The bill seeks to increase the prison term for same-sex relationships and also impose jail time for the "promotion and sponsorship" of LGBTQI+ activities. Former president Ak Read more »
President John Mahama has warned his officials of "severe sanctions" if they fail to declare their assets by the end of March in accordance with Ghanaian laws. Mahama said he Read more »
President John Mahama has ordered an investigation into violence between illegal miners and soldiers of the Ghanaian army that left nine people dead. "The miners, armed with Read more »
John Mahama will have his work cut out for him when he takes over as the next president of Ghana on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 as the country grapples with its worst economic c Read more »
Ghana's Supreme Court has rejected two legal bids to block a controversial bill that punishes the country's LGBTQ+ community for engaging in sex Read more »
Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin explained that his decision stems from an earlier action taken by the Office of the President urging the Parliament to "desist" from sending ... Read more »
Ghanaian environmental activist Chibeze Ezekiel, who successfully campaigned to stop a coal power plant in his country, discusses the most pressing environmental challenges facing ... Read more »
Ghana's Justice Minister and Attorney-General Godfred Dame, has said that the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill is not unconstitutional but faces fundamental challenges. Read more »
In Ghana, a country where gay sex is punishable by up to three years in jail and where persecution of queer people is common, the new Anti-Gay Bill will go one step further - ... Read more »
Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye, popularly known as Strika, in the Beast of No Nation movie, says he never received any payment for his role. He alleges that after shooting the movie, a ... Read more »
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