POLITICS

Following Ghana’s successful agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a 3 billion dollar bailout, George Mireku Duker, the deputy minister for lands and natural resources, believes Ken Ofori-Atta, the finance minister, deserves congratulations. Recent criticism of the Finance Minister’s performance has been strong, with the New Patriotic Party, …

In a joint effort with other labor unions, the Civil and Local Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has urged the government to remove pensions from the debt swap scheme. Institutional bondholders must express their written consent to the Central Securities Depository (CSD) to swap their present holdings for new ones …

The Minority Caucus in Parliament urges President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to act quickly to reduce the size of his administration in order to lower the expense of maintaining his government. A smaller government, according to The Minority, will boost the economy and provide relief for Ghanaians in the long …

The government of neighboring Burkina Faso is claimed to have handed Russian mercenaries a mine as payment for their assistance in quelling an insurrection there, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to a statement from the department, President Akufo-Addo brought up the allegations at a meeting with US …

John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) former flagbearer, is concerned about the intense tension that has developed since the party’s recent Women’s and Youth elections between the youth wing’s. However, Mr. Mahama has urged reconciliation between Sammy Gyamfi, the national communications officer, and Mr. George Opare Addo, also …

Ernest Brogya Genfi, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for National Youth Organiser, claims he would contest the results of the most recent elections in court. The unsuccessful candidate said that there were obvious manipulations in the Cape Coast election that took place over the weekend. With just 25 votes, …

Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, a candidate for national chairperson of the major opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has defended a leaked recording that has gone viral on social media. Asiedu Nketiah, the current NDC General Secretary, was overheard telling some party members in the Ashanti Region on the aforementioned tape that …

Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, a former minister of finance, says he is prepared to contribute his knowledge in macroeconomics without charge to assist Ghana’s struggling economy in recovering. He said that if the government calls, he would be ready to provide volunteer services that help relieve Ghanaians’ suffering. “I am ready …

In the midst of a heated media dispute with the party’s National Youth Organizer, George Opare Addo, alias Pablo, Sammy Gyamfi, the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC’s) director of national communications, has turned to the Bible. On December 13, Sammy Gyamfi had an opportunity to answer to claims brought against him …

The African diaspora has been encouraged by the president of the republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to shift the narrative about Africa, which has mostly focused on sickness, famine, poverty, and illegal mass migration. On Tuesday, November 13, 2022, President Akufo-Addo said at the Young African and Diasporan Leaders’ Summit, …