Author: Political Desk

Renowned Ghanaian visual artist Ibrahim Mahama is currently in a high-level meeting with the Police Management Board as investigations intensify into allegations of brutal assault by officers of the Ghana Police Service. The incident is reported to have occurred on Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital, involving a team believed to be part of the Inspector-General of Police’s Special Operations Unit, popularly known as the “Black Maria.” Mahama, who is the CEO of Red Clay and founder of the Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art (SCCA), has alleged that officers from the unit assaulted him and members…

Parliament has passed the Value for Money Office Bill, 2026, paving the way for the establishment of a new independent body aimed at strengthening oversight of public spending and procurement in Ghana. The legislation, introduced in February 2026 by Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, seeks to institutionalise efficiency, transparency, and accountability across government expenditure. On the floor of the House, Dr. Forson described the Bill as a critical response to longstanding challenges in the country’s public financial management system. He highlighted persistent issues such as inflated contract sums, abandoned projects, cost overruns, and wasteful spending. “This Bill institutionalises a…

The United States, Israel, and Argentina were the only three countries that voted against Ghana’s landmark UN resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity. The resolution passed overwhelmingly in the UN General Assembly with 123 votes in favour and 52 abstentions. Ghana led the push for the resolution, which formally declares the trafficking of enslaved Africans and their racialised chattel enslavement as history’s gravest crime against humanity, citing its immense scale, legalised brutality, and lasting socio-economic impacts on Africa and the Diaspora. President John Dramani Mahama and Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa had rallied support…

In a landmark diplomatic victory for Ghana and the African continent, the United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. The resolution, titled “Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity,” passed with 123 votes in favour, 3 against, and 52 abstentions. President John Dramani Mahama, who serves as the African Union’s Champion for Advancing the Cause of Justice and Payment of Reparations, led Ghana’s effort to table the resolution…

The Gbese District Court has dismissed a preliminary objection filed by lawyers for Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, clearing the way for extradition proceedings initiated by the United States to continue. Abu Trica is wanted by US authorities for alleged conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The charges are linked to an international probe into transnational financial crimes, including a romance scam network that reportedly defrauded elderly victims in the US of over $8 million. His legal team, led by private legal practitioner and activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor, had challenged the legal foundation of…

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has engaged with a group of unemployed persons with disabilities who visited the Ministry to demand employment opportunities. The group, led by Mr. Gilbert Agyare, presented their concerns to the Minister. Their visit follows an earlier engagement with the Ministry in February 2026, where they first met the Minister to discuss employment challenges and pathways for inclusion. At the time, the Minister assured them of government’s commitment to addressing their concerns through coordinated actions involving key stakeholders. Building on that earlier engagement, the Minister, during the latest…

The Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has criticised the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, over what he describes as the failure to schedule motions filed by the Minority for debate in Parliament. Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, March 24, Mr Annoh-Dompreh accused the Majority Leader of offering what he termed as “flimsy excuses” for not programming the Minority’s motions, thereby undermining the work of the opposition in the House. He argued that such actions were not in the spirit of fairness and cooperation required for effective parliamentary business. “The reasons being given are simply not convincing. They are…

Ghana, under the leadership of President John Dramani Mahama, is today, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, tabling a historic resolution at the United Nations General Assembly, calling for the formal recognition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. The motion, which coincides with the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, seeks to acknowledge the scale, duration, brutality and enduring consequences of the trade that saw millions of Africans forcibly trafficked across the Atlantic over four centuries. President Mahama, who is leading Ghana’s…

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has come under intense scrutiny from Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over the duplication of GH¢3.217 billion in claims and commitments that had already been settled by the Ministry of Finance. The issue was highlighted in the Auditor-General’s report, which has triggered heightened scrutiny following the recent rejection of several payables across various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). When officials from the Energy Ministry appeared before the PAC, they were grilled on why the already-paid amount was resubmitted as part of the ministry’s claims. Deputy Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Richard Gyan-Mensah,…

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has granted the Attorney-General’s office an extension of time to regularise its defence filed out of time in the human rights suit brought by former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo. The court admitted the state’s response despite it being filed after the deadline and also gave Justice Torkornoo seven days to file her reply to the amended defence. Justice Torkornoo initially dragged the Republic of Ghana before the regional court, alleging that the Article 146 proceedings leading to her suspension as Chief Justice violated her fundamental human rights. Following her eventual removal…