Farmers to earn GH¢2,587 per bag as government resets cocoa pricing formula
The government has reduced the producer price of cocoa to GH¢41,392 per tonne and GH¢2,587 per bag for the remainder of the 2025/2026 crop season, citing a sharp fall in global market prices and mounting liquidity pressures within the sector. Announcing the decision at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, February 12, 2026, the […]
We must rebuild credibility, restore fiscal discipline, and make Ghana a predictable economy – President Mahama
By: Celestine Avi and Seth Eyiah President John Mahama has acknowledged the difficult road ahead for Ghana’s economy, noting that the country is again facing debt distress despite previously benefiting from HIPC relief. He stressed that past experiences should have permanently shaped the nation’s fiscal discipline. The President highlighted that depleted financial buffers have left […]
President Mahama Heads to Ethiopia for 39th AU Assembly
President John Dramani Mahama has left Accra for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 39th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union. President Mahama, who is leading a number of engagements for the Union including Reparations, Gender and Financial Inclusion will co-host a number of high level side events during the […]
Kim Jong Un chooses teen daughter as heir, says Seoul
SOURCE: BBC NEWS North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has selected his daughter as his heir, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday. Kim Ju Ae – who is believed to be 13 – has in recent months been pictured beside her father in high-profile events like a visit to Beijing in September, her […]
Haruna Iddrisu, Mohammed Adams Sukparu in stable condition after road accident
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Office of the Minister for Education has confirmed that the sector Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, and the Deputy Minister for Communications and Digital Technology, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, are in stable condition following a road traffic accident. In a press release dated February 12, 2026, the Ministry stated that the accident […]
Bangladeshis await results of election and referendum
Voting in Bangladesh’s election has now ended and we are pausing our live coverage. This is the first election since a youth-led movement dramatically ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year, bringing an end to 15 years of increasingly authoritarian rule. Her Awami League party has been barred from politics, including taking part in […]
Polls close in Bangladesh’s first election since Gen Z protests ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina
Voting in Bangladesh’s election has now ended and we are pausing our live coverage. This is the first election since a youth-led movement dramatically ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year, bringing an end to 15 years of increasingly authoritarian rule. Her Awami League party has been barred from politics, including taking part in […]
Madam Adwoa Serwa Bondzie appointed acting Executive Secretary of Energy Commission
By: Dominic Hlordzi The Energy Commission has announced the appointment of Madam Adwoa Serwa Bondzie as the Acting Executive Secretary of the Commission. She takes over from Mrs Eunice Biritwum. In a statement announcing the new head, the Commission said Madam Adwoa Serwaa Bondzie is an executive leader with over 15 years of experience in […]
Ghana seeks AU backing for UN Resolution on Slave Trade as Ablakwa pushes Reparations Agenda
By: Hannah Dadzie Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called for unified African Union support as the country prepares to table a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly seeking formal recognition of the transatlantic slave trade and slavery as the gravest crimes against humanity. Addressing the 48th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council […]
Bid launched to extend Zimbabwe president’s term in office
SOURCE: BBC Zimbabwe’s cabinet has approved draft legislation that would allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa, 83, to extend his stay in office until at least 2030. Presidents would be chosen by MPs rather than in a direct vote and could serve a maximum of two seven-year terms, rather than the current five-year terms, under the proposals. […]
Mahama inaugurates Presidential Advisory Group to Reset Ghana’s Economy
By: Sarah Baafi President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated a Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy, declaring a decisive shift toward restoring fiscal discipline, rebuilding investor confidence, and resetting Ghana’s economic governance culture. Swearing in members of the advisory body, the President said the country must undertake “correction without amnesia” learning from both its achievements […]
Pilot praised after crash-landing faulty Somali passenger plane on seashore
SOURCE: BBC An airline in Somalia has praised one of its pilots after he crash-landed his passenger plane, which had suffered a technical fault, on the shoreline next to the capital’s international airport with all 55 on board surviving. Starsky Aviation said the pilot’s quick thinking was crucial in saving the 50 passengers and five […]
Ghana to establish independent Fiscal Council to strengthen post-IMF Economic oversight – Deputy Finance Minister
The Government of Ghana has announced plans to establish an Independent Fiscal Council to strengthen financial oversight and decision-making after the country exits the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. The announcement was made by the Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, during a courtesy call by the Head of Regional Economic Department of France […]
Nine killed and at least 25 injured in shootings at school and home in Canada
Nine people killed at two different sites: At least 25 others injured: Police “are still reaching out” to victims’ families and next of kin, British Columbia Premier David Eby says. The ages and identities of those who have been killed or injured in the attack remains unknown. The suspected attacker is believed to have died […]
