The Asokore Mampong District Court has remanded five suspects for the second time in connection with the alleged mob killing of 27-year-old Yusuf Zakari at Sabon Zongo in Kumasi. The court’s decision on August 7, 2026, was followed by a tense confrontation outside the courtroom, where relatives of the deceased and family members of the […]

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Sabah Zita Benson, has been named African Ambassador of the Year by The Voice Achievers Award. The honour was announced ahead of the organization’s global awards ceremony, scheduled for August 21, 2026, at the Hilton Kensington in London. Organizers described the recognition as the highest diplomatic […]

Ghana’s persistent corruption crisis continues to impede national development despite repeated promises by successive governments to protect public resources and promote accountability. Although the country has established several institutions to investigate and prevent corruption, bribery, political interference, weak enforcement systems and partisan divisions remain major obstacles. Critics argue that the gap between official anti-corruption rhetoric […]

President John Dramani Mahama has reshuffled his Cabinet, nearly one year after the Ghana Air Force helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Environment, Science and Technology Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and six others. In a statement issued by the Presidency on Friday, August 7, 2026, the President nominated […]

President John Dramani Mahama has nominated the Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, to serve as Minister for Environment, Science and Technology. The nomination was announced in a statement signed by the President’s Spokesperson and Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu. According to the statement, President Mahama, acting in accordance with […]

A Ghanaian national has been sentenced to 85 months in a United States federal prison for participating in an international criminal organization that stole and laundered more than $100 million through romance scams and business email compromise schemes. Derrick Van Yeboah, 41, also known as “Van,” received the sentence on July 28, 2026, from U.S. […]