Campaign group Human Rights Watch has accused the Cameroonian government of using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to “quell the right to assemble” ahead of protests planned for Tuesday. The opposition MRC/CRM party, whose leader Maurice Kamto maintains he was the rightful winner of the 2018 presidential election, is …

From rock art in southern Africa to pyramids along the River Nile, humans have been leaving their mark across the continent for millennia. But extreme weather events, the rise in sea levels and other challenges associated with the changing climate are threatening to destroy invaluable cultural landmarks, a recent study …

The Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elvis Afriyie Ankrah says the party has detailed reports on the number of names omitted in the voters’ register. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Ankrah said the party’s flagbearer, John Mahama called off his tour of the Bono Region for a …

Journalists have been urged to intensify reportage on issues affecting the cocoa sector, Ghana’s largest foreign exchange earner, to ensure prompt action by stakeholders. Mr Joseph Opoku Gakpo, the Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA), said cocoa was a major contributor to Ghana’s …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has lashed out at the Electoral Commission (EC) over challenges facing the voter’s register exhibition. The EC is currently exhibiting the voter’s register ahead of the December polls. The exercise is fraught with several complaints as voters complain of their missing names among others. There is also an allegation …

Adamu Dramani Sakande, a former Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, has died in London after a persistent heart problem. The former MP, GhanaWeb gathers died on Tuesday evening. “Hon Adamu Dramani Sakande joins the land of the silence ones this evening in London. He was a great father and an uncle,” …

The Dade Mantse of Tortibo, Mr Steven Teye, has said the people of the area, who rely on a frog-infested water source for domestic use, normally boil the fetched water until the amphibians die in it and then use it to prepare their soup. He told Kwame Appiah Kubi on …

Director of Greater Accra Metro Public Health Department, Florence Kuukyi has disclosed that a member of the COVID-19 burial team and his wife have tested positive for the virus. The public health director who spoke to 3FM on Tuesday, September 22, said the member and his spouse are self-isolating after contracting the …

This year’s Anlo Hogbetsotso-Za has been cancelled due to concerns for public health and safety following the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hogbe Institute acceded to the postponement after consultation with the Local Organising Committee of the annual festival celebrated in the first week of November each year. It also has the …

The outspoken mining engineer, mineral economist and former NPP-California, USA Deputy Secretary, Dr. Solomon Owusu has bemoaned that President Akufo Addo should rescind his decision on the unconscionable Agyapa Royalties deal and cancel it outright from parliament to save taxpayers in the country and future generations.   According to Solomon, …