Data from the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) indicates that some 271 foreign nationals have been repatriated in 2020 due to various immigration offences. In all, nationals of 22 countries were deported last year. The deportees, who were mostly from West African, Asian and Middle Eastern countries, were sent back home for offences such as a […] The post 271

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has reiterated calls for the government to remove the Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levy to avert the consistent increase in prices of petroleum products. Prices of fuel, particularly petrol, have increased from $694/MT as of 13th September 2021 to above $720/MT as of 16th September 2021 representing a 3.7% […] The post COPEC

The US and UK are facing growing international criticism over a new security pact signed with Australia. The deal – seen as an effort to counter China – will see the US and UK give Australia the technology to build nuclear-powered submarines. But the move angered France, which said it had been “stabbed in the […] The post Aukus: US and UK face

The Volta Regional Co-ordinating Council in partnership with the Association of Ghana Industries, Ghana Tourism Authority and Advert Tower, has opened registration for the upcoming Volta Trade and Investment Fair. The Fair kicks off from 15th November to 28th November 2021, at the Ho Sports Stadium, and it is expected to attract over 8000 patrons […] The post 5th Volta

The Deputy Ranking Member on the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, Francis-Xavier Sosu has said the twin challenge of unemployment and economic hardship remains the greatest threat to democracy in Ghana and Africa. According to him, these factors coupled with breaches of established democratic norms have contributed to the rising loss of […] The post Unemployment

Leaders of West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS have imposed travel bans and a freeze of the financial assets of Guinea’s coup leaders and their families. The sanctions are expected to put more pressure on the military junta to restore constitutional rule. The decisions were announced after an extraordinary summit in Accra, Ghana, on Wednesday. The […] The post ECOWAS imposes

The United Nations has sent home all 450 Gabonese troops from its peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic and opened an investigation after allegations of the sexual abuse of five girls, it said on Wednesday. The mission, known as MINUSCA, said the allegations related to unidentified Gabonese peacekeepers operating in the centre of the country. […] The post UN

A former Director of Communications for the governing New Patriotic Party, (NPP), Nana Akomea, has urged former President John Dramani Mahama to withdraw the do-or-die comment he made in relation to the 2024 election. According to Nana Akomea, Mr. Mahama must quickly withdraw the comments if it is an expression that connotes death and violence. […] The post Quickly

There is a heavy security presence on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) ahead of the end of the second semester today, Friday, September 17, 2021. This follows the deployment of security personnel on the campus by the Ashanti Regional Security Council.  This is to avert possible rioting witnessed […] The post Security

ECOWAS has given the military junta in Guinea six months to return the country to democratic rule after the September 5 ousting of President Alpha Condé. The members of the junta, who are under the banner of the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD), have also been slapped with travel bans. They have also […] The post ECOWAS gives