The African Union has chosen former Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to head its Election Observation Mission to the Republic of the Congo. The mission will go to the country before the presidential elections on March 15, 2026. A statement from his office on March 10 said that the mission will include members of…
The Ministry of Finance has put an end to what it called “systemic abuse of public funds” after the Ghana Audit Service found GH¢8.1 billion in problems in its report on arrears and payables as of the end of 2024. Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem spoke on behalf of Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson…
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader and Effutu MP, has asked for a review of the aptitude tests based on artificial intelligence that are being used to hire new people for Ghana’s security services. He says that many applicants are having trouble with them. On March 10, 2026, he spoke in the Parliament of Ghana and…
Felix Kwakye Ofosu has said that about GH¢50 million that belongs to Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, has been frozen as part of ongoing investigations into financial crimes. He told PM Express on Joy News that the Economic and Organized Crime Office took the action to protect money that…
Felix Kwakye Ofosu says that the Cabinet has agreed to bring back special tribunals to speed up cases of corruption and illegal wealth. This is meant to cut down on delays in the judicial system and make it easier to handle cases related to the government’s Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative. The Abura Asebu-Kwamankese…
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, a government spokesperson, has turned down calls for the government to pressure the courts to speed up prosecutions under the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative. He said that the government will not interfere with the courts. Kwakye Ofosu said on PM Express on Joy News that the government’s job is only…
The Minority in Parliament has said that Ghana could lose up to a million jobs if the Minerals and Mining Royalty Regulations, 2025, are passed. These rules set up a sliding-scale royalty system that changes rates based on international commodity prices. Patrick Boamah, the head of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, warned that higher royalties could…
Franklin Cudjoe is in charge of the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education. They have started a campaign called “Opening the Envelope” to question the secrecy of asset declarations by high-ranking Ghanaian government officials. The initiative wants to use the Right to Information Act 2019 (Act 989) to force people to share their asset records…
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has backed the government’s choice to change mineral royalties, saying that Ghana’s mineral wealth should be used to support national development and protect the environment. Officials say the move is necessary to fund the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS), which needs more than GH¢250 million to fight…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s future at Al-Nassr is in doubt after he wasn’t included in the squad for Monday’s game against Al-Riyadh. This has led to rumors that he is unhappy with the club’s management. Portuguese news outlet A Bola says that Ronaldo, who is 41 years old, refused to play because he was upset by recent…
