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Lordina Mahama supports Global Child Protection in digital age at Melania Trump Summit

First Lady of Ghana, Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama, has urged international leaders to prioritise child safety, arguing that digital technology presents both unprecedented opportunities...

Mahama urges UN to declare slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’

President John Dramani Mahama has called on the United Nations General Assembly to adopt a landmark resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest...

Democrats flip Florida state seat that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home

Democrats are projected to win a special election for a Florida legislative district that includes Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, marking another...

West Africa pushes regulatory harmonisation to scale up vaccine manufacturing

West African countries are deepening the use of regional regulatory frameworks to fast-track biomanufacturing and reduce dependence on imported vaccines. This was a key focus...

Journalists at Australia’s national broadcaster begin 24-hour strike over pay

Hundreds of journalists at Australia's national broadcaster walked off the job on Wednesday over pay, conditions, and the possible use of AI to replace...

Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers

Social media bans, digital curfews and time limits on apps are to be trialled in the homes of hundreds of UK teenagers. The test, led...

Middle East shock gives Dangote Refinery leverage as cheap imports dry up

Nigeria's Dangote ‌Petroleum Refinery has stepped up gasoline exports across Africa as disruptions to energy flows due to the Iran conflict squeeze traditional fuel supply routes,...

UN slavery resolution a pathway to healing and justice – President Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has underscored the significance of a proposed United Nations resolution on slavery. He described it as a vital step towards healing...

Lincoln University withdraws Honorary Degree for President Mahama over LGBTQ concerns

The Embassy of the Republic of Ghana in the United States has expressed profound disappointment following Lincoln University’s decision to withdraw the conferment of...

Jury orders Cosby to pay $19m to ex-waitress after finding he abused her in 1972

A jury in California has ordered Bill Cosby to pay $19.25m (£14.3m) in damages to a former waitress after finding he drugged and sexually...

Pilot, co-pilot killed, dozens injured after Air Canada flight hits fire truck

An Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Sunday, killing the pilot and copilot and injuring...

Elon Musk misled Twitter investors, jury finds

Elon Musk was misleading in his public statements during a crucial period of his 2022 Twitter takeover, a jury has found. After two days of...

Iranian strikes on bases used by US caused $800m in damage, new analysis shows

Iranian strikes on military bases used by the US in the Middle East caused about $800m (£600m) in damage in the first two weeks...

Netanyahu says Israel ‘acted alone’ in Iran energy strike, will heed Trump’s call not to repeat attack

President Donald Trump joined with Israel to launch the Iran war at an inauspicious time for the US-Israeli relationship. Just a day before the first strikes, Gallup...

Ecuador gang leader wanted for murder of presidential candidate arrested

A leading figure in one of Ecuador's biggest drug-trafficking gangs has been arrested in Mexico City, officials say. Ángel Esteban Aguilar Morales - better known...

US Congressional Black Caucus pledges 100% support for Ghana’s UN Resolution

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that the United States Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has expressed full support for Ghana’s...

US judge orders Trump administration to reopen Voice of America

A judge in the US has ruled that the effective closure of the Voice of America (VOA) last year was "illegal" and that hundreds...

Israel says Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani has been killed in strike

Israel's defence minister says its military has killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani in a strike. Larijani was last seen in public at a Quds Day...

Early indications show Israel tank fire hit UN Lebanon base injuring Ghanaian peacekeepers, source says

Initial findings by an internal U.N. inquiry suggest Israeli tank fire hit a U.N. position in southern Lebanon on March 6, wounding Ghanaian ​peacekeepers,...

Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to ‘reverse course’

The Trump administration's top official on counterterrorism has resigned from his position, citing opposition to the war in Iran, and urged the president to...

Dozens killed after Afghanistan rehab centre struck

Dozens of people are feared dead or injured at a drug treatment centre in Afghanistan's capital after an air strike that the Taliban government...

Iran hits key UAE oil port and Dubai airport

The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) biggest port and oil storage facility, Fujairah, and Dubai's international airport have come under further drone attacks as Iran...

South Africa rejects US pressure to distance itself from Iran

South Africa has no reason to cut ties with Iran, ​its director general of foreign affairs said, after the new U.S. ambassador was quoted as...

Multiple blasts hit northeast Nigeria’s Maiduguri city, state governor and residents say

Multiple blasts on Monday struck Maiduguri city, capital of Nigeria's insurgency-hit northeastern state of Borno, with several people feared killed, the state governor and...

Israeli forces kill Palestinian couple and two of their children in occupied West Bank

A Palestinian husband and wife, and two of their young children, have been shot and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. The...

Ghanaian faces 20 years after $10m online romance scam plea in U.S

A Ghanaian national has pleaded guilty in the United States to his role in an international fraud ring that used online romance scams and...

Four crew members killed after US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq

Four of six members of a US military refuelling aircraft's crew have been confirmed dead after it crashed in western Iraq, US Central Command...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns youth against QNET-related scams

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ghana has cautioned citizens, particularly young people, to remain vigilant against fraudulent schemes linked to QNET that lure victims...

Mahama receives honorary PhD from Yonsei University in South Korea

President John Dramani Mahama has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Administration by Yonsei University in Seoul, in recognition of...

Chinese national arrested over attempt to smuggle 2,000 queen ants from Kenya

A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya’s main airport, accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the...

Ghana to submit UN resolution on slavery reparations; eyes broad support 

Ghana ​intends to propose a United Nations resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as ‌the "gravest crime in the history of humankind" and calling for reparations,...

US eases Russia oil sanctions as Iran war pushes up energy prices

The US has authorised countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum that is currently loaded on vessels at sea in an attempt to...

China passes new ethnic minority law, prioritises use of Mandarin language

China passed a law on a "shared" national identity among the country's 55 ethnic minority ‌groups on Thursday, a move critics say will further...

Mahama calls for greater investment in Africa’s energy sector after LPG vessel commissioning

President John Dramani Mahama has called for increased investment and stronger collaboration in Africa’s energy sector following the commissioning of the LPG vessel MT...

Trump says white South Africans are persecuted; some are returning to a better life

Andrew Veitch left South Africa after being held up at gunpoint in his car. But now he feels there are greater threats in the...

Mugabe’s son drops bail request – what has happened to the family after losing power

The arrest in South Africa of the youngest son of Zimbabwe's former President, Robert Mugabe, has brought renewed attention to the former first family...

Ghana condemns drone attack that injured two citizens in Dubai

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned a drone incident that left two Ghanaian nationals injured near Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab...

President Mahama, President Lee Jae Myung strengthen Ghana–Korea ties with three strategic MoUs

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama held high-level bilateral talks with President Lee Jae Myung of the Republic of Korea today, reaffirming the historic and...

US–Israel–Iran conflict: Shippers Authority warns of higher freight charges

The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) is warning importers and exporters in Ghana to prepare for higher shipping costs and possible delays following disruptions to...

Ga Mantse meets King Charles III at 2026 Commonwealth Day celebrations

King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the Ga Mantse, held a brief interaction with King Charles III during the 2026 Commonwealth Day celebrations in London...