Africa Archive

The 2019 annual Islamic pilgrimage Hajj fare has been fixed at GH¢19,500 an equivalent of $3,500 dollars by the Pilgrimage Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG), in collaboration with Hajj Agents Association. This is a 23 percent (GH¢ 4,500) increment as against

Nigeria’s presidential election, which was scheduled for today Saturday 16th February 2019 has been postponed by a week, the chairman of the country’s electoral commission said hours before polls were due to open. Addressing the press in the early hours of

Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Marfo has expressed disappointment at  the office of the Special Prosecutor stating that they have  not met his expectation. He indicated the confidence people reposed in the office, but that has not materialized so far. Some Ghanaians, including

Senior Minister Yaw Osafa Maafo has described former president Mahama’s portrayal of Ghana to the diplomatic community as   “shameful” and “unpatriotic”, when  he recently met them at Peduase to brief Ghana’s partners about the violence that took place during the Ayawaso

The European Commission added Ghana, Saudi Arabia, Panama, Nigeria and other jurisdictions to a blacklist of nations that pose a threat because of lax controls on terrorism financing and money laundering, the EU executive said on Wednesday. “The European Commission adopted