Brazil’s President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has endorsed a United Nations (UN) resolution seeking formal recognition of the transatlantic slave trade and slavery as “the gravest crime against humanity”, while advancing calls for reparatory justice.

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has rejected claims that patients were treated on the floor at its Accident and Emergency (A&E) Centre, following the circulation of a viral video on social media.

The Ghana Police Service has launched investigations into the alleged assault of internationally acclaimed visual artist Ibrahim Mahama in Tamale.

The Central East Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested three suspects for allegedly withdrawing more than GH¢20,000 from a customer’s bank account in Kasoa through fraudulent electronic transactions.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repatriated 44 Ghanaians who were lured to Nigeria under the guise of opportunities linked to the QNET scheme.

President John Dramani Mahama has ruled out the use of public funds to sponsor Ghanaian supporters to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, citing the high financial burden such an undertaking would place on the state.

Jehovah's Witnesses has updated its policy on blood transfusions to allow members to have their own blood removed, stored, and "given back" in medical procedures.

Sportswear giant Puma has unveiled the new kits for Ghana ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, opting for a culturally inspired design that blends tradition with modern performance aesthetics.

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 38-year-old businessman, Alhaji Fareed Amin Yakubu, to 10 years’ imprisonment for defrauding a businesswoman of GH¢3 million.

President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians, particularly Muslims, to sustain the values of discipline, compassion and unity cultivated during Ramadan, stressing that Eid-al-Fitr should mark the continuation and not the end of the spiritual journey.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a series of emergency maintenance works across two regions for Friday, March 20, 2026, even as engineers continue to battle a transformer fault that left several communities in the Accra West Region without power the previous day.

The government of Ghana has announced plans to engage authorities in Burkina Faso following a directive suspending the export of fresh tomatoes from that country.

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with an alleged defilement case involving a nine-year-old girl at Oyarifa in Accra.

According to a police statement issued on March 19, the suspect, identified as Paul Kofi Annan, was apprehended on March 17, 2026, following a formal complaint lodged with the police.

More than three-quarters of a million businesses in Ghana operate not from offices or shops, but from pavements, roadside stalls, and the sheer momentum of a hawker’s feet. 

This week, five people asked what I thought about a Ghanaian President jetting around in his brother’s plane. My answer: there would have been nothing wrong but for the fact that we are in Africa where Presidential relations with “family and friends”, result, more often than not, in the state holding the short end of the stick. 

The Accra Regional Police Command has announced the deployment of sufficient personnel to ensure security during the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration across the region.

Vice-President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has announced that the government is considering the introduction of a performance-linked remuneration framework for specified entities, as part of efforts to strengthen accountability, improve efficiency and ensure state-owned enterprises (SOEs) deliver value to citizens.

Parliament has ratified a mining lease agreement between the Government of Ghana and Barari DV Ghana Limited for the extraction of lithium and other minerals at Mankessim in the Mfantsiman Municipality of the Central Region.

Benso Palm Plantation PLC (BOPP) achieved a historic milestone on Thursday, becoming the first locally-listed equity on the Ghana Stock Exchange to cross the GH¢100 price threshold, even as the broader market experienced a significant pullback.

Concerns have emerged over Ghana’s gold reserve management following contrasting public statements by former Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam and the Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, over the Bank of Ghana’s decision to sell a significant portion of the country’s gold holdings.

President John Dramani Mahama has undertaken an inspection tour of ongoing development projects in the Bono Region, reaffirming the government’s commitment to improving infrastructure across the region.

The Tema Traditional Council (TTC) has introduced a set of by-laws to regulate the conduct of funerals and related social activities within the Tema Traditional Area.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced the successful evacuation of Ghanaians from Israel following recent developments in the country.

Ghana will table a motion for a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, calling for the formal recognition of transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans as a crime against humanity, and the need for a process of repair.

Earlier this month, my country celebrated its 69th Independence Day.