The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has congratulated the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, on her election as Chair of the Council of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
In a…
Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, former Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, has described the Ghana cedi as currently overvalued, warning that the situation is adversely affecting exporters and state revenue agencies.
Speaking in an …
A nine-member National Timber Monitoring Team was inaugurated in Accra yesterday with a mandate to work to contain illegal logging to sustain the country’s forest resources.
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah…
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has withdrawn printed copies of a Senior High School (SHS) teacher manual after acknowledging that certain content on “Gender Identity” in the Year 2 Physical Education and Hea…
Across North Africa, the Amazigh people have been coming together to usher in the year 2976.
They have, unfortunately, not cracked time travel. Rather, they are almost a thousand years ahead of much of the world because they follow a …
The Supreme Court will on January 28, 2026 deliver its ruling on whether or not to quash the High Court judgment that annulled the 2024 parliamentary result for Kpandai in the Northern Region.
The five-member panel, comprising Justice…
Venezuela has started releasing multiple Americans detained across the country, according to a US state department official.
The official did not confirm the identities or number of prisoners released by Venezuela, but in a statement …
Donald Trump is the only world leader capable of stopping Vladimir Putin from threatening Europe, according to Poland's President Karol Nawrocki.
In an interview with Radio 4's Today programme he said the Russian leader was not to be …
Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante, has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to handle the controversy surrounding former Environment Minister Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng strictly within …
THE Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is collaborating with the Petroleum Commission and the National Petroleum Corporation to recover an amount of $360,240 in debt as surface rental fees from two companies operating in the country currently…
The Judicial Service Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has declared an indefinite strike beginning Monday, January 19, 2026, demanding the payment of salary arrears owed to its members.
The decision, according to JUSAG, follows repeated …
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has ordered a comprehensive audit of all health facilities in the Oti Region as part of efforts to strengthen service delivery and safeguard patient safety.
The directive, shared on F…
The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has ordered the reassignment of 41 out of its 103 district managers after they failed to meet revenue mobilisation and loss reduction targets, the Managing Director, Mr Adam Mutawakilu, has disclosed.
Mr …
Owners of vehicles registered before 2023 will have to pay GH¢25 to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) for their records to be updated digitally, the Director of Driver Training, Testing, and Licensing at the DVLA, Prosper…
The Gambia Reparations Commission has begun disbursing payments to victims of human rights violations that occurred between July 1994 and January 2017.
Announcing the milestone on Monday, January 12, 2026, the Commission said the in…
Jason Statham‘s 2025 action movie has found significant success on streaming. A Working Man, which hit theaters in March last year and dropped on Prime Video soon after, has secured a top position in streaming analytics charts, underscorin…
Apple services had a “record-breaking year,” according to a blog post by senior vice president Eddy Cue.
In 2025, Apple had 850 million average weekly App Store users (up from 813 million in 2024), over $100 billion in Apple Pay merchan…
When Mohamed Salah leads out Egypt in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) semi-final against Senegal, he will feel both the weight of expectation from his nation and his own personal pressure to deliver a place in the final.
Th…
Donald Trump has seen "Melania" the movie – well, parts of it – and he's ready to give it a rave review.
Talking to reporters on Air Force One Sunday, the president said a new documentary about his wife, first lady Melania Trump, would …
The images travelled fast. Kylian Mbappe gesturing for his team-mates to leave the pitch. Xabi Alonso asking him to stay. Mbappe insisting. And Alonso, eventually, turning away and doing as his star demanded. No guard of honour for Bar…
The Football Association, through its Coaching Education School, will organise a CAF License B Coaching Course from February 2 to 11, 2026, at the GFA Technical Centre in Prampram.
In line with the new CAF Coaching Convention, the progr…
It’s official. Apple has chosen to work with Google, a longtime partner, to power AI features like Siri.
“After careful evaluation, we determined that Google’s technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models…
British heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has paid a heartfelt tribute to his close friends, Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele, following their tragic deaths in a car crash near Lagos, Nigeria.
Joshua, who recently return…
Currently, the Scholarship Authority is in debt of about GH¢834 million, the Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, has revealed at the inauguration of a 14-member governing board of the authority.
“I should note that you are coming to t…
Ghana has been confirmed as the host nation for the 15th Africa Armwrestling Championship, scheduled to take place in Accra from April 29 to May 3, 2026.
The announcement was made by the Armwrestling Federation of Africa (AFA)…
The question of whether siblings' birth order shapes their personality has puzzled families and psychologists for years. But the evidence isn't as straightforward as you might think.
