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Former President John Mahama on Sunday took a trip to Swedru in the Central Region to visit prolific Ghanaian comic actor, Super OD, who he described as a friend. Known for his roles in the popular local television series Akan Drama in the 1980s and 90s, the actor has for years been off the screens due to ill-health, which has confined him to a wheelchair. Accompanied by some members of the National Democratic Congress, President Mahama shared pictures of himself and Super OD in a hearty conversation at the actor’s home. “I was in Swedru on Sunday to visit my…

Teachers of colleges of education have insisted they will not return to the classrooms until government pays them their nine-month salary arrears and show commitment to resolve all outstanding issues. They have disregarded a call from a member of the Ghana Labour Commission to resume work, stating the call was unofficial and would rather prefer the Commission compels government to do the right thing by resolving their issues. “It is the money we are waiting for. As soon as it comes, we will return to the classrooms,” Zonal chairman of the College of Education Tutors Association of Ghana (CETAG) in…

Unmarried couples in the East African country of Burundi have until the end of the year to legalise their relationships through church or state registrations. In May, President Pierre Nkurunziza signed a new law which the government says will help protect women and create a more moral society, but some disagree. The government insists a legal document recognising a marriage helps protect women and their children, especially when it comes to issues such as inheritance. However, others say the new marriage law infringes on people’s religious beliefs, customs and practices. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from the capital, Bujumbura.

Unmarried couples in the East African country of Burundi have until the end of the year to legalise their relationships through church or state registrations. In May, President Pierre Nkurunziza signed a new law which the government says will help protect women and create a more moral society, but some disagree. The government insists a legal document recognising a marriage helps protect women and their children, especially when it comes to issues such as inheritance. However, others say the new marriage law infringes on people’s religious beliefs, customs and practices. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from the capital, Bujumbura.

President Nana Akufo-Addo urged African writers to use their writings to tell the true African story and change the negative narrative that Africa is a failed continent. In his estimation, it is time for African writers to inject integrity and truth in their writings and to stop those who seek to discredit the continent through their books, articles and dissertations. Nana Akufo-Addo throw the challenge when he addressed the Pan  African Writers’ Association Continental Colloquium and 24th International African Writers’ Day celebration in Accra Monday. The event was themed: “Language, Library and the Book Industry: the Urgent Agenda for Africa’s…

Liberia’s Supreme Court has halted the presidential run-off amid allegations of “irregularities and frauds”, with just a day’s notice. It says the poll cannot proceed until the electoral commission has “urgently and expeditiously” investigated the claims. The allegations were made by the Liberty Party’s Charles Brumskine, who came third in the original vote. No new date has been set for the poll which was scheduled for 7 November. Former football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai are due to face each other in the second-round vote. The winner will replace Nobel Prize winner President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first…

Governments are meeting in Bonn, Germany, for the 2017 UN Climate Change Conference to push nations towards the next stage in the fight against global warming with the view to ensuring a safer world for prosperous development. The conference seeks to fuel momentum among cities, states, regions, territories, businesses and civil society in support of national climate action plans, the internationally-agreed temperature goal and the wider objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It comes just two years after the landmark adoption of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, and against a backdrop of extreme weather events that have devastated…

Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Joseph Ade Coker, has expressed his readiness to serve in any capacity in the party, stating he will not hesitate to be “a dog-catcher” if called upon. “If I am called to be a dog catcher in the party, I won’t hesitate to take the position” he told host of Onua FM’s morning show, Bright Kwesi Asempa, on Monday. He said he is ready to contest the party’s national chairmanship position if called upon by the grassroots. He said the voice of the people is the voice of God hence should…

Former government officials and all persons cited in various alleged corruption scandals under the John Mahama administration are to be put before court soon, Vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has hinted. Describing the scandals as ‘419 scams’, which he said was the hallmark of the John Mahama administration, Dr. Bawumia said everyone found to be involved would be prosecuted. He mentioned the GHC200 million SADA guinea fowl and tree planting, the Smarttys bus branding, the $23 million runway at the Kumasi Airport , GH¢ 952 million GYEEDA saga, the $14 million mansion for the vice president, and GH¢657m Woyome, Waterville…