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Despite the recent reduction by international rating agency, Standard & Poor’s (S&P), President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is optimistic that Ghana’s economy would recover. Ghana’s global and domestic credit ratings were cut by S&P last week from B-B’ to CCC+C with a bleak economic outlook. S&P claims that increased finance …

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings, a credit rating agency, has lowered Ghana’s foreign and domestic currency sovereign ratings from B-/B to CCC+/C with a negative outlook, further downgrading its debt into speculative territory. Ghana was downgraded by Moody’s in February to Caa1 with a stable outlook. The outlook for …

According to the Electoral Commission (EC), the only form of identification accepted for continuous voter registration is the Ghana Card, which aims to end the practice of minors casting ballots. Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, a former chairman of the EC, has issued a warning that the decision will disenfranchise millions of …

On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of the Republic, paid a visit to Global Almas Processing Ltd., a factory that processes yam and cassava in Bimbilla, in the Northern Region. The company has taken advantage of the readily available local raw materials in the Nanumba …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been accused of being insensitive to the plight of Ghanaians by Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the general secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), for failing to listen requests for a reshuffle of his appointments. In an interview given on August 8, …

Mr. Boakye Agyarko, a former minister in charge of energy, has declared that he will run for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer position in 2023. Boakye Agyarko has declared his intentions amid rumors that a few well-known individuals are going to compete for the top spot. “Even if one …

On August 9, 2022, at Jubilee House in Accra, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, launched the Zongo Development Fund Board. Additionally, the eleven-member Board, which is presided over by Mr. Seidu H. Nasigri, was sworn in by Dr. Bawumia. After administering the oath of office to the board’s members, …

In response to widespread calls for him to reshuffle his appointees, particularly ministers of state, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that he has no immediate intentions to do so. He believed that because the ministers’ performance met expectations, there was no need to reshuffle them. Whoever is making …

In order to convey their unhappiness over the lack of advancements in the area, the Mamponteng Traditional Council in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region, led by the Mamponteng Chief, Barima Saasi Ayeboafo II, today organized a press conference. The Mamponteng Chief’s Palace hosted a press conference on …

As part of the working visit of the North East Region, President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo inaugurated the newly built administration building of the North East Regional Coordinating Council in Nalerigu on Saturday, August 6, 2022. Six new administration structures are being built for the six newly …