The Netherlands and Germany drew 1–1 in a Nations League match managed by Xavi Hernandez and Jurgen Klopp respectively. Arsenal's Kai Havertz and Sunderland's Brian Brobbey both went off injured during the first half.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama told the UN General Assembly that the resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as a grave crime against humanity must lead to structural transformation of global systems, not just gestures. He called for dismantling unfair trade regimes, predatory resource extraction, and discriminatory credit ratings to achieve real repair.
24 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
At the 81st UN General Assembly in New York on September 24, 2026, President John Dramani Mahama delivered a speech calling for systemic international reform, global justice, and renewed commitment to human dignity. He reflected on Ghana's cultural heritage and the concept of belonging, cautioning against its weaponisation into nativism and xenophobia while emphasising the shared humanity of all global citizens.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama acknowledged steps by the Netherlands, Germany, and France toward returning African cultural heritage, but urged moving beyond individual acts of restitution to establish standardized international mechanisms that would make the return of African cultural property predictable rather than exceptional.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
At the UN General Assembly in New York, President John Dramani Mahama called for the immediate and unconditional return of African human remains held in museums and institutions outside the continent, emphasizing that they must not be treated as museum objects or scientific specimens. He cited the case of King Badu Bonsu II of Ahanta, whose head was held in the Netherlands for about 170 years before being returned to Ghana in 2009, and argued that legal and administrative barriers should not prevent African countries from recovering their ancestors' remains.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
At the UN General Assembly, President Mahama called for deeper international action on reparatory justice, arguing that acknowledgement of the transatlantic slave trade must be followed by structural changes to global systems including reforms to international trade, financing, and resource extraction systems that continue to disadvantage Africa and people of African descent.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama has called on the United Nations and holding nations to establish a permanent, institutionalised global system for the restitution of Africa's cultural heritage, with immediate unconditional return of all human remains. He made the call at a High-Level Side Event on Reparatory Justice at the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, noting that restitution is fundamentally about dignity and people, not static museum objects.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The opposition New Patriotic Party has called for urgent action to address what it describes as a growing drug trafficking menace, warning it poses a national security threat and damages Ghana's international image. The party cited 12 cocaine-related incidents over an 18-month period, including a March 2025 seizure of more than 3.3 tonnes of cocaine valued at over $350 million.
24 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's government is budgeting for a modern museum in the 2027 Budget to receive and preserve cultural artefacts being repatriated from countries including the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, and France, which the government expects will also serve as a tourism and economic asset.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana is pursuing strategic bilateral partnerships aimed at creating jobs, expanding industrial production and deriving greater value from its natural resources through cooperation on labour mobility, visas, trade, investment, infrastructure and resource processing. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa disclosed at the UN General Assembly that the government has scheduled more than 20 bilateral meetings with countries including Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and Germany, with particular focus on railway expansion and establishing factories to process raw materials locally.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Asante Akyem North MP Ohene Kwame Frimpong remains in custody in Amsterdam after two bail applications were rejected. He faces an extradition hearing on November 18, 2026, over allegations linked to romance scams and money laundering.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →