Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has paid tribute to a former Member of Parliament for the Wa Central constituency who died a few days ago. The late M. A. Seidu, a renowned educationist from the Upper West Region, was the first MP for Wa Central in the Fourth Republic.[Read More…]

With 88% of its surface occupied by rainforest, Gabon is in a strong position to develop its green economy by pursuing a conservation-led development path. Le Fromager, French for “the cheesemaker”, is a tree named after its soft wood, which is used in the manufacturing of cheese boxes. The tree[Read More…]

The Ghana Cedi has recorded its highest depreciation against the US dollar this year, as demand for the dollar by importers increases ahead of the festive season. Daily interbank FX rates data published by the Bank of Ghana show that the cedi is currently trading at GH¢5.7602 (mid-rate) to US$1,[Read More…]

Monday and Tuesday next week have been declared as public holidays in Ghana. This is because Christmas Day 25th December and Boxing Day 26th, which are both statutory public holidays will fall on Saturday and Sunday. “The President of the Republic of Ghana, has by Executive Instrument (E.I), in accordance[Read More…]

The unemployment rate in Ghana has almost tripled in little more than a decade, according to the country’s latest census. More than 1.55 million people, or 13.4% of the West African country’s economically active population, are out of work, according to the 2021 population and housing census as reported by[Read More…]

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) members of the Finance Committee of Parliament have voted en bloc against the E-levy bill after the committee’s deliberations on Monday. All twelve (12) NDC members of the committee voted No against the approval of the report on the Bill with the twelve (12)[Read More…]

Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced the imposition of a travel ban on travelers from three countries, Malta, Israel and South Korea. In three separate releases from the Ministry and posted to the Facebook page of the Ministry of Information, the Government of Ghana said all[Read More…]

Former Ghana President John Dramani Mahama says the country’s present leader, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is a poor leader who continues to shirk his responsibilities towards changing the circumstances of the Ghanaian. President Akufo-Addo had taken a swipe at John Mahama and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) at his[Read More…]