The Vice-President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that a number of key national institutions are currently working together to deal with the menace of illegal mining (galamsey). “The whole country will soon see a massive change in this direction,” he assured the nation.

Thousands of university professors worldwide have signed an online petition calling for an academic boycott of international conferences in the United States. The academics are protesting U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order temporarily barring travelers from six majority-Muslim countries: Iran, Somalia, Syria, Sudan, Libya and Yemen.

A former British Prime Minister (PM), Mr Tony Blair, has urged Ghana to take advantage of the tremendous goodwill it is currently enjoying globally to spur accelerated growth and development.

Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Hugo Broos has threatened to quit over management and funding problems in the national team set-up. Broos, who led the team to the trophy in Gabon in February, said he is "seriously considering whether I should continue or not".

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Tuesday swore 10 deputy regional ministers into office, with a warning that he would not fail to axe any member of his administration who placed personal interest above the national one.

A national organising committee has been inaugurated and tasked with the responsibility of engaging various stakeholders in preparations towards the launch of the Planting for Food and Jobs programme.