The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will hold its 31st Ordinary Congress on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence in Prampram. This follows the mandate of Article 31(2) of the GFA Statutes (2019), which grants the Executive Council the authority to determine the date and venue for Congress and to notify members at least ten days in advance. In line with the statutes, Congress is expected to meet once every football season, typically before the new season begins. As stipulated in Article 31(3), a formal convocation detailing the agenda, activity report, financial statements, auditors’ report, and other…
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Former Member of Parliament and former NPP presidential aspirant, Kennedy Agyapong says the party has never made it a practice to reward poor performance with a second shot—particularly in the selection of its presidential candidate. Speaking at Mampong in the Ashanti Region during a visit to mourn the late Mamponghene, Daasebre Osei Bonsu, Ken Agyapong told a gathering of party loyalists that the NPP’s electoral history proves ‘performance is non-negotiable.’ “The NPP doesn’t give second chances to candidates who fail to deliver. We didn’t do it for Adu Boahen, and we shouldn’t do it now,” Ken Agyapong declared, taking an…
The government has unveiled the theme for the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, slated for Tuesday, July 1st, as “Reset, Reflect and Renew for National Prosperity”. According to the Planning Committee, which is under the Chairmanship of Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, the Christian Prayers and Thanksgiving Service, which would take place at the Forecourt of the State House at 0800 hours, would be led by Cardinal Appiah Turkson. While the Islamic Prayers and Thanksgiving Service would be led by Sheik Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam, on the same day at 1230 hours at the Ghana National Mosque…
A major city-wide clean-up exercise is set to take place on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Kwame Nkrumah Circle, as part of a national effort to promote sanitation and mark ten years since the devastating June 3 flood and fire disaster. The campaign, which organisers say is expected to be the largest in recent years, will involve hundreds of volunteers, institutions, and public figures. It will also feature donations to disaster survivors, interfaith prayers, health screening services, and public education on disaster prevention. Stakeholder engagements are currently ongoing with several prominent individuals and offices, including the National Chief Imam, Inspector…
Burundians went to the polls to elect a new parliament in a vote the ruling party is almost certain to win after the main opposition National Freedom Council (CNL) was blocked from competing. The CNL, which came second in the 2020 election, amid allegations of widespread fraud, was suspended in 2023 by the Interior Ministry over alleged “irregularities” in how it held meetings. The vote, observers say, will likely reinforce the ruling party’s grip on power as it faces mounting internal pressure over economic mismanagement and political repression.
Former President Edgar Lungu has died while receiving medical treatment in South Africa. He was 68. Lungu served as Zambia’s sixth president from 2015 to 2021, a period that was marked by major infrastructure projects as well as rising debt and economic difficulties. He lost re-election to Hakainde Hichilema in 2021 and kept a relatively low profile until recently, when he re-entered politics as an opposition candidate. President Hichilema described Lungu’s death as a tragic loss for the nation.
The Russia-backed Wagner Group has announced its withdrawal from Mali after more than three years, but Russia maintains its military presence in the country through Africa Corps. Wagner declared its mission in Mali “accomplished”, saying it had helped return all regional centers to control of the Malian military junta. The group had arrived after Mali expelled French and UN forces. Africa Corps, reportedly comprising 70-80% former Wagner fighters, was established after Wagner’s failed mutiny against the Russian military leadership and the subsequent death of its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Rwanda has pulled out of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), saying the organisation repeatedly violated its rights as a member and that the regional bloc failed to adhere to its foundational principles. The country was about to assume the chairmanship role of the ECCAS, which rotates among its 11 members. Rwanda said this move was intended to “impose DR Congo’s diktat”, suggesting that DR Congo, with backing from some member states, is manipulating ECCAS mechanisms. Rwanda has previously raised concerns with the African Union (AU) over what it describes as repeated violations of ECCAS protocols. Rwanda is…
The former deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, has called for the suspension of senior police officers in connection with the death in police custody of social media influencer Albert Ojwang. Ojwang was arrested on Friday and charged with “cyber harrassment” after critical posts he made of Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat. “Suspending junior officers at Central Police Station is hoodwinking Kenyans,” Gachagua said, noting that any “meaningful investigation” ought to start the deputy inspector general. There have been growing concerns by local and international stakeholders about the government’s handling of dissent.
Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has announced a landmark engagement with Zanzibar President, Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, to revamp waste management and boost environmental sustainability. The high-level meeting marks a significant milestone in Zoomlion’s Africa Expansion agenda to deploy cutting-edge, sustainable sanitation solutions across the continent. It also reflects a shared commitment to tackling the growing waste management challenges in Africa through innovation, partnership, and long-term vision. “We had a very fruitful meeting with His Excellency President Mwinyi, where we discussed transformative approaches to waste management that are both practical and forward-looking,” said…