The Ghana cedi emerged as Africa’s best-performing currency in 2025, appreciating over 40% against the US dollar, according to IMF data, driven by Bank of Ghana policies and IMF-backed reforms
Six candidates—including Hajia Amina Adam, widow of the late MP Naser Toure—have picked forms to contest the NDC primary for the Ayawaso East by-election. Baba Jamal and other contenders promise a heated internal race ahead of the March 3, 2026 poll
A South African court has dismissed an appeal by the country’s heritage agency to block the sale and export of Nelson Mandela’s personal artefacts, ruling they do not qualify as protected heritage items
NPP Presidential Elections Committee Chairman Joe Wise has called for iron discipline within the party, urging leadership in the mould of NDC Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah to halt defections
President John Dramani Mahama has called on advanced economies of the Global North to support the Accra Reset Initiative, unveiling a new partnership framework at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos aimed at shared prosperity, youth employment, and Africa-led development
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has urged NPP presidential aspirants to embrace discipline, unity and peace ahead of the January 31 primaries, warning that division could weaken both the party and Parliament’s Minority
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has cautioned that internal divisions within the NPP could cost the party the 2028 general election and weaken Parliament’s Minority, urging presidential aspirants to uphold discipline, unity and the peace pact in their campaigns
