3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (339+ words) The flame for the Dakar Youth Olympics was lit in Athens yesterday for the first Olympic competition ever staged in Africa. International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry, the organization’s first African and first female leader, said the moment carried profound…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (140+ words) Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced the repatriation of Ghanaian musician Barosky who was stranded in the United Kingdom. In a statement, the Minister said Barosky is now safely back in Ghana after the Ministry fully sponsored…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (241+ words) Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of drugs charges. According to state-owned al-Ahram newspaper, they were part of a criminal gang which imported ingredients used to make drugs…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (174+ words) A fire at a wedding party in Congo ‘s capital Kinshasa left at least 22 people dead, the regional mayor said Saturday. Several others were injured. The fire started Friday night and continued into early Saturday in a building in Lingwala…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (376+ words) The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has defended Chief Justice Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, stating that there was nothing wrong with him visiting public institutions and commending improvements in their operations. The Conference, however, expressed concern over the political interpretation of some…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (489+ words) The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called for concrete action on reparatory justice, saying international recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity must not end with a resolution. She said the next step should…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (87+ words) Sudan, Gaza crises demand urgent global action – Pres Mahama Ghanaian Times President John Dramani Mahama has called for urgent global action to address the worsening humanitarian crises in Sudan and Gaza. He said the world appeared to have turned a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (286+ words) The administration of United States President Donald Trump has deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose family members collaborated with the US military, his lawyer and advocacy groups said. The Afghan man, who is…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (311+ words) Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said he wants to reinstate the death penalty for arsonists, following a wave of forest fires that have killed at least 12 people. The president ordered the justice ministry to introduce changes to the criminal law…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (196+ words) Seven illegal miners have been confirmed dead Saturday after a mining pit collapsed at Asaman Tamfoe in the Atewa East District of the Eastern Region. The incident was said to have occurred at about 11:00 p.m. while the miners were reportedly working…...