Ruto awarded Ghana’s highest honour
Ghana has awarded President William Ruto the country’s highest honour, The Companion of the Order of the Star of the Volta. Conferring the honour at a State banquet on Wednesday evening, President Nana Akufo-Addo said President Ruto was an “example of a new generation of African leaders” who have decided to insist on the application […]
Ruto leaves for Ghana, Guinea-Bissau
President William Ruto is scheduled to undertake a state visit to Ghana, followed by an official visit to Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. In a statement, State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed said President Ruto will engage in discussions with Presidents Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana and Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau, with a focus on […]
Ghana passes bill making identifying as LGBTQ+ illegal
Ghana’s parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+. It also imposes a maximum five-year jail term for forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups. Lawmakers heckled down attempts to replace prison sentences with community service and counselling. It is the […]
Former Ghana President Jerry Rawlings dies at 73
Ghana’s former leader Jerry Rawlings has died at the age of 73, a source at the presidency said on Thursday.
Ghana lifts ban on religious gatherings from Friday
President Akufo-Addo says decision to ease restrictions on selected public gatherings was based on their risk profile, social and economic impact.
A worker infected 533 others with coronavirus at a factory in Ghana, president says
The mass infection at the facility brings the total number of confirmed cases in the West African nation to 4,700, the president said.
Ghana plans to build 90 new hospitals in wake of Covid-19 pandemic
Majority of health facilities in Ghana are poorly resourced and many parts of the country do not have hospitals at all.