News & Politics
News & Politics brings you the latest breaking news, political developments, government decisions and major stories from Ghana and across Africa. We cover Parliament, the Presidency, political parties, public policy, elections, governance, national issues and the people shaping Ghana’s future.
How Parliamentary Elections Work in Ghana
Every four years, Ghanaians do two things at the ballot box. They elect a President, and they elect a Member…
How Presidential Elections Are Won in Ghana
Every four years, Ghanaians elect a President. The process is familiar, but the mechanics are often misunderstood. Winning a presidential…
The Electoral Commission Explained: What It Does and Why It Matters
Every election in Ghana depends on one institution more than any other: the Electoral Commission. It is the body that…
MTN Group Explores Banking Licences to Expand Lending as Mobile Money Growth Accelerates
Africa’s largest telecoms operator, MTN Group, is exploring banking licences in select markets as the company looks to expand lending…
Ivory Coast Cocoa Ports Face Congestion Risk as Delayed Main Crop Meets EU Deforestation Deadline
Ivory Coast’s cocoa regulator and exporters are bracing for severe port congestion in Abidjan and San Pedro this November and…
Police arrest Ayitey Powers over alleged death threat against NSA boss
JUST IN: The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested former professional boxer Michael Ayitey Okai, popularly known as Ayitey Powers,…
Drama and Chaos Erupt in Appointment Committee Proceedings
The second sitting of Parliament’s Appointment Committee on Monday, January 20, 2025, was overshadowed by disagreements and interruptions. The vetting…
Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang sworn into office as Ghana’s first female vice president
Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has officially assumed the role of Vice President of Ghana following her swearing-in on January 7,…
John Dramani Mahama officially sworn in as Ghana’s 6th president under 4th Republic
John Dramani Mahama of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially taken the oath of allegiance and the presidential…
Alexander Afenyo-Markin Appointed Minority Leader for Ghanas 9th Parliament
Alexander Afenyo-Markin Appointed Minority Leader for Ghanas 9th Parliament – Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Member of Parliament for Effutu, has…
