Burkina Faso’s unelected transitional parliament has passed a bill banning homosexual acts, a little over a year after a draft of an amended family code that criminalised homosexuality was adopted by the country’s cabinet. The new measure, unanimously voted through on Monday, imposes punishments of up to five years in jail, and has become part […]
The acting Commissioner of the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB), Ghana, John Mmeb Kunyan Wumborti, has given assurance that the country’s airspace remains the safest in Africa despite the recent military helicopter crash near Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) recently rated Ghana’s aviation safety as […]
A weekend attack by the jihadist group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in Burkina Faso has resulted in the deaths of four government militiamen, with their weapons looted. JoyNews correspondent Eliasu Tanko reported from the Upper East region, indicating that the incident occurred on Saturday, August 23, in Bittou, a town located near the Ghanaian […]
The government of Burkina Faso, through its national electricity company, SONABEL, has announced it will commence controlled spillage of the Bagré Dam on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, due to rising water levels caused by heavy rainfall. In a statement dated 22nd August and signed by Kindo Issiaka, Head of Hydraulics at SONABEL, the company disclosed […]
Twenty Ghanaians, comprising 10 females and 10 males, trafficked to the Uyo Local Government Area of Abia State, have been rescued by the operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in a statement in Uyo on Wednesday, disclosed that the victims were rescued from a compound […]
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday co-chaired the second plenary session on the theme “Economy: Co-create Innovative Solutions with Africa”. This is at the ongoing 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Japan. He co-chaired the session with former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, alongside interventions from Kenyan President William Ruto, Togolese President […]
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign has embarked on a historic 40,000-kilometre road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra on Monday, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative spans 163 days with the core objective of promoting a visa-free Africa by 2030, in line with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 vision for a […]
The United States has flagged Ghana for what it describes as a “recurring disregard” for constitutional protections, highlighting a range of significant issues in its 2024 Human Rights Report. While acknowledging that there were no major changes in the overall situation, the report raises serious concerns about arbitrary arrests, restrictions on media freedom, and the […]
Writing on “What is Africa owed”, New York Times journalist, Lynsey Chutel, referenced a group of eminent Africans, including the respected Ali Mazrui, who viewed reparations not merely in terms of monetary compensation, but in other efforts of restitution. “Reparations from Western countries meant reducing their support for African tyrants, supporting democracy on the continent, […]
A BBC Africa Eye investigation has revealed how women, known as “madams”, have involved children as young as 13 in prostitution in Kenya. In the transit town of Maai Mahiu, in Kenya’s Rift Valley, trucks and lorries pound the streets day and night, transporting goods and people across the country into Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, […]
An Ethiopian official has denied Donald Trump’s claim that the United States helped fund Ethiopia’s new megadam on the River Nile, saying it is false and “destructive”. Last week, President Trump said the controversial dam was built “with United States money, largely”. Officially known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the project is Africa’s […]
Parliament has approved the ratification of visa waiver agreements between Ghana and four countries—Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Colombia, and the Commonwealth of Dominica. The agreements apply to holders of diplomatic, service, and ordinary passports, enabling smoother travel and enhanced cooperation. Presenting the report on the floor of the House, the Chairman of the Foreign […]
