The High Court in Amasaman has reduced the 15-year prison sentence imposed on evangelist Nana Agradaa to 12 calendar months. The court upheld her conviction but ruled that the punishment was harsh and excessive in the circumstances. The revised sentence…
Ghana and Latvia have agreed to strengthen cooperation on security and trade after high-level talks between their foreign ministers in Riga, where both sides also discussed development projects and work in international organisations. Latvia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Baiba Braže, hosted…
Fuel price changes at the pumps across Ghana are again focusing attention on living costs, after new minimum pricing thresholds took effect for the first half of February and oil marketing companies began updating their retail prices. Ghana fuel prices…
Ghana’s Parliament has passed amendments meant to tighten how the Bank of Ghana can finance government, as officials move to curb monetary financing and strengthen central bank safeguards. Parliament’s Communications Directorate said lawmakers approved the Bank of Ghana (Amendment) Bill,…
Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been detained in the United States by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over his immigration status. His legal team says he is cooperating as they work to resolve the matter. What happened on…
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has been urged by an international delegation of reparations advocates to rally African leaders behind a continental push seeking redress for transatlantic slavery and colonialism, as the African Union works on a shared approach to…
An Iranian member of parliament warned that protests could return “with greater intensity” unless the government addresses public grievances, as authorities continued a security crackdown during the largest demonstrations seen in years. Parliamentarian Mohammadreza Sabaghian, who represents a constituency in…
