Floods, Life, Death & the Political Hypocrisy.

Story by Bless Koku Alormasor (June 30, 2026) President John Dramani Mahama embarked on an aerial…

FINANCE MINISTRY CREDITS GH¢350 MILLION TO FLOOD RELIEF AND MITIGATION ACCOUNTS

The Ministry of Finance has credited the designated National Disaster Management Committee accounts with GH¢350 million…

THE CHEREPONI WATER CRISIS: Polluted Water in the Rainy Season, Empty Dams in the Dry Season

By Braimah Abdul Majeed, Northern Ghana Correspondent Residents of the Chereponi District continue to battle a…

Beyond “Citizen Indiscipline”: Ghana’s Floods Are a Crisis of Governance, Capitalism, and Collective Survival

By Abdulhaq Ibrahim Every rainy season, Ghana returns to a familiar tragedy. The clouds gather, the…

Barbados prime minister announces manifesto for slavery reparations

Updated document, which emphasises harm done to African women, is being considered by other Caribbean countries…

Farewell, Commander Ramiro Valdés

President Miguel Díaz-Canel expressed deep sorrow at the passing of Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdés…

Macron proposes international scientific initiative on reparatory justice and slavery legacy

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the establishment of an international scientific initiative to support…

Presentation By Kwesi Pratt Jnr, General Secretary of the Socialist Movement of Ghana (SMG) to the High Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps to the Landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved AfricansFriday, June 19, 2026

Distinguished guests, excellencies, representatives of governments, scholars, activists, members of civil society, brothers and sisters from…

PPF STATEMENT ON THE PARTICIPATION OF FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON AT THE HIGH-LEVEL NEXT STEPS CONFERENCE ON REPARATORY JUSTICE — ACCRA, GHANA, 17–19 JUNE 2026.

South Africa’s World Cup loss fuels xenophobia debate

South Africa’s opening World Cup defeat to Mexico ignited online debate as xenophobia concerns shaped reactions…

Ghana’s Kasapreko IPO signals investor confidence

Kasapreko’s oversubscribed IPO is emerging as more than a fundraising success, offering fresh evidence that investors…

South Africa anti-migrant movement grows before polls

Anti-immigration groups are gaining influence across South Africa as economic hardship and election politics fuel tensions…

Op-Ed: Free speech has limits. Ghana’s law reflects that

Critics see a crackdown on dissent. The government says it is enforcing laws that have existed…

South Africa unveils tough migration crackdown

South Africa announces sweeping migration reforms as President Ramaphosa seeks to curb illegal immigration and ease…

Ghana seeks continent-wide AI data rules

As African governments race to shape the future of artificial intelligence, Ghana is positioning itself at…

The Chronic Deluge of Accra: Reconciling Historical Failure, Infrastructure Deficit, and Civic Responsibility

An archival front page from The Ghanaian Times, dated Saturday, March 30, 1963, features a headline…

PRESS STATEMENT: A GENERAL DEAD, TERRORISTS EMBRACED: GOVERNOR RADDA’S SHAMEFUL MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS

WHAT IS “NATURAL” ABOUT DYING IN TERRORIST CAPTIVITY? By Francis Nwapa I condemn in the strongest…

XENOPHOBIC SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa has broken the hearts of many Africans in recent weeks. The lynching of other…

Best African Referee For 2025 Denied US Entry For 2026 World Cup

CAF’s Best African Referee for 2025, the Somali referee Omar Artan, has been denied US entry…

TEXT OF PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU’S DEMOCRACY DAY ADDRESS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026

Fellow Nigerians Today, we celebrate democracy and the enduring Nigerian spirit. For 27 unbroken years, since…

RUSSIA DAY: A Celebration Of Statehood, Unity And National Progress

Every year on 12 June, Russians celebrate Russia Day, one of the country’s most important national…

MAY EDITION OF THE SPARK JOURNAL

SMG STATEMENT ON THE 77TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONVENTION PEOPLE’S PARTY

South Africa anti-migrant movement grows before polls

Anti-immigration groups are gaining influence across South Africa as economic hardship and election politics fuel tensions…

Op-Ed: Free speech has limits. Ghana’s law reflects that

Critics see a crackdown on dissent. The government says it is enforcing laws that have existed…

Senegal ruling party re-elects Sonko as Faye rift deepens

Ousmane Sonko’s re-election as PASTEF leader strengthens his political influence as tensions with President Bassirou Diomaye…

Chocolate makers prepare for life beyond cocoa

Barry Callebaut’s adoption of cocoa-free ChoViva signals a growing push by chocolate manufacturers to reduce dependence…

Stakeholders Push For Sustainable Funding for Greater Accra Waste

Stakeholders in Ghana’s sanitation sector have called for an urgent shift from landfill-dependent waste disposal systems…

Krachi East MP offers reward for information leading to arrest of alleged impersonator

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Krachi East, Mr. Nelson Kofi Djabab, has pledged a handsome…

Ghana Federation of Labour welcomes ICJ ruling affirming workers’ right to strike

The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has welcomed the recent advisory opinion delivered by the International…

PRESIDENT MAHAMA WARNS MINISTERS, CEO AND PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDERS AGAINST AWARD SCHEMES

Transport in Ghana

Transport is the main component in the development elements that can catalyze and facilitate all other…

Fake Notice on African Deportations in Cambodia Dismissed by Authorities

By Makiza Micheline Latifa | May 29, 2026 Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cambodia’s immigration…

17 Women Graduate in Mobile Phone Repair Training in Northern Region

By Braimah Abdul Majeed Seventeen young women have graduated from a mobile phone repair training programme…

We Paved Paradise and Made a Flood

You see, we all to blame. When you concrete every space on your plot, you do…

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Inside the ‘Flamingo Revolution’: Albania in revolt at Kushner-Trump land grab An ecocidal land grab by…

Ebola and imperialism

The outbreak of Ebola in the DRC is not merely an act of nature but a…

GNFS COMPLETES SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION AT COLLAPSED BUILDING IN ADENTA NEWSITE

Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) successfully completed a search and rescue operation following…

14-YEAR BATTLE OVER END-OF-SERVICE BENEFITS

By: Danie Otu Asante A 74-year-old retired welder, Mr. Philip Hiadzi, is appealing to government authorities…

South Africa’s Conference of the Left issues a bold call for working-class unity

The Conference of the Left in South Africa has brought together a wide range of left-wing…