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Ghanaian president Nana Akufo Addo has warned that West Africa is in great danger as a result of recent coups in the region. At a key meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nana Akufo-Addo who chairs of the regional bloc described last year’s military takeover in …

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo announced in a national speech on December 15 that the country was closing its land borders to prevent a fourth wave of covid-19 infections and to curb the spread of the virus. The president said his government was “monitoring the level of threat of the disease …

Parliament in Ghana has opened its doors to the public in order to express its opinions in an anti-gay bill, widely supported in the country. The bill proposes a five-year jail term for lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT+) people and a 10-year term for promoters and advocates of LGBT+ activities, …

Several African Heads of State have arrived in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu, Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema, Ghana’s Nana Akufo-Addo, Botswana’s Mokgweetsi Masisi and Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari have so far confirmed they will be attending. It is the first time for President Samia and …

Several thousand anti-government protesters have marched through the streets of the Ghanaian capital, Accra, to call for action to address the country’s economic and social challenges. A social media campaign under the slogan “Fix The Country” has gained momentum in recent months. President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government has introduced new taxes …

John Mahama, the Ghanaian opposition leader expressed his disagreement with the Supreme Court over the rejection of his challenge to the December 7 presidential elections. The politician accused the electoral commission of inflating the vote tally in favour of the 76-year-old incumbent. The 62-year-old politician demanded a re-run after official …

After dismissing allegations of irregularities, Ghana’s Supreme Court has upheld Nana Akufo-Addo’s victory in the December presidential election. Opposition candidate, and former President John Mahama, had filed a petition asking the court to annul the results of the elections and order a rerun because of alleged irregularities. But the court …

Ghana, the first country to receive COVAX vaccines last month, began its mass vaccination drive on Tuesday. 600,000 doses of Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccines are being given to frontline health workers, security personnel, people aged over 60 and those with pre-existing conditions. To ensure that Ghanaians are convinced to get jabbed, President …

Nana Akufo-Addo, the president of Ghana has become the world’s first recipient of the coronavirus vaccine from Covax, a scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for poorer countries. A wider Covax program will begin in Ghana on Tuesday but health workers in Ivory Coast are being vaccinated on Monday. The …

Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo has urged his people not to heed conspiracy theories casting doubt on vaccination programme as the country prepares to start its Covid vaccine rollout this week. Mr Akufo-Addo said some doubted the efficacy of jabs, and others believed that vaccines were created to wipe out the …