The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has directed the immediate cessation of all hawking, trading and other unauthorised activities beneath the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, warning that violators will face arrest and prosecution. The directive was issued on Tuesday, June 16, during a working visit to the Okaikoi South Sub-Metropolitan District, where the Mayor led a team from the Accra …

The Judicial Service of Ghana has clarified the circumstances surrounding Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie’s recent visit to the Black Stars camp in Canada, following public discussion sparked by photographs of the visit. In a statement issued on Friday, June 19, 2026, the Judicial Service’s Communications Department explained that the Chief Justice is currently on official vacation and travelled to Canada …

French President Emmanuel Macron has cautioned against reducing reparations for slavery to mere financial compensation, stressing that justice for historical wrongs must also include truth-telling, education, memorialization and restitution. Speaking at the High-Level Consultative Conference on “Next Steps” under the United Nations Resolution on enslaved Africans in Accra on Thursday, June 18, 2026, Macron said reparative justice should not be …