Ghana clears $1.47 billion in energy debts, finance ministry says
Ghana's government paid $1.47 billion in 2025 to clear legacy energy sector debts, restoring a depleted World Bank guarantee and ...
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Ghana’s ex-finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta detained by US immigration authorities
Ghana’s former finance minister Ken Ofori Atta has been detained by US authorities, his lawyer said late on Wednesday. Ofori-Atta, ...
What does a diary entry reveal about the West African origins of Apongo, a rebel leader in Jamaica?
For over three centuries, between 1526 and 1866, at least 10.5 million Africans were forcibly trafficked to the Americas in the transatlantic ...
US conducting surveillance flights over Nigeria after Trump intervention threat
The U.S. has been conducting intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, according to flight tracking data ...
Ghana’s president urged to rally African leaders behind push for slavery reparations
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama held talks with a global delegation seeking reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism, who urged ...
Ghana’s economy grew 5.5% in third quarter of 2025
Ghana's economy expanded by 5.5% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, driven by an improvement in the agriculture and ...
Ghana’s inflation slows for 11th straight month in November
Ghana's consumer inflation slowed for the 11th consecutive month, falling to 6.3% year-on-year in November from 8.0% in October, the ...
Nigeria dumps mother-tongue education – just as Ghana embraces it
Africa’s latest education divide isn’t about budgets, access or even digital transformation, intrestingly, it’s about language, and two West African ...
Britain and South Africa hand back Ghanaian royal artefacts
More than 130 gold and bronze artefact taken between the 1870s and early 20th century were returned to Ghana on ...
Community efforts against illegal mining in Ghana
Illegal gold mining is growing in Ghana, one of the world's top gold producers. A weakening economy and high unemployment ...