Ghana politics and election news

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has extended a helping hand to victims of the recent fire outbreak at the Adum Blue Light Market in Kumasi, donating GHȼ200,000 to support affected traders.

All nine municipal and district assemblies in the Oti Region have confirmed the President's Municipal and District Chief Executive (MDCE) nominees.

Gabon’s military leader Brice Oligui Nguema has won the country’s presidential election by an apparent landslide, according to provisional results.

Tanzania's main opposition party has been barred from participating in this year's election, days after its leader was charged with treason.

The Minority in Parliament is calling on Ghana’s security agencies to urgently investigate the latest wave of violence in the Bawku enclave, following a deadly confrontation between security forces and local youth on Thursday, April 10.

People are heading to the polls to pick the next president of Gabon, where for the first time in decades a Bongo family member is not on the ballot.

The High Court in Koforidua has dismissed a petition filed by NDC’s Amenorpe Philibert Fummey, who was challenging the 2024 parliamentary victory of Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP, Frank Annoh-Dompreh.

Former Vice President and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer for the 2024 elections, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, visited the residence of Rev. Ntim Fordjour after the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) invaded his residence.

The Minority Caucus in Parliament and some members of the New Patriotic Party have strongly condemned what they describe as an attempt to intimidate the member of Parliament for Assin South and Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB).

The Mahama administration has officially dissolved the National Cathedral Secretariat, a project initiated by former President Nana Akufo-Addo as a national Christian worship center and a symbol of Ghana’s religious heritage.

Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Presidential Advisor and Special Aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, has demanded an unqualified apology and GH₵10 million in compensation from the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, over alleged defamatory remarks.

Sarah Adwoa Safo, a former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya, has expressed her frustration with the party’s disciplinary committee after they failed to inform her about the postponement of her scheduled appearance.

The home of DSP Issahaku Yakubu, the former Vice President’s Aide, has been raided by individuals who identified themselves as National Security operatives.

The Disciplinary Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially postponed its scheduled hearing for former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo.

Ambassador Sam Pee Yalley, Ghana’s former High Commissioner to India, has passed away.