Ghana has moved beyond having no surrogacy law, with the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2020 providing express statutory recognition to assisted reproductive births and creating a mechanism to regularize parentage from surrogacy. However, the country still lacks a coherent and comprehensive legal regime governing assisted reproduction.
21 hours ago · Daily Guide →
Prof. Kwame Karikari, former Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa, has warned African journalists to expand their coverage beyond domestic party politics and scrutinise foreign interests shaping the continent's economic, political and security future, arguing that journalism must serve as a democratic safeguard and source of accountability.
30 April 2026 · The Chronicle →
France has advised its citizens to leave Mali "as soon as possible" following coordinated weekend attacks by separatist fighters and Islamist militants across the country, including the capital Bamako. Mali's military leader said the security situation was under control, though separatist forces have taken control of the city of Kidal in the north.
30 April 2026 · The Chronicle →
A South African court ordered Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, youngest son of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe, to pay a large fine and be deported for pointing a toy gun and violating immigration laws. His co-accused pleaded guilty to attempted murder of a worker who was shot and wounded at a mansion in Johannesburg where Mugabe was staying.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →