The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that parts of the Tema and Greater Accra regions will experience power outages on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, due to scheduled maintenance works.Ghanaian cultural tours The exercise, according to ECG, forms part of ongoing efforts to improve service delivery to customers. In …
Read More »Rebels armed with machetes kill at least 52 in eastern Congo
Islamic State-backed rebels armed with machetes and hoes have killed at least 52 civilians in the Beni and Lubero areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, UN and local officials said. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels were taking revenge on civilians after suffering defeats by Congolese …
Read More »Anti-galamsey task force arrests 4 soldiers for illegal raids in Tarkwa Nsuaem
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested four military personnel for conducting unauthorised raids at Simpa Junction in the Tarkwa Nsuaem District of the Western Region. In a tactical operation on Monday, August 18, the NAIMOS task force seized the weapons and equipment of the soldiers, who were …
Read More »Beneficial Skills Empowerment Program for Members of the Duamenefa Foundation
The Duamenefa Foundation, Ghana, in collaboration with Treasures of His Eyes, a U.K. based NGO, in continuity of their annual beneficial skills empowerment programs for members of the Duamenefa Foundation has scheduled this year’s event in four different locations within two municipalities of the southern Volta Region of Ghana. Rev. …
Read More »Russia ‘complicating’ end to war, says Zelensky as Trump touts Moscow peace deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia’s refusal to agree to a ceasefire is complicating efforts to end the war. “We see that Russia rebuffs numerous calls for a ceasefire and has not yet determined when it will stop the killing. This complicates the situation,” he said in a …
Read More »Stop using ‘unearned’ academic title or face us in court – GTEC writes to Chief of Staff on Deputy Minister of Health Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah’s use of ‘Professor’ title
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), currently on a national campaign to prevent the use of unearned academic titles in Ghana and enforce the law on the abuse, has concluded that the Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah does not hold the academic title “Professor in any capacity”. GTEC …
Read More »French embassy employee arrested in Mali on “unfounded” accusations, says French foreign office
A French man arrested in Mali is a member of the French embassy in the capital Bamako and accusations against him are “unfounded”, the French foreign office said in a statement to Reuters on Saturday. The embassy worker, named as Yann Vezilier by the Malian government in a statement on …
Read More »FIFA condemns racist abuse of Semenyo, pledges support
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has condemned the racist attacks targeted at Bournemouth striker Antoine Semenyo. The Ghanaian international was the victim of a racist slur during AFC Bournemouth’s Premier League opener against Liverpool on Friday. Semenyo reported the incident to referee Anthony Taylor, who stopped the match in the 28th …
Read More »Mother faces Ho court for allegedly burning son over lost pen
A 25-year-old mother is on trial after allegedly burning her 11-year-old son with a heated pressing iron in Ho. The brutal act, carried out as punishment for the boy losing a pen, has sparked a conversation about child protection and parental discipline. The accused, Jemima Kwaku, a cook, appeared before …
Read More »Ghana secures lifeline for University of Memphis students but $2.2m debt lingers
A financial crisis threatening the academic future of nearly 200 Ghanaian students at the University of Memphis has been temporarily averted. The University of Memphis has confirmed the receipt of a $1 million payment from the government, a critical measure that has halted eviction and deportation threats against the students. …
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