Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in after winning this year’s presidential election. According to provisional results announced by the Independent Electoral Commission (CIE) on Monday evening, the 83-year-old won a fourth term as head of the west African country with 89.77% or 3.75m votes. Businessman Jeal-Louis Billon came a distant…
Paul Biya, aged 92 and the world’s oldest head of state, has been officially declared winner of the presidential election in Cameroon, securing a historic eighth term in office. The ruling was announced by the country’s Constitutional Council on Monday after a vote held earlier this month. Biya has been in power since 1982 and…
Former First Lady of Ghana, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has died in Accra at the age of 76. Family sources say she passed away in the early hours of Thursday, 23 October, at the Ridge Hospital in Accra. The news was also confirmed by Felix Ofosu Kwakye, Spokesperson to the President of Ghana. “Government announces with deep…
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who had been undergoing treatment in Kochi, passed away on Wednesday due to cardiac arrest. Odinga collapsed during a morning walk within the premises of the Ayurvedic facility and was rushed to Devamatha Hospital in Koothattukulam, where he was pronounced dead at around 9:52 am Indian time. The 80-year-old…
Black Stars head coach Otto Addo has cemented his place in Ghana’s football history after leading the national team to a second straight FIFA World Cup qualification. Ghana secured their spot at the 2026 tournament with a hard-fought 1–0 win over Comoros in their final Group I qualifier at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday,…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that the United States has reversed the visa restrictions previously imposed on Ghana. In a post on his X account, Mr Ablakwa said Ghanaians are now eligible for five-year multiple-entry visas and other enhanced consular privileges. Big win for Ghana! The US visa restrictions imposed…
First Lady Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama has appealed for concerted global action to safeguard the future of children, calling for a peaceful world with opportunities for their growth and well-being. Her impassioned plea was at a special annual prayer session for children at the Tillman Chapel Church Centre in New York, on the sidelines of…
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé has been crowned the winner of the 2025 Ballon d’Or, football’s most prestigious individual award, at a glittering ceremony in Paris on Monday night. The French international capped off an extraordinary 2024/25 season with 35 goals and 16 assists in all competitions, playing a decisive role in PSG’s historic campaign….
President John Dramani Mahama arrived in New York on Sunday afternoon, accompanied by First Lady Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama, to participate in the 80th United Nations General Assembly meetings. President Mahama was welcomed to his hotel by a contingent of enthusiastic Ghanaians residing in the US, who expressed their solidarity and support for the Mahama…
Former Chief Justice, Mrs. Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has filed a fresh legal action seeking the reversal of her removal from office as the Chief Justice and a Justice of the Supreme Court. According to her, the Warrant of Removal executed by the President on September 1, 2025, purportedly removing her from both the office of…
