US Embassy pledges stronger ties with Ghana, eyes boost in trade and security

The Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Ghana, Rolf Olson, has reaffirmed his country’s unwavering commitment to mutual interests and strategic partnerships with Ghana, aimed at fostering development and prosperity for both nations....

Modify this mandatory component in Ghana VISA application

There are many mandatory and optional paper and other requirements when applying for a Ghana visa. However, there is this one mandatory requirement without the provision of which an applicant’s application will not be accepted by the Ghana...

Ghanaian, African innovators struggle despite access to trillions in capital — ACET

By Francis Ntow Accra, July 5, GNA – Ghanaian and other African innovators still struggle to commercialise their solutions, despite the availability of more than US$7.2 trillion in domestic capital. The African Center for Economic Transformation...

How Angel Asiamah arrived at church days after Nana Agradaa's sentencing

Following the 15-year sentence of Evangelist Patricia Asiamah, aka “Agradaa,” her husband, Angel Asiamah, took over her role as the lead pastor of their church. In a video captured by GhanaWeb, Angel Asiamah came dressed to impress with his...

Mukura VS track Ghanaian midfielder Maxwell Arthur

DJ Black resumes Musik Box seat as Hitz FM unveils line-up overhaul

Popular Ghanaian disc jockey and media personality, DJ Black, has returned to the airwaves with Musik Box on Hitz FM, as part of the station’s new programming line-up unveiled this July. The show, airing from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon, marks the...

Ghanaian Scholar Rises From Academic Failure to Cambridge PhD

George Asiamah has recounted his transformative journey from secondary school struggles in 2003 to earning a PhD at Cambridge University by 2018. The Ghanaian academic describes this 15-year progression as a “walk from grass to grace,” crediting...

Cardinal Turkson issues powerful call for collective nation-building

His Eminence Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, a revered voice in global Catholicism and Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences, has issued a challenge to Ghanaians to actively participate in the nation’s...

Ghana Praises TikTok STEM Education Initiative

Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has publicly endorsed TikTok’s new dedicated feed for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) content. According to official statements...

Cutoff points a barrier to tertiary education for poorer students – UENR Official

A senior official at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) has raised concerns over how the widely-used cutoff point system is limiting access to tertiary education for students from less privileged backgrounds. The Institutional...

Meet Ghana’s youngest female mortician working with dead bodies

At just 24 years old, Winifred Ewurabena Quartey is reshaping perceptions in Ghana’s funeral services industry by becoming one of the country’s youngest female morticians and hearse drivers. Growing up at Agona Swedru in the Central Region,...

Government strongly committed to STEM education – Vice President

Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has reiterated the ruling government’s commitment to advancing STEM education in the country. According to her, there is a pressing need for deeper collaboration and sustainable solutions in...

Ghana: A Janus-faced democracy

Ghana is constitutionally a liberal democracy, following a referendum in April 1992. Many observers outside Ghana regard the country as a rare regional phenomenon: a consolidated liberal democracy. Many Ghanaians, however, do not believe that the...

Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah—champion of Non-Alignment & man behind Zohran Mamdani’s middle name

New Delhi: Zohran Mamdani, 33, New York’s Democratic mayoral candidate, has an interesting middle name—Kwame—given by his parents, Indian filmmaker Mira Nair and Mumbai-born Ugandan post-colonial theorist and Columbia University professor Mahmood...

Ghana, India sign key pacts - Prime Minister Modi conferred with state honour

Ghana and India last Wednesday signed a series of bilateral agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation in health, culture and trade, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his two-day official visit to the country. The signing ceremony at...

R2Bees to headline 8th Shutdown All White Invasion Concert in Minneapolis

Ghanaian music duo R2Bees will headline the 8th edition of the Shutdown All White Invasion Concert in Minneapolis on 15th August 2025. The much-anticipated event will take place at The Cabooze in downtown Minneapolis, with doors opening at 5:00 PM...

Education Minister facilitates AC Milan trials for five young Ghanaian footballers

By: Kwame Bediako Ghana’s Education Minister and prominent football administrator, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, has successfully arranged trials for five promising young Ghanaian players at Italian Serie A giants AC Milan. The players, all under-16...

Don’t treat gender struggles as isolated women’s issues – Trade Unions told

Accra, July 6, GNA – Trade unions have been urged to recognise gender struggles as a comprehensive agenda to improve working conditions for all workers, rather than treating them as separate and isolated women’s issues. The unions must, therefore,...

Two administrations, same pattern of betrayal: LI 2462 and the legacy of Ghana’s forests

In November 2022, Ghana’s former government, led by former President Nana Akufo-Addo, stood alongside world leaders at COP27 to proudly launch the Forests and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP), a global initiative aimed at protecting vital...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred with Ghana’s second highest national award

Accra (Ghana) – Prime Minister Modi, who is currently on a visit to the West African country of Ghana, was conferred with Ghana’s second highest national award by Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama. The award is called ‘The Officer of the...