As the eldest daughter of two, I often identi…
The fixtures for the 2025/26 FA Cup Round of 16 have been announced following the live draw, setting the stage for thrilling encounters in both the Northern and Southern Zones. Matches are scheduled to take place from January 23rd to 26th,…
The British High Commission in Accra hosted the fourth annual Diaspora New Year Networking Mixer under the theme “London to Accra: Creatives Takeover”. The event took place at the High Commissioner’s Residence and welcomed approximately 60…
As the world accelerates its shift from fossil fuels to clean energy technologies, Africa is emerging as a central player in supplying the minerals that underpin this transformation. According to the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) …
A counselling psychologist, Dr Cecelia Tutu-Danquah, has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to engage professional counsellors to support pupils and students in basic schools.
She said in spite of the important role of train…
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado will meet President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White House has confirmed.
The visit comes just weeks after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was seize…
Amazon offered a bit more insight into how it sees its AI platform competing in the real world at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. Namely, Amazon plans to leverage the extensive footprint its devices already have in th…
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Asiama, has called for a unified national effort to reform and strengthen the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP) and its associated Gold-for-Reserves (G4R) framework, amid revelatio…
Ghana has signed a bilateral labour agreement with the State of Qatar to facilitate the safe and legally protected deployment of Ghanaian workers to the Middle Eastern country, the Minister of Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr Abdul-Rashid…
Professor Naa Afaley Sackeyfio, one of Ghana’s pioneering female politicians of the Fourth Republic, has passed away.
Family sources confirmed that she died over the weekend, although further details about the circumstances of her dea…
President John Dramani Mahama has openly endorsed Ghanaian luxury brand Caveman Watches, stating that he personally wears the locally made timepieces.
The President made the remark during a working visit to the Ghana Broadcasting C…
Let’s really think about this: Today, Africa contributes less than 5% of the world’s energy-related emissions, despite being home to 19% of Earth’s population. By 2060, the continent’s population is expected to reach 28% of the glo…
Africa.com announced today a new partnership with Global South World (GSW), the home of voices and reporting from rising nations across the globe. While GSW covers the Global South broadly, with correspondents reporting directly from Afri…
Exactly 31 years ago to the day, two Kenyan pilots, Hussein Mohamed Anshuur and Mohamed Adan, received an unexpected visitor at their office at Wilson Airport near the capital, Nairobi.
It was a Nigerian diplomat, who drew them into a…
The Bank of Ghana has issued a stern warning to commercial banks, placing the renewal of their foreign exchange trading licences squarely on the line after uncovering serious weaknesses in how some institutions handle foreign currency …
The La Nkwantanang–Madina Municipal Assembly (LaNMMA) in the Greater Accra Region has begun the re-erection of a 500-metre metal wire fence along the Zongo Junction–Redco Flats stretch of the Atomic Junction–Aburi Highway.
Pedestrians…
Smart rings, smart screens, smart TVs, smart pins, smart … ice cube makers? Sure, why not! AI was everywhere at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where companies large and small were showing off how they’re bringing…
The Adentan Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Ella Esinam Christine Nongo, has commended staff of the assembly for their sacrifices and dedication to duty, which have brought the assembly this far.
According to her, development at the …
A US-based Monetary Economist, Dr. Dennis Nsafoah, has attributed the cedi appreciation in 2025 solely to the Bank of Ghana’s monetary policy.
According to him, the sharp appreciation of the cedi, from about GH¢15.80 per dollar in ear…
The Minister for the Interior, Mr Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has reassured of the government’s commitment to fairness and transparency in the ongoing security services recruitment process.
It is against this backdrop that the Minister …
Board Chairman of Medeama Sporting Club, Dr Tony Aubynn, says managing a football club in the Ghana Premier League is far from straightforward, despite success on the pitch.
His comments come at a time when Medeama SC sit top of the…
The Member of Parliament for Nandom in the Upper West region, Lawyer Richard Kuuire, has presented a comprehensive account of his first year in Parliament, outlining key interventions across health, education, employment, agriculture, in…
The Bank of Ghana has ordered an external audit into the implementation of the Gold for Oil programme covering the period between 2022 and 2024, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama, has announced.
This, Dr Asiama noted, w…
The 77th Annual New Year School (ANYS) and Conference ended on Wednesday with a communiqué calling on the government to introduce targeted measures to sustain Ghana’s socio-economic growth and development across key sectors.
Presentin…
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