Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from John Dramani Mahama

'United front' on slavery reparations after historic summit in Ghana

Countries pushing for reparations for slavery have hailed a milestone after adopting a shared manifesto for reparatory justice at a global summit in Ghana. Participants said the conference had given new momentum to their fight on both sides of the Atlantic.

Radio France Internationale

Ghana conference urges slave-trade nations to issue apologies and reparations

African and Caribbean leaders in Ghana are urging former slave-trading nations to issue apologies and reparations for the trafficking of enslaved Africans

The Independent UK

Ghana summit charts path from 'recognition to action' on slavery reparations

Ghana is seeking to turn growing international support for slavery reparations into concrete action. As a three-day summit in the country concludes on Friday, African and Caribbean leaders are due to adopt a declaration setting out the next steps.

Radio France Internationale

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Ghana look to diaspora for backing as Partey case and years of flux cloud planning

Carlos Queiroz has plenty to deal with as the Black Stars enter the fray against Panama looking to banish a long record of underachievement

The Guardian - UK

People ‘panicking’ as Ghana passes sweeping law criminalising LGBTQ+ activity

Community groups say some fear they could lose homes, jobs and access to healthcare if the new law is ratified by President John Dramani Mahama

The Guardian - UK

Ghana's parliament passes a bill criminalizing the promotion of LGBTQ activities

Ghana’s parliament has passed a bill imposing up to 10-year prison terms for promoting LGBTQ activities

The Independent UK

France’s lawmakers pass bill on restitution of artworks looted during colonial era

France’s National Assembly has unanimously passed a bill to return cultural property looted from the country’s former colonial empire.

Euronews

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Don’t look at who voted to call the slave trade ‘the gravest crime’, look at who didn’t

The UK and EU countries who abstained when Ghana’s UN resolution was adopted may soon find it harder to sustain the same old script on reparations

The Guardian - UK

Recognising the slave trade as a crime against humanity is an essential first step

Letters: Kenneth B Ati-John and Ndine Wa‑Chiuta respond to an article by Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama

The Guardian - UK

UN backs resolution calling slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted to designate the transatlantic African slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity" – despite opposition from the United States and abstentions from the United Kingdom and all 27 European Union member states.

Radio France Internationale

UN votes to describe slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’

Members call for reparatory justice as landmark resolution aims for ‘political recognition at the highest level’

The Guardian - UK

UN to vote on resolution calling slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’

The United Nations General Assembly is due to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would designate the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity" – a move supporters describe as historic, and essential to global healing.

Radio France Internationale

It’s time for the UN to formally recognise the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity

This is not about assigning collective guilt to present generations. But injustice does not simply fade with time – it requires deliberate effort to address and redress, says Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama

The Guardian - UK

Why wearing traditional dress will always be political

For many on the continent and among the diaspora, navigating multiple identities via cultural attire is a birthright, but it can create some complications

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

Ghana seeks formal UN acknowledgement of African slave trade injustice

Ghana will submit a resolution to the United Nations General Assembly in March to designate the African slave trade as "the most serious crime against humanity," Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama announced on Sunday during the African Union Summit in Ethiopia.

Radio France Internationale

Ghana faces mounting pressure to take action over illegal mining

Pressure is mounting on Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama to declare a state of emergency as environmental degradation caused by illegal mining reaches critical levels.

Radio France Internationale

Ghana becomes fifth African nation to take in US deportees

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama confirmed on Thursday that his country had started receiving West Africans expelled from the United States.

inkl

Reparations Become Geopolitical Currency as U.S. and Europe Clash Over Africa’s Future

Once confined to academic debates and symbolic gestures, the idea of reparations is now moving into the heart of international politics.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

Ghana’s illegal mining crisis: environmental destruction, clashes, and calls for action

Illegal mining has become a crippling burden on Ghana, wreaking havoc on the nation’s water bodies, land, and even claiming lives. Despite repeated efforts by successive governments, the problem remains unresolved.

Radio France Internationale

Ghana steps up efforts to mend regional ties with Sahel alliance appointment

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has appointed a former national security chief as envoy to the alliance formed by Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, signalling his administration's intention to mend ties with the three military-led nations.

Al Jazeera

As gold prices surge, Ghana faces ‘looming crisis’ over illegal mining

Illegal and small-scale mining known as galamsey is contaminating the country’s rivers and soil, activists say.

The Independent UK

Why was LA Mayor Karen Bass in Ghana as devastating wildfires broke out?

Los Angeles mayor set off for African nation on Saturday despite reports of possible fire weather the day prior

Al Jazeera

Ghana to Botswana: Why African voters are throwing out ruling parties

Several countries recorded total electoral power transfers while opposition groups made significant wins in others.

International Business Times

Ghana Opposition Leader Mahama Officially Wins Election

Ghana's opposition leader John Mahama officially won the country's election on Monday, easily defeating the ruling party candidate after voters punished the government's economic management and high living costs.

Top News

Ghana's Former Leader Mahama Wins Presidential Election

Former President John Dramani Mahama emerges victorious in Ghana's presidential election, focusing on economic revival and youth concerns amidst celebratio...

1 2

People

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa

15 stories

Kenneth Kaunda

11 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

International Monetary Fund

United Nations General Assembly

162 stories

the United Nations General Assembly

the National Security Council

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.