US President Donald Trump has filed an appeal to overturn his May 2024 criminal conviction in the hush-money payment case, arguing he is shielded by presidential immunity. Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records by a unanimous jury in New York. In December, citing Trump’s imminent return to the White House, a New […]
Nigeria’s Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday the United States had revoked his non-immigrant visa issued last year and he was told to reapply if he wished to try again to visit the U.S. The 91-year-old writer said in 2016 that he had torn up his U.S. green card and renounced his American […]
The number of Ghanaian students arriving in the United States in August fell by more than half compared with last year, marking the steepest post-pandemic decline in academic travel from Ghana. Data tracked by JoyNews Research, based on U.S. international arrival records, shows that only 1,561 Ghanaian students entered the country this August, compared with 3,185 […]
US President Donald Trump has not ruled out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, saying he would “love to do it”. But Trump rejected the possibility of running for vice-president in 2028 – an idea floated by some supporters as a way for him to circumvent the US Constitution that […]
Mali has announced that US nationals visiting the West African country will be required to post a bond of up to $10,000 (£7,500) for business and tourist visas, in response to a similar requirement that the Trump administration has imposed on its citizens. The US embassy in Mali said on Friday the fee had been […]
The government of Ghana has confirmed that the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has formally complied with Ghana’s refusal to accept Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national at the centre of an international deportation controversy. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who initially denied the existence of such an arrangement, announced […]
Customs agents in Baltimore intercepted a stolen bulldozer bound for Ghana, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Wednesday. During a routine check at the Port of Baltimore on September 3, officers examined the 2015 Caterpillar D8T Dozer, which was valued at $237,000. They said the vehicle identification number matched an active theft report from […]
Former US Vice-President Kamala Harris has delivered her sharpest criticism yet of her former boss, calling Joe Biden’s decision to seek a second term “recklessness” in an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir. “‘It’s Joe and Jill’s decision.’ We all said that, like a mantra, as if we’d all been hypnotised,” Harris writes in her book. […]
Ghana has been excluded from the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) list of candidate countries for the 2026 fiscal year. According to the MCC Candidate Country Report for Fiscal Year 2026, released in Washington in August 2025, Ghana is ineligible to receive U.S. foreign assistance under section 7012 of the Fiscal Year 2025 State, Foreign […]
The crypto token backed by the Trump family has started publicly trading, giving the holdings owned by the US president and his sons a value of roughly $5bn (£3.7bn). The Trumps launched crypto firm World Liberty Financial in the middle of the presidential campaign last year, drawing questions about potential conflicts of interest as he […]
The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas because of violations of US law and overstays, the department told the BBC. The agency said the “vast majority” of the violations were assault, driving under the influence (DUI), burglary and “support for terrorism”. The move comes as the Trump administration continues its crackdown […]
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 […]
