Author: Political Desk

The Global Shea Alliance (GSA) has officially launched SHEA 2026: Beyond Borders, its flagship annual conference, in Tamale, Northern Region. A key highlight of this year’s edition is the GSA’s collaboration with Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy initiative, a national strategy aimed at boosting productivity, creating jobs, and accelerating industrial growth by encouraging businesses and services to operate around the clock. The launch brings together industry leaders, women’s cooperatives, private sector players, and development partners to foster meaningful dialogue, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across the entire shea value chain. The event was officially opened by the Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf John…

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has called for greater transparency in the handling of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), insisting such contracts must not be kept secret. Speaking during a working visit by members of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Caucus to the Energy Ministry, the minister welcomed commitments to make PPAs publicly accessible, describing transparency efforts as both “instrumental and useful.” Leading the delegation, Vice Chairperson and Member of Parliament for Akim Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, intimated that the visit formed part of ongoing efforts to evaluate the progress of government institutions in implementing commitments…

Ghana and Togo have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cross-border trade and improving operations at the Akanu–Noepe Joint Border Post following a high-level ministerial meeting and handing-over ceremony held on Monday, March 16, 2026. The meeting, supported by TradeMark Africa, with funding support from UK-FCDO brought together officials from both governments, members of the National Trade Facilitation Committees, and representatives of border management agencies to deliberate on measures aimed at improving trade efficiency and reducing delays at the strategic crossing between the two countries. Leading the Ghanaian delegation was the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, while the…

Parliament has passed the Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025, during its sitting on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. The bill, which seeks to repeal the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, 2020 (Act 1030), aims to modernise Ghana’s national security and intelligence framework in line with current government policy. Key provisions include clarifying the mandates of intelligence agencies, establishing Regional and District Security Councils under the National Security Council, and situating national security coordination directly at the Presidency. The legislation also abolishes the standalone Minister for National Security position, allowing the President to designate an existing Minister such as the Interior…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has boldly declared that no parliamentary seat held by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will be safe in the 2028 general elections, as the party intensifies preparations to reclaim political dominance. Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, made the assertion on Wednesday, March 18, while addressing executives of the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) at the Parliament House. He expressed confidence that if elections were held today, the NPP would command a parliamentary majority, but stressed that achieving and sustaining such a position would demand relentless hard work, discipline, loyalty, and deep voter engagement. “If elections…

Ghana has pledged to collaborate with Women in Global Health (WGH) to strengthen women’s leadership in the global health sector and accelerate efforts to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health threat. The commitment was made during a bilateral meeting between Ghana’s Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Hon. Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, and Dr. Magda Robalo, Interim Executive Director of Women in Global Health (WGH). The engagement took place on the sidelines of the 70th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York. Dr. Robalo drew attention to the severe…

The Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) has warned that any country choosing to abstain or vote against Ghana’s proposed UN resolution on the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans risks being judged harshly by history. The resolution, championed by John Dramani Mahama, seeks to formally recognise the atrocity as the gravest crime against humanity. In a strongly worded statement dated March 18, 2026, PALU argued that the transatlantic slave trade was not an isolated historical event but a “foundational rupture” that reshaped global systems. According to the organisation, the scale, duration, and systemic nature of racialised chattel enslavement set it…

Ghana’s Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has charged African countries to vigorously enforce affirmative action policies aimed at significantly increasing women’s representation in public and political office. The call was made on the margins of the ongoing 70th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York. Dr Lartey delivered the closing remarks at a high-level side event organised by the Pan-African Parliament, the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), and the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN). The event, held at the Nelson Mandela Hall of the African…

The Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) has thrown its full support behind Ghana’s proposed United Nations resolution seeking to declare the trafficking and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. The initiative, announced by John Dramani Mahama during the General Debate of the 80th UN General Assembly in September 2025, is set to be debated on March 25, 2026, coinciding with the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Transatlantic Trafficking of Africans. In a solidarity statement issued from Arusha on March 18, 2026, PALU described the resolution as a historic opportunity to reshape…

The Gbese District Court in Accra has fixed Wednesday, March 25, 2026, to deliver its ruling on a preliminary legal objection filed in the extradition proceedings involving Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica. The ruling will determine whether the extradition request from the United States authorities can proceed or be halted on legal grounds. United States prosecutors are seeking Abu Trica’s extradition to face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Abu Trica’s legal team, led by lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor, raised a preliminary objection challenging the validity of the extradition proceedings. Counsel argued…