Current Affairs

Els: MBN360 Opinions Author: Dr. John Osae-Kwapong, Democracy and Development Fellow, CDD-Ghana, and Project Director, the Democracy Project The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held a primary for the upcoming Ayawaso East by-election last Saturday. Since then, the monetization of our elections and voter inducement has gained attention in public discourse. This conversation is cyclical, often triggered when our […]

Lawyers for former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta have revealed that the Commission for The Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) has ordered the deletion of his name from the Red Notice List. This is contained in a Public Notice issued on February 13 by Menkah-Premoh, Osei Bonsu, Bruce-Cathline and partners. “We are pleased to announce that, […]

Els: MBN360 News Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ghana is positioning itself at the forefront of Africa’s push for gender equality, reaffirming its commitment to empowering women and girls across the continent. Speaking at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, President John Mahama stressed that advancing gender parity is a shared continental responsibility and a critical driver […]

Els: MBN360 News A key campaign team member of former presidential aspirant Hon. Kennedy Agyapong has rejected suggestions that he should pursue a breakaway political path following his defeat in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) recent presidential primaries. In a Facebook post on Friday, February 13, Joojo Rocky Obeng said the idea of a “third […]

Els: MBN Business The Minority in Parliament has called on President John Dramani Mahama to dismiss the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Randy Abbey, citing what it describes as a deepening crisis in the cocoa sector. According to the Minority, the recent reduction in the cocoa producer price could have serious implications for […]

Els: MBN360 News President John Dramani Mahama has left Accra for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 39th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union. President Mahama, who is leading a number of engagements for the Union including Reparations, Gender and Financial Inclusion will co-host a number of high-level side events […]

Els: MBN360 News The IMANI Centre for Policy and Education has made a strong call for Ghana to urgently deepen collaboration among its anti-corruption institutions, fast track the prosecution of high-profile corruption cases, and pass a comprehensive campaign financing law if it is to significantly improve its standing on the Corruption Perceptions Index. These recommendations […]

Els: MBN360 News Sixty eight percent of Ghanaians approve of President John Dramani Mahama’s performance in office, signalling strong public backing one year after he assumed the presidency amid significant economic pressures. This is according to a nationwide opinion poll conducted by the Institute of Economic Affairs Ghana, which assessed public sentiment on the President’s […]

Els: MBN360 News The Minority Caucus in Parliament is calling for the immediate release of Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, former CEO of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), citing “unacceptable” detention by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB). Ofosu Nkansah was reportedly taken into custody on February 10, 2026, after voluntarily presenting himself for questioning regarding […]

Els: MBN360 News President John Dramani Mahama has sworn in the Presidential Advisory Group on the Economy (PAGE) to provide strategic guidance on Ghana’s economic recovery and long-term growth. The group, comprising distinguished economists, academics, and private sector leaders, will advise on macroeconomic management, fiscal consolidation, debt sustainability, and job creation. The advisory group will […]