Accra News

Ghana's outgoing leader John Kufuor has called for presidential terms to be extended from four years to five. In his last state of the nation address to parliament, President Kufuor said the extra year would give leaders time to complete...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday extended his warm congratulation to the people and government of Ghana on "the peaceful and orderly resolution of the recently concluded presidential and legislative elections." Ban, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, said that...

Opposition leader John Atta Mills has been declared Ghana's next president in a peaceful ballot that secured the West African nation's place as a beacon of democracy on a volatile continent. The country is one of the few in Africa...

The United States Embassy in Accra is warning American citizens in Ghana or those intending to travel to the country to avoid large crowds and political rallies or demonstrations during this election period. The embassy’s website since October 8, has...

John Atta Mills of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has won Ghana's presidential election, the electoral commission said on Saturday.

Ghana's ruling party has sought a court order to stop voting in a region that will decide who will be the country's next president, a party spokesman said. The New Patriotic Front (NPP) referred to the safety situation in the Tain constituency...

By Komla Dumor Considering all the bad news about recent elections in Africa - rigging, violence and bogus power-sharing agreements - one may be tempted to expect more of the same from Ghana. The West African nation is going to...

Economic activity is projected to fall by 0.9 per cent in the United States next year as Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries enter a protracted slowdown, according to latest projections. That of Euro area would fall by...

Ghanaians have gone to the polls to elect a new president and parliament, in a country often held up as an example of good government in Africa. President John Kufuor is stepping down after serving the maximum two terms and...