Ghana Elections

12/08/2026

In contrast to the impression being created that the Chief Justice of Ghana has asked some judges to sit on cases being defended by Lawyers Atta Kyea and Godfred Dame, 26 judges are actually sitting during this legal vacation in 8 regions of the country.

https://www.pacgh.org/post/exclusive-list-of-all-24-vacation-court-judges-nationwide-and-the-courts-they-sit?fbclid=Iwb21leATpezhjbGNrBOl6pnBkb2YBZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEejtPJ6sgMpcRTuwzg0jrQW8dIkDQdF464vsNrnTZHKmNaRPpnMa8p2hHLF7g_aem_dICJRwYUOi8nk1j5mgDBIQ

Source: Manasseh Azure Awuni

There is a raging controversy following the petitions of lawyers Godfred Dame and Atta Akyea to the Chief Justice protesting the continuation of cases against their clients during the legal vacation.Godfred Dame, the former Attorney-General, is defending the former CEO of the National Bufferskock Co...

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24/02/2026

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17/02/2026

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16/02/2026

: Monday February 16 2026. The major headlines today are as follows:

🇬🇭No more foreign funds for cocoa... No mineral will be exported without processing - President Mahama
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10/02/2026

Can Ghana tackle mis- and disinformation with new laws, or do we need to focus on education first?

Host Manuel talks with Alfa (FactSpace West Africa) and Espoire (MIL Advocate) about the risks of bad laws vs. the need for regulation, how laws may affect media freedom and why Media and Information Literacy is key.

Watch the full episode:https://youtu.be/9Lpd-6oSUDg

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