US report cites Ghana for free speech infractions, other human rights abuses in 2021
The U.S. Department of State has released its 2021 annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices which reports on key human rights issues in various countries across the world including…
67% of Ghanaians say the country is heading in wrong direction – Survey
The second national tracking poll by Global InfoAnalytics from the sixteen regions of the country has concluded that 67 percent of respondents say the country is heading in the wrong…
Government has not addressed questions on corruption – Kobby Mensah
A political communication strategist, Dr. Kobby Mensah, says the government has not been transparent in its handling of corruption and other related activities that affect the country’s economic growth. He…
Supreme Court to rule on Gyakye Quayson’s case today
The Supreme Court will later today, Wednesday, rule on an application seeking to stop James Gyakye Quayson from working as the Member of Parliament for Assin North. Michael Ankomah-Nimfah, who…
Ghana abstains as UN votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
Ghana abstained as the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday, April 7, 2022, calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council. The resolution received a…
Dumsor won’t return – Energy Ministry assures
The Ministry of Energy has responded to assertions by a former Minister of Power, Dr Kwabena Donkor, that Ghana is likely to return to the period of erratic power supply,…
Stop pricing goods and services in foreign currencies – BoG warns
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cautioned persons pricing goods and services in foreign currencies to desist from such practices or have themselves to blame. According to the apex bank,…
When political power means moral weakness
This weekend an Algerian was sent back from Guantanamo to Algeria. For 20 years he was imprisoned without a court order or judgement in any court of this world. He…
Drivers queue for hours as Kenya reels from fuel shortage
Kenyan motorists endured another day of major fuel shortages on Monday, with hours-long queues and strict rationing at petrol stations as pumps across the country ran dry. The government blamed…
Another ‘dumsor’ crisis looming – Kwabena Donkor cautions
A former Minister of Power, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, says Ghana risks returning to the dreaded days of erratic power outages known as ‘dumsor’ in the next two years if government…
