New allegations about Iranian support for Yemen’s Houthis have emerged in media reports and official comments, highlighting the opaque nature of the alliance. Media outlets have reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) aided the Houthis as they seized swaths of western Yemen and launched their most potent and sophisticated attacks yet on Saudi...
Ghana have suffered a huge blow, with forward Antoine Semenyo set to miss their doubleheader against Somalia following a knee injury. Semenyo sustained a left knee collateral ligament injury while playing for Manchester City against Ipswich in the English Premier League on Saturday. Manchester City coach Enzo Maresca confirmed that the 26-year-old could be sidelined...
Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has revealed that Ghana’s maternal mortality ratio currently stands at 234 deaths per 100,000 live births, a figure she described as significantly above the level recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). According to the Deputy Minister, the current rate is approximately three times higher than the WHO’s...
Ghana will leverage its partnership with Norway to strengthen sustainable marine resource management, improve livelihoods and drive long-term economic growth through the Oceans for Development Programme, Deputy Minister for Finance Thomas Nyarko Ampem has said. He said the partnership would build on the two countries’ experience in implementing the Fish for Development and Oil for...
Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem has called for stronger internal controls across public institutions to prevent financial irregularities and safeguard public funds. He said effective internal auditing was critical to ensuring that public resources were properly managed and channelled into development priorities under the government’s New Economy agenda. Speaking at the 25th anniversary...
The Attorney-General is expected to oppose an application by former Chief Executive Officer of the National Buffer Stock Company, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, seeking a stay of proceedings in his ongoing criminal trial at the High Court. The application is scheduled to be heard at the Court of Appeal on Monday as part of the government’s...
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the first-term capitation grant for the 2026/2027 academic year to support the smooth operation of basic schools across the country. In a letter dated October 16, 2026, and addressed to all Regional Directors of Education, GES announced that the funds had been transferred to the accounts of the...
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has announced a series of measures aimed at strengthening child protection in schools following reports of alleged sexual abuse at the Obuasi Senior High Technical School and growing concerns about abuse in educational institutions across the country. The Minister disclosed this during...
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called for stronger cooperation among countries of the Global South, stressing the need for institutional reforms and a more equitable international order to drive sustainable development. Addressing the 2026 Global South Academic Forum in Shanghai, China, the Vice President said developing nations must deepen collaboration in governance, industrialisation,...
President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned four diplomats to represent Ghana abroad, tasking them with advancing the country’s economic diplomacy agenda through the attraction of strategic investments, expansion of trade and creation of economic opportunities for Ghanaians. The commissioning ceremony, held on Friday, October 16, 2026, saw the swearing-in of Her Excellency Nana Antwiwaa Dodoo...