GHANA’S TRADE MINISTER RESIGNS, INTENDS TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2024
The New Patriotic Party, NPP, government suffered a huge political setback yesterday with the resignation of the Minister for Trade and Industry amidst a debilitating economic crisis facing the country. Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, who has been in charge of Ghana’s Trade and Industry Ministry for the past six (6) years wrote a letter to President... Read More
Mali’s military leader Goita pardons 49 Ivory Coast soldiers
source: Al Jazeera Mali’s military leader has pardoned 49 soldiers from neighboring Ivory Coast who were arrested in July and accused of being mercenaries, the Malian presidency said in a statement. Mali’s Colonel Assimi Goita, leader of the Malian military government. The 49 were detained after arriving at Mali’s Bamako airport. Ivory Coast said the... Read More
Mali Sentences 46 Ivorian Soldiers to 20 years in Prison, 3 others to face the Death Penalty
source: Al Jazeera A court in Mali has sentenced 46 soldiers from Ivory Coast to 20 years imprisonment for conspiring against the government, and three others to death in absentia. Ivory Coast announced last month it would withdraw its remaining soldiers from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali. The soldiers were also fined more than... Read More
SOCCER LEGEND PELE PASSES AWAY AT THE AGE OF 82
source: USA TODAY Pelé, a three-time World Cup winner and one of the greatest soccer players in history, died Thursday at the age of 82. Tributes poured in on social media from around the globe, with many applauding Pelé’s legacy, while also commenting on his superior skill and impact on the world stage. Pelé himself said he... Read More
NDC TO ABOLISH FREE SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION IN GHANA IF IT WINS POWER IN 2024
Ghana’s flagship Free Senior High School, FSHS, education policy will be abolished if the National Democratic Congress, NDC, win political power in Ghana in 2024. The FSHS education policy has helped to reduce poverty among many Ghanaian parents who could not afford to send their adolescent kids to secondary schools due to the exorbitant fees... Read More
President Akufo Addo Sacks Minister of State for Finance Charles Kofi Adu Boahen for Misconduct
Accra, Ghana (GS). The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has dismissed his Minister of State at the Finance Ministry for misconduct. The Minister in question is Charles Kofi Adu Boahen, the son of one of the founding members of the New Patriotic Party, (NPP), the late Prof. Albert Adu Boahen. The dismissal... Read More