The United Nations resolution on the transatlantic slave trade passed last week was a starting point rather than a finish line. Ghana will work with its international partners to build a broad coalition around CARICOM’s 10-point plan for reparative justice.  President John Dramani Mahama announced this at a welcome reception […]

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ghana has expressed solidarity with President John Dramani Mahama following the withdrawal of an honorary doctorate by Lincoln University in the United States. A press statement, signed by Bishop of Sunyani and President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Reverend Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, on […]

President John Dramani Mahama has been presented with the International Statesperson Award by the World Affairs Council in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a recognition that came one day after he led the African Union and CARICOM to a landmark victory at the United Nations General Assembly. The award was presented on Friday […]

The Council of State has congratulated President John Dramani Mahama following the passage of the United Nations General Assembly resolution on slavery and its enduring consequence. The statement, signed by the Chairman of the Council of State on behalf of all its members and dated Friday, described the achievement as […]

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Victor Emmanuel Smith, has reiterated the call for the Ghanaian diaspora to partner with American investors to boost development and create jobs in Ghana. He stated that Ghana has positioned itself to enhance private-sector participation, manage external debt prudently, and exit the IMF stabilisation […]

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to bring private sector operators into the metering and billing operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana, after revealing that commercial and technical losses in the country’s power distribution system stood at 42 percent before the current government took office. Speaking during a […]

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to sign a bipartisan bill into law the same day it lands on his desk. This bill would allow Ghanaians living abroad to stand for Parliament or serve as government ministers without renouncing their foreign citizenship or residency. The President made the commitment on […]

President John Dramani Mahama has committed to adding sickle cell disease to the list of conditions that community health volunteers will screen for under Ghana’s incoming free primary healthcare programme. He pledged to make sickle cell medication available through the same system. President Mahama made the announcement during a question […]

President John Dramani Mahama has pushed back against suggestions that Ghana’s recent security services recruitment exercise was manipulated, insisting the digital application process was deliberately designed to take human judgment and human interference out of the equation entirely. Speaking during a question and answer session at a dialogue with the […]