Ghana

The crackdown, led by the UK National Crime Agency and the US Department of Justice alongside Nigerian and Ghanaian authorities, resulted in the arrest of 28 suspects and the rescue of 117 people held hostage inside a residential compound in Ghana.

FBI Director, Kash Patel, disclosed this on Thursday in a post on his X account while providing an update on “Operation Blackout”, a global campaign aimed at dismantling scam centres and disrupting the criminal networks operating them.

Ghana’s government has approved plans to formally apply for the membership of BRICS, in a major move aimed at expanding the country’s economic partnerships and accelerating investment, job creation and industrialisation.

The Akwa Ibom Police Command has rescued a Ghanaian fisherman and other victims allegedly abducted by suspected sea pirates along the coastal waters of Ibeno Local Government Area of the state.

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...