World TB Day: Survivors share stories as Ghana battles disease
By Rachel Kakraba In busy markets, crowded streets, quiet classrooms and boardrooms, tuberculosis (TB) continues to spread silently, often going unnoticed until it affects vital organs such as the lungs. Each year, thousands begin an invisible battle against a disease that still carries stigma, fear and misunderstanding, despite being preventable and curable. About TB Tuberculosis […]
Africa helped build modern world but gets little recognition- Mahama
By Ashiadey Dotse President John Dramani Mahama has said Africa played a major role in building the modern world, but its contributions continue to be ignored. Speaking at a high-level special event on reparatory justice at United Nations headquarters on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, he said the labour, resources and sacrifices of Africans during the […]
Slave trade was designed to strip Africans of humanity – Mahama
By Marcella Mwinkoma Babing President John Dramani Mahama has said the transatlantic slave trade was deliberately designed to deny African people their humanity, describing it as a system built on racial hierarchy and injustice. Speaking on March 24, 2026, at the United Nations Headquarters on reparatory justice, President Mahama said the ideology underpinning slavery placed […]
Lands and Mines Watch Ghana backs Minister over Damang mine lease process
By Felix Cofie Lands and Mines Watch Ghana has commended the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, for what it describes as a transparent and lawful approach to managing the transition of the Damang Mine lease. In a statement, the civil society group praised the minister’s handling of the impending expiration of […]
President Mahama calls for global backing of reparatory justice resolution at UN
By Celestine Avi and Seth Eyiah President John Dramani Mahama has called on the international community to support a historic United Nations resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity, describing it as a crucial step toward justice, truth, and global healing. Addressing a high-level event on reparatory justice at the United […]
Slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’ – Mahama tells UN
By Celestine Avi and Seth Eyiah President John Dramani Mahama has declared the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity, calling for global recognition of its scale and lasting consequences. Addressing a high-level event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, President Mahama said the classification of the slave trade as a crime […]
Ghana honours slave trade ancestors in New York
By Hannah Dadzie Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has joined leaders and activists at a historic burial ground in New York City to honour victims of the transatlantic slave trade. The wreath-laying ceremony forms part of events leading to Ghana’s planned tabling of a resolution at the United Nations to declare the […]
Gov’t moves to safeguard jobs as Damang mine lease nears expiry
By Benjamin Anyetei The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has announced measures to safeguard jobs and ensure operational continuity as the lease for the Damang Mine approaches its expiry date. In a statement dated March 24, 2026, the ministry said the mining lease held by Abosso Goldfields Limited, a subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited, […]
Slavery resolution is safeguard against forgetting atrocities- Mahama
By Ashiadey Dotse President John Dramani Mahama has declared that a global resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity serves as a critical safeguard against historical amnesia, urging the world to confront the full weight of slavery’s atrocities and pursue reparative justice. Speaking at the High-Level Special Event on Reparatory Justice […]
HeFRA steps in as sanitation crisis worsens at Tamale Hospital
By Franklin Asare-Donkoh Officials from the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) are holding urgent talks with management of the Tamale Central Hospital over deteriorating sanitation conditions at the facility. The meeting, currently being held behind closed doors, follows growing concerns about hygiene at the hospital, with reports of unclean wards and washrooms raising alarm among […]
Mahama warns against ‘dangerous erasure’ as slavery history faces global suppression
By Ashiadey Dotse President John Dramani Mahama has warned that growing efforts to suppress the teaching of slavery across parts of the world risk creating a “dangerous erasure” of history and undermining the pursuit of justice. Speaking at a high-level event on reparatory justice for enslaved Africans in the United States on Tuesday, March 24, […]
Lincoln University withdraws Mahama honorary degree – Ghana embassy
By Franklin Asare-Donkoh Ghana’s Embassy in the United States has said that Lincoln University has withdrawn its decision to confer an honorary doctorate, honoris causa, on President, John Dramani Mahama. The embassy expressed deep disappointment over the decision, which it said was communicated hours before President Mahama’s scheduled visit on Thursday, March 26, 2026. According […]
Health Minister’s visit to Korle Bu was staged – Adomako Kissi
By Love Wilhelmina Abanonave Former Member of Parliament for Anyaa Sowutuom, Dickson Adomako Kissi, has claimed that Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh’s visit to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital was staged, with numerous cameras present. According to the former MP, if the minister had intended to genuinely assess the “no bed syndrome” situation, he would not […]
World Happiness Report links heavy social media use to declining youth well-being
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The 2026 World Happiness Report indicates a significant divergence in global well-being trends. Most youth across the globe are happier today than they were two decades ago. However, this positive trajectory excludes the United States, other English-speaking nations, and parts of Western Europe. The report—produced by Gallup, the […]
