bloc Ecowas in suspending Burkina Faso as member over last week's coup, reports indicate that the military junta that took power has dismissed the army and intelligence chiefs.
The former ar…
The Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) bloc's Climate Services Centre (CSC) has warned of heavy rainfall that could be triggered by an impending tropical storm, called Batsirai.
The CSC said Batsirai is evolving from the south…
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has admonished Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to show interest in issues of the aged and in policies and legislations that affected the vulnerable in society.
It sai…
A renowned professor of Law, Professor Kofi Oteng Kufuor, has urged the country to strengthen the legal framework underpinning the rule of law and democratic dispensation.
That, he explained, would assist and support the creation of s…
Two people have advised the government to take drastic measures to reduce the spate of corruption-related issues to accelerate development.
They cautioned that corruption could scare investors away from the country and leadership must t…
Seth Terkper, a former Minister of Finance, has postulated that the test of resilience is not to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after ‘exit’ when crises strike but rather the situation should be managed by the nation.
He ob…
A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has urged members of the NDC aspiring to various positions in the party to stay focused on building the party.
“We should not be fighting. We should stand u…
The embattled National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Assin North, Mr James Gyakye Quayson, has been dragged to the Supreme Court for the court to stop him from holding himself as a legislator.
A resident of Assin Br…
Parliament is expected to resume sitting this week from Tuesday, February 1, 2022 to Friday, February 4, 2002.
According to the Leader of the House, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Business Committee of Parliament has scheduled five mini…
The Bishop of the Wenchi Diocese of the Methodist Church, Ghana, Right Reverend Alfred Appiah Andam, has expressed concern about the recent brawl in Parliament and called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to set good examples for the youth to…
Mali's military leaders are expelling the French ambassador over what they describe as "outrageous" comments about the transitional government.
Joel Meyer has been given 72 hours to leave.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian o…
A court in Burkina Faso has suspended the trial of the alleged killers of the revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, who was assassinated in 1987.
Mr Sankara's family asked for the suspension following last week's coup.
They said they…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched construction of its first deep-water port.
The port of Banana is a $1bn (£750m) project that is intended to boost local and international trade.
The contractor, Dubai Port World, will be …
A huge landslide triggered by the heaviest rainfall in Ecuador for almost 20 years has killed at least 11 people in the capital, Quito, officials say.
Mud and rocks were carried down the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, whic…
There have been angry clashes between Russian and US envoys at the UN Security Council, after the US called a meeting to discuss Moscow's troop build-up on its borders with Ukraine.
US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said…