AFRICA
ECOWAS has unanimously endorsed Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama as West Africa’s sole candidate for the 2027 African Union Chairmanship, highlighting Ghana’s diplomatic influence, Mahama’s regional leadership experience, and the bloc’s push for stronger continental representation.
The Reverse Brain Drain: How Ghana’s Vice-President Is Rallying Global Sons and Daughters in Iowa for an Economic Comeback” explores Vice-President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang’s mission to mobilize Ghana’s diaspora, turning global talent, skills, and investments into a driving force for national economic transformation.
INTERNATIONAL
The Trump administration has paused all immigration, green card, and citizenship applications from 19 non-European countries following the Washington National Guard attack involving an Afghan suspect. The new directive orders a full re-review of pending cases, expands June’s travel-ban restrictions, and sparks nationwide concern as oath ceremonies and naturalisation interviews are abruptly cancelled. Immigration experts warn thousands could face indefinite delays under the heightened national security framework.
“Why isn’t Harvard saying that almost 31% of their students are from FOREIGN LANDS, and yet those countries, some not at all friendly to the United States, pay NOTHING toward their student’s [sic] education, nor do they ever intend to.”
INVESTIGATIVE & DATA INSIGHT
LIFESTYLE
Ghana faces rising structural youth unemployment as industries struggle to find skilled technicians, warns President John Dramani Mahama at the Doha Forum. This in-depth investigative report examines the urgent need for technical and vocational training, the launch of the National Apprenticeship Programme, alarming labour statistics, expert insights from Ghana and abroad, and the deep skills mismatch threatening the country’s economic future.
Ghana’s 2026 Budget unveils a new 198.7km six-lane Accra–Kumasi Expressway, the nation’s first true high-speed highway. This Special Report by Ghanaian Watch explores the full route, engineering features, interchanges, financing plan, expert opinions, and impact on travel, trade, and national development.
DOCUMENTARIES
In the long and winding journey of nations, there comes a moment when conscience must rise higher than comfort, and integrity must stand taller than politics. Today, Malik Basintale, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), has sounded such a clarion call — a call that echoes from the lips of the ordinary youth in Suame, from the tired market women of Agbogbloshie, and from the weary street cleaners of Accra.