Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana’s seasoned foreign minister, has clinched the role of Commonwealth Secretary General, making history as the first African to hold this position since Nigeria’s Chief Emeka Anyaoku stepped down in 2000. The 61-year-old diplomat prevailed over Mamadou Tangara of Gambia and Joshua Setipa of Lesotho during the[Read More…]
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Ghana: A Top Judge & Acolytes ‘Defraud’ Senegalese Businesswoman
An Appeal Court Judge in Ghana and three accomplices have allegedly defrauded Senegalese businesswoman Sokhna Ka-Bire. The amount involved is closed to $200,000 she wired to Justice Charles Edward Ekow Baiden. “Everything started in 2019 when Ghanian President Nana Akufo Addo made an official visit to France. President Addo called[Read More…]
Ghana Sacks Under-Fire Deputy Finance Minister
Ghana’s beleaguered deputy finance minister Charles Adu Boahen has been sacked by the country’s president Nana Akufo-Addo, a statement from the presidency confirmed on Monday. Boahen’s dismissal came shortly after a meeting with President Nana Akufo-Addo over corruption allegations levelled against the minister in recent weeks. The sacked deputy minister[Read More…]
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