[Ghanaian Chronicle]Parliament yesterday began its journey to serious business on a good note by adjourning sitting to constitute the various sub committees that would propel it for the next four years.

[AEP]Born on September 17, 1958, Mr. Prosper Bani is Ghana's newly appointed Chief of Staff at the Presidency.

[CISA]Accra -The head of state of Ghana, John Mahama has promised to work hard to consolidate the democratic values of the country during the swearing in ceremony before thousands of Ghanaians gathered at the Independence Square in Accra.

[Analyst]President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and delegation are back in Monrovia after attending the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected President of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama in Accra on Monday, January 7.

[SPS]President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mohamed Abdelaziz, concluded on Monday a visit to the Republic of Ghana, where he participate with many presidents and foreign delegation in inauguration ceremony of the new president-elect of Ghana Mr. John Dramani Mahama.

[CAF]Ghana will try again at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations to bridge the ever-widening gap since they last lifted the most prized piece of football silverware on the continent. Favoured to top the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali and Niger and win Group B, the West Africans could face much greater challenges in the knock-out phase, including title favourites Ivory Coast and title holders Zambia.

[AEP]The Electoral Commission has responded to the petition filed by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Supreme Court.

[AEP]The three-term Member of Parliament (MP) for Avenor-Ave Constituency and immediate-past MP for Akatsi South Constituency Edward Doe Adjaho is the newly elected Speaker for the Sixth Parliament in the Fourth Republic of Ghana and takes over from Joyce Bamford-Addo.

[AEP]The Accra Circuit Court Monday ordered the members of the Young Patriots of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to refrain from carrying out their intended demonstration scheduled for Tuesday, January 8, 2013.

[RFI]Political developments following Ghana's presidential elections and Kenya's rules on qualifications for candidates running for public office are two big issues in today's African press...

[ThinkAfricaPress]For the first time, mentally disabled citizens in Ghana cast votes for their president. But is formal enfranchisement enough?