Monthly Archives: April 2026

Aanvallen in Mali, leger zegt controle te hebben

Een soldaat van het Malinese leger zet met zijn geweer in de aanslag in Bamako. © REUTERS Strijders hebben in Mali op verschillende plekken aanvallen uitgevoerd. Volgens het leger hebben ‘terroristische groeperingen’ onder meer militaire barakken aangevallen. Er zijn schoten gemeld in de hoofdstad Bamako, maar ook in onder meer de steden Gao en Kidal. Aan het begin van de middag ...

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Eerste Kamerfractie D66 bereid om AOW-plan in prullenbak te gooien

Vicepremier Dilan Yesilgöz (VVD), minister-president Rob Jetten en minister van Financiën Eelco Heinen (VVD) in de Eerste Kamer, voorafgaand aan het debat over de regeringsverklaring. © ANP D66-fractievoorzitter in de Eerste Kamer Paul van Meenen is bereid om per direct afscheid te nemen van de verhoging van de AOW-leeftijd. Dat zegt de senator tijdens het debat over de regeringsverklaring in de ...

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Fuel Tax Slash, Bus Roll Out: How Ghana is shielding citizens from global oil crisis

Business News of Friday, 10 April 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The initiative is expected to offer more affordable fares compared to private operators President John Dramani Mahama has ordered immediate action to protect Ghanaians from escalating fuel prices, driven by ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East that continue to disrupt global oil supply chains. The decision followed a high-level Cabinet meeting held in ...

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Fuel tax suspension masks deeper economic challenges – Dr Okoe Boye

Business News of Friday, 10 April 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Dr Bernard Okoe Boye is a former Minister of Health A former Minister of Health, Bernard Okoe Boye, has cautioned that the government’s decision to suspend fuel taxes offers only temporary relief and risks deepening Ghana’s underlying fiscal challenges. Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on April 10, 2026, he urged policymakers ...

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Catholic Bishops reply President Mahama, Kwakye Ofosu over LGBTQ+ comment

General News of Friday, 10 April 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference says weakening family structures can have long-term social costs The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has issued a public statement on national conversations around the anti-LGBTQ+ bill, responding to recent remarks attributed to President John Dramani Mahama and the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu. The ...

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Alban Bagbin rejects Minority motion on BoG Gold Reserve probe

Business News of Friday, 10 April 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Speaker of Parliament rejects Minority motion on BoG Gold Reserve Probe A move by the Minority in Parliament to trigger an investigation into the alleged sale of gold reserves at the Bank of Ghana has hit a roadblock after the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, ruled the motion inadmissible. The Private Member’s ...

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NPP releases revised guidelines for internal elections

Politics of Thursday, 9 April 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   NPP has revised guidelines for internal elections The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has revised guidelines to streamline its internal elections, following challenges that emerged during the ongoing registration and electoral processes across the country. In a statement dated April 8, 2026, and signed by the party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, the party disclosed ...

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RNAQ vs Ex-Wife: Ghanaians react to judge’s ruling in divorce case

General News of Thursday, 9 April 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Richard Nii Armah Quaye and his wife have divorced Report on court’s ruling awarding a lump sum of GH¢300,000 to Joana Quaye, the ex-wife of business mogul, Richard Nii Armah Quaye, in their divorce settlement has generated differing opinions and reactions on social media. Details of the report indicated that Joana Quaye, ...

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