Ghana’s economic troubles long preceded the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to its politicians’ penchant for overspending. A write-up by Audrey Donkor, a writer and international affairs analyst for the Foreign Policy (FP). Ghana’s economic descent has surprised many. The West African nation had long been held up as a model for[Read More…]

The Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAAG) has announced that the planned review of cash-out transaction fees, scheduled to begin on July 1, 2023, has been suspended until further notice. The Association, which has kicked against the increment, announced on its Facebook page that cash-out transactions would continue to[Read More…]

Transportation of electoral materials to the 99 polling stations in the Assin North Constituency will be done using various modes of transportation, including pick-up vehicles, tricycles popularly called ‘aboboya’, the Electoral Commission (EC) has disclosed, ahead of the crucial by-election on Tuesday. The Director of Electoral Services of the Commission,[Read More…]

Vice President Dr Muhammadu Bawumia has called on Ghanaians to reduce their dependency on the government. Speaking at the launch of the CEM Ability Village, an inclusive centre intended to help address the challenges facing persons with disabilities (PWDs), the Vice President urged Ghanaians to share the responsibility of care[Read More…]

As the Assin North by-election approaches, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, Charles Opoku, appears to have already lost a vote. According to available information, Mr Opoku, who claims to be a native of Assin Bereku, is not a registered voter in the Assin North Constituency and cannot vote[Read More…]

Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has called on the electorate in the Assin North constituency to vote wisely in the upcoming by-election and reflect the current economic hardships in the country. The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader labelled NDC’s James Gyakye Quayson as a loyal and truthful person[Read More…]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the ruling NPP of recording and circulating what it says is a “desperate and maliciously-contrived audio message” purporting to be the voice of a daughter of the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for the Assin North by-election, James Gyakye Quayson. According to the NDC’s Communications[Read More…]

Derek Osei Assibey in an article debunks what he describes as false claims by some commentators that the Petroleum (Exploration & Production) Act, 2016 (Act 919), is a dangerous piece of legislation. On the contrary, he argues that the law has rather enhanced Ghana’s initial carried interest to a minimum[Read More…]

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is deploying 95 long and short term election observers for the June 24 Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone. The sub regional body has also provided the country with financial support of $500,000. The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) will be[Read More…]