The news from Ghana was not how John Dramani Mahama’s opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), defeated Nana Akufo-Addo’s ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The news was how Akufo-Addo managed to survive a full second term. Towards the end of his first and for much of his second term in office, he governed with his head on the block, …

With less than a quarter of the votes announced in Saturday’s presidential candidate in Ghana, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has conceded defeat to his National Democratic Congress (NDC) opponent, former President John Mahama. In a public address broadcast from Bawumia’s official residence hours after results started trickling in, the outgoing Vice President acknowledged the …

Former President Donald Trump has once again drawn from the ranks of America’s billionaires for key positions in his next administration. From tech moguls to financial titans, these billionaires are poised to shape major policies and initiatives under Trump’s leadership. Here’s the full list: Trump and billionaires in his cabinet 1. Elon Musk – Department of Government Efficiency Valuation: $337.3 …

A German tourist, Elke Maier, 57, was attacked by a shark at a popular beach in Thailand’s Phang Nga province. Maier was attacked on her left leg while she was swimming near her hotel at Khao Lak beach on Friday. She was rushed to a local hospital emergency services before being transferred to a larger facility in Phuket for surgery …

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, on Monday, described the situation in Gaza as “appalling and apocalyptic”, warning that the conditions faced by Palestinians may constitute grave violations of international law. In his remarks, read on his behalf at a Cairo conference aimed at increasing humanitarian aid to the Strip, Guterres urged the international community to “build a foundation for …

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 100 per cent tariff on the BRICS group of nations if they undermined the US dollar. “We require a commitment… that they will neither create a new BRICS currency nor support any other currency to replace the mighty US dollar, nor they will face 100 per cent tariffs,” Trump wrote on …

More than 122,000 people were on Saturday forced to evacuate their homes as severe flooding, caused by relentless rains, continues to devastate Malaysia’s northern states. Officials from the National Disaster Management Agency reported that the number of displaced individuals has surpassed the 2014 flooding crisis, with fears that it may rise further due to ongoing downpours. The death toll remains …

The Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), West Africa, a leading CSR and sustainability advocacy organisation in the sub-region, has called on political parties in Ghana, especially the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to embrace and place sustainability at the forefront of their agendas as Ghanaians prepare to vote in a highly …

Judge Juan Merchan on Friday granted President-elect Donald Trump’s request to file a motion to dismiss the criminal charges against him in New York. Merchan also removed the sentencing date for the United States President-elect from the schedule. The trial is related to Trump’s hush money charges brought against him by the New York State. The judge said Trump lawyers …

A court in Uganda has convicted a 21-year-old Tiktoker, who campaigned for the public flogging of President Yoweri Museveni on the short-form video hosting service, TikTok. Emmanuel Nabugodi, who created a video depicting a mock Museveni trial, faces up to seven years in prison for “spreading hate speech” against the Head of State. Nabugodi pleaded guilty on Wednesday and was …