Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has reiterated his party’s opposition to the Agyapa Royalties deal, following recent public discussions on the subject. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the 2020 flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), indicated that the … Read more →
Somalia’s former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected President after a final vote that was only open to the country’s MPs. He defeated the current president, Mohamed Abudallahi Farmajo, who has been in office since 2017. The ballot was … Read more →
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has called for support for the Agyapa Deal to progress instead of it being abandoned. Responding to a question about the deal at a press briefing in Accra yesterday, the minister described the deal … Read more →
The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr. Ibrahim Awal Muhammed, has unveiled former captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan, as a Tourism Ambassador. Speaking on the reason for selecting the former skipper of the national team for the … Read more →
North Korea has confirmed its first death from Covid-19, with state media adding that tens of thousands more are experiencing fever symptoms. Six people died after suffering a fever with one testing positive for Omicron, state media reported on Friday. … Read more →
North Korea has ordered a strict national lockdown after confirming its first official Covid infections. State media have reported an Omicron outbreak in the capital, Pyongyang, but did not state the number of cases. KCNA said leader Kim Jong-un had … Read more →
Oil giant Saudi Aramco on Wednesday surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable firm. Aramco’s market valuation was just under $2.43 trillion on Wednesday, according to FactSet, which converted its market cap to dollars. Apple, which fell more than 5% … Read more →
Google has unveiled its first smartwatch at its annual developer conference. The Google Pixel Watch combines its own Wear operating system with Fitbit health tracking. Fitbit was acquired by Google for $2.1bn (£1.7bn) in 2019. The watch can be paired … Read more →
Former Black Stars head coach Charles Kwabla Akonnor has revealed that he was not too pleased with some issues during his tenure with the national team. The 48-year-old was appointed Ghana’s head coach in January 2020, after the contract of … Read more →