ACCRA, 24 July 2021 – A group of Ghanaian members of parliament (MPs) has finalized a draft bill which, if adopted and signed into law, would jail people for promoting same-sex relations. Anyone found guilty of promoting LGBT+ activities through mainstream or...
ACCRA, 11 June 2021 – Ghana on Friday embarked on an ambitious operation to plant five million trees in a single day, local media coverage said on Friday. All Ghanaians citizens were invited during long weeks of campaigns to take part in planting at least one tree as...
GBANE, 5 June 2021 – At least 12 miners have been confirmed killed in a mine that was flooded in a downpour in the northeastern Ghanaian town of Gbane. A search and rescue team recovered the nine bodies after pumping water out of the pit. Rescue workers said the risks...
ACCRA, 4 June 2021 – Rights groups have called for the immediate release of 21 lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and gender-diverse (LGBT+) activists detained in the Ghanaian town of Ho. On Friday, a group of United Nations human rights experts expressed...
ACCRA, 31 MAY 2021 – Ghanaian President Nana Akufo Addo has defended the action of his law enforcement agencies who burnt down mining equipment at illegal mining sites. The owners of the equipment can to to court, Nana Akufo Addo has said. Aggrieved mining...
ACCRA, 22 May 2021 – Former Ghanaian President John Mahama has withdrawn from the role of Special Envoy of the African Union (AU) to Somalia after his impartiality was questioned. The AU appointed Mahama last May 7 and the former Ghanaian leader initially accepted the...
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