Several disqualified presidential candidates for Ghana’s 2024 general elections have threatened to take legal action against the Electoral Commission (EC), led by Jean Mensa, over what they describe as a lack of transparency regarding their disqualifications. This development comes after the EC disqualified 11 candidates from the upcoming presidential race, …

Protesters from the Democracy Hub’s “Stop Galamsey Now” movement took a bold step in their demonstration against illegal mining by burning paraphernalia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the 37 Roundabout in Accra. The protesters, frustrated with the failure of both major political parties …

Ghana’s cocoa industry has suffered a significant blow, losing more than 160,000 tons of cocoa to smuggling during the 2023/24 season, according to COCOBOD officials. This represents more than a third of the country’s cocoa output for the year, with farmers seeking higher prices outside the country’s borders due to …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has secured the number one spot on the ballot paper for Ghana’s upcoming presidential election, scheduled for December 7, 2024. This was determined during the Electoral Commission’s (EC) balloting event held on Friday, September 20, 2024, in Accra. Evans Nimako, the NPP’s Director of Elections, …

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three individuals, including Alhaji Kassim Mohammed, the Gomoa West constituency chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), for their involvement in a violent incident that disrupted the commissioning of the District Roads Improvement Programme (DRIP) in Apam, Central Region, on September 16, 2024. The …

A Rocha Ghana, in collaboration with six other civil society organizations, plans to sue the government over illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, in forest reserves. The coalition includes Kasa Ghana, Eco-Conscious Citizens, Tropenbos, Nature and Development Foundation, Civic Response, and the Media Coalition Against Galamsey. The group is concerned …

Zimbabwe has authorized the culling of 200 elephants to address food shortages caused by one of the worst droughts in decades. With nearly half of the country’s population at risk of acute hunger, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority aims to use elephant meat to feed struggling communities. Tinashe Farawo, …

Two men have been killed in a police operation in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory, amid ongoing tensions between the Indigenous Kanak people and French authorities. The deaths occurred during an intervention by French police in Saint Louis, south of the capital Noumea, aimed at apprehending individuals involved in …

A 35-year-old taxi driver, Paul Evename, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his girlfriend, Jennifer Atieku, a 20-year-old student of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA). A seven-member jury unanimously found Evename guilty after it was revealed that he had stabbed Atieku 20 times …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has cleared 13 candidates to contest in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Nine of the candidates represent political parties, while four are running as independent candidates. Among those disqualified from the race is Bernard Mornah of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Janet Nabla, an independent aspirant, …