Politics – MyGhanaDaily https://myghanadaily.com News and more Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:17:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Mahama to Receive Final Constitutional Review Report on December 22 https://myghanadaily.com/mahama-to-receive-final-constitutional-review-report-on-december-22/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:17:22 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=39825 President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that the Constitutional Review Committee will submit its final report to him on December 22, 2025. The Committee, led by Professor H. Kwesi Prempah, has been consulting Ghanaians on proposed constitutional reforms. President Mahama, speaking during a meeting with the National Peace Council at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, [...]

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]]> Deepening Ghana-Qatar Strategic Relations: Leveraging Economic Diplomacy, Labour Mobility, and Gulf Investments for National Development https://myghanadaily.com/deepening-ghana-qatar-strategic-relations-leveraging-economic-diplomacy-labour-mobility-and-gulf-investments-for-national-development/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 03:04:04 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=39597 Ghana and Qatar are entering a new phase of cooperation shaped by economic diplomacy, strategic investment interests, and the shifting geopolitical landscape between the Gulf and Africa. Recent high-level engagements particularly ...

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]]> Ghana mourns trailblazing former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings https://myghanadaily.com/ghana-mourns-trailblazing-former-first-lady-nana-konadu-agyeman-rawlings/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:47:20 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=39162 Ghana is grieving the loss of former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, who passed away on Thursday morning at Ridge Hospital in Accra at the age of 76. Her death marks the end of a defining chapter in the nation’s political and social history – one shaped by her relentless advocacy for women’s empowerment, education, [...]

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]]> GWL uncovers GH¢4.4m illegal water losses in six weeks https://myghanadaily.com/gwl-uncovers-gh%c2%a24-4m-illegal-water-losses-in-six-weeks/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:15:36 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=38828 The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) says it has uncovered commercial water losses valued at more than GH¢4.4 million in just six weeks of enforcement operations across Accra and Tema through its National Revenue Enhancement Teams (NRET) Between August 11 and September 29, 2025, the NRET inspected customer accounts across districts in the Accra-Tema Metropolitan Area [...]

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]]> 2 new MPs to be sworn in when Parliament resumes on October 14 https://myghanadaily.com/2-new-mps-to-be-sworn-in-when-parliament-resumes-on-october-14/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:36:02 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=38825 Parliament will officially reconvene on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, as the 9th Parliament resumes its Third Meeting of the First Session, with proceedings scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., according to an announcement made by Speaker Alban Bagbin in line with Order 58 of the Standing Orders. The House adjourned on August 1, 2025, after [...]

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]]> Ghana, Norway sign Political Consultations Agreement https://myghanadaily.com/ghana-norway-sign-political-consultations-agreement/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:51:40 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=38780 Ghana and Norway have strengthened their bilateral ties by signing a Political Consultations Agreement on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly in New York The Agreement was signed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (MP), and Norway’s Minister for International Development, Hon. Åsmund Grøver Aukrust. The discussions reaffirmed both [...]

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]]> Ghana’s public debt rises by GH¢15.8bn https://myghanadaily.com/ghanas-public-debt-rises-by-gh%c2%a215-8bn/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:30:09 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=38729 Ghana’s public debt stock rose by GH¢15.8 billion in July 2025, reaching GH¢628.8 billion ($59.9 billion). This is per the Bank of Ghana’s latest summary of economic and financial data released for September 2025. The increase, equivalent to 44.9% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) comes after three consecutive months of declines driven by the strong [...]

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]]> ECOWAS to deploy 1,650 standby force for counterterrorism in 2026 https://myghanadaily.com/ecowas-to-deploy-1650-standby-force-for-counterterrorism-in-2026/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:50:46 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=38715 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced plans to deploy 1,650 personnel from its Standby Force (ESF) in 2026 as part of a new sub-regional counterterrorism initiative. The decision follows an agreement by ECOWAS Ministers of Finance and Defence on modalities for funding during a meeting in Abuja, Nigeria. Addressing the opening [...]

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]]> Tamale Central by-election set for September 30 https://myghanadaily.com/tamale-central-by-election-set-for-september-30/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:03:22 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=38343 The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced that a parliamentary by-election for the Tamale Central Constituency will be held on September 30, 2025. The by-election has been necessitated by the tragic death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Murtala Muhammed Ibrahim. This is contained in a press release dated August 19, 2025 and signed [...]

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]]> IGP assures safety ahead of Akwatia by-election https://myghanadaily.com/igp-assures-safety-ahead-of-akwatia-by-election/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:10:19 +0000 https://myghanadaily.com/?p=38316 IGP assures safety ahead of Akwatia by-election Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has assured political parties, journalists and the citizenry of maximum security during the upcoming Akwatia by-election. He said the Ghana Police Service would deploy about 600 personnel, who had undergone high-risk operational training, to prevent ballot box snatching, weapons [...]

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