The family of a young man, Victor Nasana Kungmaa, who was shot and killed by two unknown assailants believed to have crossed the border from Burkina Faso, have appealed to the police in the Lawra Municipality and the security agencies to find the culprits so they will face the law. The family said that would […]
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Flood gates of Bagre, Kompienga dams in Burkina Faso opened
The opening of the flood gates of the Bagre and Kompienga dams in Burkina Faso will commence on Thursday, September 1, 2022. This is following the rapid rising of the upstream level of the two dams in Burkina Faso. Graphic Online’s Mohammed Fugu reports that as of Wednesday (August 31, 2022), the water level of […]
Block funding to insurgents: Vice-President charges West African states
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has charged West African states to implement robust systems that will help cut the flow of financial resources to criminals who cause terrorism and political insurgence in the sub-region. He noted that Africa was losing an average of $88 billion a year to illicit financial flows, with a chunk of […]
Police alert over bandits planning to attack Ghanaians on Burkina border
The Ghana Police Service has said it is on a high alert following reports that suspected bandits are planning to attack communities in northern Ghana, especially those along the border with Burkina Faso. A police wireless message last Tuesday said: “Reports indicate that Burkina Faso-based bandits are allegedly launching attacks in communities along the Burkina Faso-Ghana […]
Akufo-Addo’s swearing-in: 13 African Presidents confirm attendance
Thirteen African Heads of State including the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, President of Liberia, George Weah and the President of Cote d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara have confirmed that they will be in attendance at the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Vice President-elect Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday, 7th January 2021. This […]
”We don’t need you here; remain in Ghana”- Guinea and Burkina Faso to citizens who tested positive for COVID-19 in Ghana
Ghana is facing a diplomatic hurdle as it attempts to repatriate Burkinabe and Guinean citizens who tested positive for coronavirus in Tamale, the Northern Region capital. Northern Region Minister, Salifu Saeed, has disclosed that authorities in Guinea are reluctant to receive eight of their citizens who tested positive for coronavirus in Ghana. The eight Guineans […]
Police in Tamale detain and send over 30 Burkina Faso-bound passengers to Hospital for COVID-19 testing
Police in Tamale in the Northern Region have detained over 30 passengers on board a sprinter bus at Lamashegu in the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly. The passengers, all foreigners are believed to have been trying to escape the lockdown in Greater Accra and Kumasi, which came into effect on Monday, March 30. Reports indicate that youth […]
How Burkina Faso church shooting happened plus photo of priest who was killed
Rev. Fr. Simeon Yampa was one of 6 people who were killed during mass in Burkina Faso yesterday. Gunmen opened fire as Mass was being celebrated in the church in Dablo in northern Burkina Faso, officials say. The attackers, said to number between 20 and 30, then burned down the church. The town’s mayor, Ousmane […]
7 busted for diverting 7 transit reefer containers loaded with fish at Tema port
Seven persons have been busted by the Tema Railways and Ports Division of the Ghana Police for having allegedly diverted seven refrigerated containers of frozen fish meant for Burkina Faso to cold stores in Tema for sale. The suspects were said to have allegedly diverted the 40-footer reefer containers fully loaded with fishes from the […]
Power sector: Ghana now a net exporter of electricity– President Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his government, over the last 21 months, has ensured stability and adequate supply of power in the country, a shift from the erratic power situation that it inherited. Speaking at the Financial Times Africa Summit in London on Monday, 8th October, 2018, President Akufo-Addo indicated that his government, […]
UE/R: President Akufo-Addo inaugurates 225kv Bolgatanga-Ouagadougou power interconnection project
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has inaugurated the 225 kilovolts Bolgatanga to Ouagadougou Power Interconnection Project, which will see up to 100 megawatts of power supplied directly to Burkina Faso from Ghana. At the inauguration ceremony on Friday, 5th October, 2018, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, President Akufo-Addo stated that the successful completion of this […]
Ouagadougou: President Akufo-Addo receives 2018 Governance Leadership Award
The Rebranding Africa Forum has presented the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, with the 2018 Governance Leadership Award, in recognition of his commitment towards enhancing the living standards of the Ghanaian people, and governing Ghana in accordance with the rule of law. Receiving the award on Friday, 5th October, 2018, in Ouagadougou, […]