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Ghana needs constitution that caps number of ministers – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has called for a new constitutional order that would place a cap on the number of ministers appointed by the President. His call follows demands by the Minority caucus in Parliament for President Nana Akufo-Addo to downsize his government in the wake of the …

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Price cap on Russian oil will hit Putin immediately – US

A cap on the price of Russian oil will restrict Russia’s revenues for the “illegal war in Ukraine,” the US says. The cap, approved by Western allies on Friday, is aimed at stopping countries paying more than $60 (£48) for a barrel of seaborne Russian crude oil. The measure – …

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Biden backtracks on keeping Trump cap on refugees

IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionThe decision is said to have been influence by problems at the US-Mexico border President Joe Biden has reversed course hours after signing an order to keep the number of refugees admitted annually to the US at Trump-era levels. Mr Biden drew ire on Friday as he held …

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