When Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama returned to power in 2025, many citizens hoped for strong economic recovery and peace. But few expected one of his boldest moves: a shift in foreign policy away from traditional Western allies like the United States and the European Union, toward Russia and Sahel countries like Burkina Faso and Mali. This move has drawn praise from Pan-Africanists and strong warnings from economists and security analysts.
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Over 500 traders and shop owners operating behind the Boss FM storey building in Kumasi are calling on the government, Ashanti Regional Minister, and relevant authorities to extend support to them following the recent fire outbreak at the Blue Bulb Market in Adum.
APEX, a civil society organization advocating for national development, has issued a stern call to Ghanaian authorities to intensify efforts in clamping down on illegal foreign miners, particularly Chinese nationals who have been implicated in destructive galamsey (illegal mining) operations across the country.
President John Dramani Mahama through the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development has nominated Richard Ofori-Agyemang Boadi as the new Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) for the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), signaling a new chapter for a city grappling with infrastructural decay, transport chaos, and sanitation woes.
Alarming incident erupted at Adventist Senior High School in Bantama, Ashanti Region on a fateful Friday morning in April 2025 after a student fired a gun on campus, leaving two students injured , sparking nationwide concerns over rising brutality and access to firearms among Ghana’s youth.
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is leading the race for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2028 presidential flagbearer position, according to a fresh Global InfoAnalytics poll. The survey places him ahead of other contenders, solidifying his status as the party’s frontrunner for the next leadership contest.
Undoubtedly, Ghana’s flourishing Mobile Money transaction showcased astonishing growth in early 2025, with mobile money transactions achieving six hundred forty-nine billion two hundred million cedis (GH¢649.2 billion ) for January and February combined – representing a sixty-four point sixty-eight percent(64.68% )
surge from the three hundred ninety-four billion two hundred million cedis (GH¢394.2 billion ) total of the same period last year.
Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has extended a helping hand to traders affected by the devastating fire that tore through the Adum business district, donating GH₵200,000 and 1,000 bags of cement to aid their recovery.
A 25-year-old Ghanaian football fan has been sentenced to 100 days in prison for invading the pitch during Ghana’s World Cup qualifier against Chad at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The last week fire outbreak which swept through Adum PZ and Blue Light in Kumasi, Ghana has affected traders as multiple shops and goods valued in millions of Ghana cedis were burnt. Dr. Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister announced that in the past 24 hours, GHC600,000 had been raised to cater for the affected.