FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Ghana to face Madagascar in November
Ghana will begin their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers from 13-21 November 2023 when they host Madagascar at home and travel away to Comoros respectively. The next round of qualification matches will be played from 3 -11 June 2024 away to Mali and at home against Central Africa Republic. The senior national team will then come up against Chad at home...
Inflation drops to 40.1%, lowest in 12 months
Ghana’s year-on-year inflation dropped to 40.1% in August after ramping up for four consecutive months. Inflation in Ghana is on an irregular trajectory – four months of continuous decline followed by three months of protracted rise. After peaking in December 2022 accompanied by a relatively stable rate in January and February, many experts projected a persistent drop in price level...
Libya’s catastrophic flood damage in Derna after Storm Daniel
Nearly 10,000 people are missing in Libya after a severe storm slammed into its eastern coast this week, according to the Red Cross. The death toll stands at 6,000 and is expected to rise as operations continue to recover bodies. Storm Daniel formed over Greece on September 4. It caused strong winds, heavy rains, flooding and deaths there and in Turkey...
COCOBOD Rejects Mahama’s Computation of New Cocoa Producer Price
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has refuted claims by former President John Mahama, that the new cocoa producer price of Ghc1,308 was a plot by government to swindle Ghanaian farmers. The Board insists that the calculations of the former President using the current International Market Price of cocoa at $3,600 per tonne is erroneous. In a press statement, the Ghana...
It’s unwise to claim I kill my artistes in their prime- Bullet
Popular Artiste Manager, Ricky Nana Agyemang, popularly known as Bullet, has bemoaned the constant claims that he sacrificed his artistes at the peak of their music career. Bullet has been at the receiving end of unsubstantiated allegations of being responsible for the death of Ebony Reigns, a female artist signed to his record label. Ebony Reigns died in a tragic motor...
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep handed four-year ban for doping
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been banned for four years following breaches of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme. An independent tribunal determined the 31-year-old Romanian had committed "intentional" anti-doping violations. Halep said in a statement she intends to appeal against the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. "I am continuing to train and do everything in my power to...
Kim Jong Un meets Putin in Russia as missiles launch from North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for a rare summit on Wednesday at which they discussed military matters, the war in Ukraine and possible Russian help for the secretive Communist state's satellite programme. Putin showed Kim around Russia's most advanced space rocket launch site in Russia's Far East after Kim arrived by train from...
Afrobarometer Delegation in Washington for a Data-driven policy solutions engagement with US Africa policy actors.
A delegation from Afrobarometer arrived Monday in Washington, D.C., for a series of high-level meetings and presentations with partners, including the United States Institute of Peace, the World Bank, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The delegation's visit will provide an opportunity to share insights from Round 9 of Afrobarometer’s surveys conducted in 39 African countries. “Our delegation's...
Accra Lions sign Pacific Heroes forward Bernard Kesse
Accra Lions have confirmed the signing of forward Bernard Kesse from Pacific Heroes ahead of the start of the new season. Kesse has penned a long-term deal with the Ghana Premier League side and becomes their eighth summer signing. The Lions have already brought in Abdul Rahman Ali, Seidu Sadat, Musa Hamzata, and Daniel Afful. While Ali Mohammed, Yahaya Mohammed, and Abdul-Shakun...
Crime: 3 Businessmen in trouble over GH¢621,000 fraudulent oil deal
The Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of three businessmen over an alleged GH¢621,000 fraudulent oil transaction. Alhaji Iddrisu Ibrahim, Alhaji Abdul Samed and Simon Muelenga are expected to appear before court on September 27, 2023, to be presided over by Mrs Ellen Ofei-Ayeh. The suspects would answer charges of conspiracy, fraud and issuing of dud...
