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Els: MBN360 AFRICA Relentless downpours have triggered a humanitarian crisis across West Africa, where catastrophic flooding and landslides in Ivory Coast and Ghana have claimed at least 72 lives. The extreme weather, which has hit coastal communities with unprecedented intensity, continues to submerge urban centers and displace thousands of residents as the peak of the […]

Els: MBN360 News The government has activated a national post-flood recovery and mitigation programme aimed at restoring normalcy, safeguarding public health, and strengthening the country’s resilience against future flooding. Brigadier General Forster Okae-Yeboah, Director General of Joint Operations at the Ghana Armed Forces, addressed Ghanaians on the government’s response at the Jubilee House, outlining the […]

Els: MBN360 News The remains of two persons suspected to have died in recent flooding have been retrieved at Adakope near Weija in the Weija Gbawe Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The bodies were discovered on the evening of Thursday, July 2, according to the Presiding Member for the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly, Wilfred Ayitey […]

Els: MBN360 News Ghana and Vietnam have held its first inaugural edition of their Political Consultations, bringing together senior officials from both countries to review bilateral relations and identify new areas of cooperation, in a meeting that concluded with the signing of a visa exemption agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders. The consultations, hosted […]

ELs: MBN360 News The Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has blamed widespread encroachment on wetlands and waterways for the recurring floods in his constituency, warning that illegal developments have significantly worsened the impact of heavy rains. Speaking in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show on July 3, 2026, following the June […]

Els: MBN360 News The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape has confirmed the fatal shooting of a Ghanaian national in Nyanga, stating that preliminary investigations suggest the killing was linked to extortion-related crime rather than xenophobic violence. In a statement issued by SAPS on its Facebook page, police identified the deceased as […]

Els: MBN360 Crime The High Court in Accra has approved the extradition of Fredrick Kumi, popularly known as “Abu Trica”, to the United States, where he is wanted to stand trial over an alleged romance fraud scheme said to involve approximately US$8 million. The decision marks a major development in the high-profile extradition proceedings involving […]

Els: MBN360 News The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, and the Ga Traditional Council have called for a united national effort to address Accra’s recurring flooding, stressing that the perennial problem requires more than engineering solutions and must be tackled through collective responsibility, strict enforcement of planning regulations and improved environmental stewardship. In […]

Els: MBN360 News The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has dismissed reports suggesting that the non-release of its 2026 budget allocation has pushed the institution into a funding crisis, describing such claims as misleading and lacking official verification. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the Commission responded to an online publication headlined, “Undisbursed […]

Els: MBN360 News In international coalition of human rights advocates has filed a lawsuit against the government of Ghana at the ECOWAS Court of Justice, accusing Accra of facilitating a covert United States policy that transferred migrants with legal protections through Ghanaian territory before sending them to countries where they face torture or persecution. The […]