Ghana

The Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Rt. Hon. Hajia Memounatou Ibrahima, has said Ghana’s decision to entrust its vice presidency to a woman has raised the bar for women’s political leadership in West Africa.

The worsening climate crisis is fuelling population displacement, threatening livelihoods and creating conditions that could deepen insecurity across West Africa, experts have warned.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, August 26, following media reports that the telecommunications company was preparing to provide financial assistance to Ghanaians caught up in the attacks.

Nigerian onion traders have suspended exports to Ghana and asked ECOWAS to intervene, saying repeated disputes and alleged harassment of traders have made cross-border trade increasingly difficult. The latest action follows an earlier suspension in April after Nigerian...

• ECOWAS has resolved the dispute over Nigerian onion trucks detained in Ghana, allowing affected consignments to be offloaded. • The Regional Observatory of Onion in West and Central Africa welcomed the intervention but warned that recurring barriers to regional...

Ghana's National Film Authority plans stricter licensing rules to tackle the unauthorized broadcast of Nollywood films. Deputy CEO James Gardiner said television stations could be required to reapply for their broadcast licences by 2027. The move follows repeated...

Federal Government concludes emergency evacuation from South Africa as final Air Peace flight brings home 308 Nigerians, pushing total repatriated under the humanitarian programme to over 1,500. Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu says President Bola Tinubu extended the...

Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire are forming a historic alliance to stop exporting cheap raw beans and take control of their own supply. By acting together, these nations want to break the power of global chocolate brands that...

July 10 (THEWILL) — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public health alert over two banned alcoholic energy drinks recently confiscated in Ghana, warning Nigerians against importing, distributing, selling or consuming...

July 07, (THEWILL) — Ghana has suspended the planned August visit of South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, over the ongoing wave of xenophobic attacks and anti-immigrant protests in South Africa, saying the worsening violence could overshadow high-level bilateral talks...