Ghana Politics

An Accra High Court has placed an injunction on the upcoming 3-day demonstration organized by the pressure group, Democracy Hub. The protest, originally scheduled to take place from September 21 to 23, 2024, has been halted following concerns raised by the Ghana Police Service regarding the proposed venue—the frontage of …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Upper East Region has raised alarms over alleged irregularities in the voter register, accusing the Electoral Commission (EC) of compromising the integrity of the electoral process. According to the NDC, 5,138 voter names have been duplicated in the EC’s register, and an additional …

John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed his condolences over the death of renowned tech entrepreneur Herman Kojo Chinery-Hesse, who passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024, following cardiac arrest. Chinery-Hesse, often hailed as “the Bill Gates of Africa,” was a trailblazer in Ghana’s tech …

In a crackdown on illegal mining, or “galamsey,” four individuals have been arrested for mining in the Subri Forest Reserve in Ghana’s Western Region. The suspects, aged between 23 and 40, are identified as Emmanuel Adawusu, Shadrack Yowson, Innusah Yussif, and Issah Seidu. They are currently in police custody. The …

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has refuted claims of a shooting incident at the Electoral Commission (EC) office in Kumasi during the ‘Enough is Enough’ demonstration organized by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on September 17, 2024. In response to circulating rumors, the police confirmed that no demonstrators were injured …

Chaos broke out in Kumasi during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ‘Enough is Enough’ demonstration on September 17, 2024, as tensions between protesters and police escalated into violence. The police resorted to using teargas to disperse the crowd after clashes erupted, leaving two individuals injured. One protester was rushed to …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is organizing a protest today, September 17, to voice its dissatisfaction with the Electoral Commission (EC) regarding the 2024 voters register. The NDC leadership instructed all regional offices to take part in the demonstrations following claims of irregularities in the provisional voters register provided by …

John Dramani Mahama, the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has pledged to introduce amendments to the Public Financial Management Act that would set a limit on how much Ghana can borrow from external sources. During his Greater Accra regional campaign in Dodowa, Mahama addressed a crowd and …

Supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) clashed on Monday during the commissioning of machinery for the District Road Infrastructure Project (DRIP) in Gomoa West, Central Region. According to reports, the altercation began when NDC supporters questioned the display of images of Bismark Basie Nkum, …

Mobile Money (MoMo) operators in Ghana are threatening to embark on a nationwide strike due to the increasing impact of illegal mining, known as “galamsey,” on their business operations and livelihoods. The operators argue that galamsey activities have destabilized mining communities, leading to a decline in transactions and rising insecurity. …