Ghana politics and election news

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially announced that they will not participate in the upcoming by-election in the Ejisu constituency, scheduled for April 30, 2024.

Cynthia Morrison, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Agona West, lost the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary primary on Saturday, April 13.

Former second Vice Chairman for Ejisu New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Boateng has been elected as the party’s parliamentary candidate for upcoming by-election.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is conducting its parliamentary primary in the Ejisu Constituency, marking a crucial step in selecting a candidate for the upcoming by-election.

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ejisu Constituency, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, has declared his intention to run as an independent candidate in the upcoming by-election.

Special Aide to former President John Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has reacted to the newly launched Performance Tracker by the Akufo-Addo-led government.

The ruling military junta in Mali has suspended all political activities in the country until further notice.

The Electoral Commission EC has announced April 30 as the date for the by-election of the Ejisu constituency in the Ashanti region

President Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of the Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang.

A South African court has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can run for office in the country’s upcoming general election, overturning an earlier decision that had barred him from contesting the polls.

 All nine parliamentary aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been cleared to contest the party’s primary in the Ejisu constituency in Ashanti Region.

Senegal's political landscape sees a significant shift as Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announces the formation of a new government consisting of 25 ministers and five junior ministers, unveiled on Friday following President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s resounding victory in elections in March.

Mr Bernard Aborkugya Mensah, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Krachi East, has died after a year in office.

Ghana’s Majority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for the Effutu constituency in the Central Region, has been sworn into office as the Deputy Speaker of the Sixth Session of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to promptly convene an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting to address concerns regarding the reported ‘disappearance’ of Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) and related issues.