Author: Krobea

The Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) has thrown its full support behind Ghana’s proposed United Nations resolution seeking to declare the trafficking and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. The initiative, announced by John Dramani Mahama during the General Debate of the 80th UN General Assembly in September 2025, is set to be debated on March 25, 2026, coinciding with the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Transatlantic Trafficking of Africans. In a solidarity statement issued from Arusha on March 18, 2026, PALU described the resolution as a historic opportunity to reshape…

The Senegalese government has expressed outrage at the recent decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to overturn results of the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Senegal beat hosts Morocco 1-0 after extra time to win their second continental title. However, on Tuesday, March 17, the CAF Appeal Board announced that it has awarded Morocco a 3-0 win, effectively declaring the Atlas Lions as champions. This comes after an earlier ruling by the continent’s football governing body to uphold the 1-0 victory of the Teranga Lions at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially stripped Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title. ​ The CAF Appeal Board on Tuesday, March 17 overturned the results of the final played on Sunday, January 18, awarding a retrospective 3-0 victory to the host nation, Morocco. ​​The decision stems from the dramatic events at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. During a tense final, a controversial VAR-awarded penalty for Morocco in the 90+8th minute sparked a furious protest from the Senegalese bench. ​ Under the instruction of head coach Pape Thiaw, the Teranga Lions walked off the pitch,…

Black Stars Head Coach Otto Addo has released his squad for this month’s friendly games against Austria and Germany. Ghana will start preparations for the 2026 World Cup, which is less that 90 days away, with the two friendlies. The first will be on Friday, March 27 against Austria at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna and the second against Germany in Stuttgart on Monday, March 30. Addo’s squad has goalkeeper Benjamin Asare as the only locally-based player. He has also handed call-ups to four players including Derrick Luckassen who was approached by the national team six years ago. Find…

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the government to suspend plans to acquire a new presidential jet and four helicopters, arguing that the move is ill-timed given the challenges facing cocoa farmers across the country. Their concerns follow remarks by the Executive Secretary to President John Dramani Mahama indicating that Ghana could acquire additional aircraft for presidential travel by November as part of efforts to strengthen the nation’s aviation capacity. However, the Minority believes the plan represents a misplaced priority at a time when cocoa farmers are grappling with delayed payments and reduced producer prices. Speaking at Asante…

A microlight aircraft has crashed at Oniku in Tema Community 1. The accident occurred in the afternoon of Monday, March 16. The cause of the accident is yet to be known but eyewitnesses say the aircraft crashed on the compound of a preschool in Tema. Officers of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have since been to the scene to restore law and order. The microlight aircraft is a two-passenger SkyArrow vehicle manned by two individuals. More to follow. . .

Karpowership Ghana has donated assorted food items to members of the Muslim community in Sekondi as part of its annual Ramadan support initiative aimed at assisting families during the holy month. The donation took place at the Sekondi Naval Base Mosque, located a few meters away from the company’s Powership, bringing together community members, mosque leaders and representatives of Karpowership Ghana in a spirit of compassion and solidarity. The food packages included bags of rice, cooking oil, tinned tomatoes, sugar, milk and assorted drinks to support families as they observe the fasting period. Special packages were also prepared for single…

The government of Ghana has announced an emergency evacuation exercise for citizens in Qatar as the tensions in the Middle East heightens. It said this is a follow-up of efforts announced on Friday, March 6 as the security situation escalated. “It is noted that this arrangement is strictly a one-way evacuation exercise to Ghana,” a press release by the Embassy of the Republic of Ghana stressed on Sunday, March 15. Ghanaians in Qatar have, as a result, been given up till Tuesday, March 17 to re-confirm their interest to travelling back home. The tensions in the Middle East led to…

The Minority Caucus in Parliament is set to embark on a week-long tour of cocoa-growing communities in the Ashanti Region to engage farmers and assess the impact of the recent reduction in cocoa producer prices. The exercise will be embarked upon from Monday, March 16 to Friday, March 20 and will be led by the Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, together with the Member of Parliament for Offinso South, Dr Isaac Yaw Opoku. As part of the tour, the delegation will visit the Offinsomanhene, who is standing in for Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, who is currently out of…

The Offinsomanhene, Nana Dwamena Akenten II, has urged the Minority Caucus in Parliament to strongly represent the concerns of cocoa farmers as they begin a tour of cocoa-producing communities across the Ashanti Region. “Go and speak for the farmers — we are behind you,” the chief told the lawmakers when a delegation of Minority Members of Parliament paid a courtesy call on him and the Offinso Queenmother, Nana Adwoa Afranewaa III, during the traditional Akwasidae celebration in Offinso on Sunday. The delegation, led by the Minority Chief Whip and MP for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, was in the traditional area to…