Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has narrowly defeated his long-time rival John Mahama to win a second term, the electoral commission announced Wednesday, sending thousands of his supporters onto the streets to celebrate.

Ghanaians cast their votes in what is expected to be a close race between President Nana Akufo-Addo and his main rival John Mahama.

The annual award of OPEC’s Fund International Development known as OFID was presented to country director of IRC Ghana Vida Duti.

Armed pirates have kidnapped 10 Turkish sailors off the coast of Nigeria.

A top Iranian official has proposed to create a mechanism to barter Iranian oil products with African gold.

More than 200 people have been arrested in a joint anti-terror operation in the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin and Togo.

The military deal between the US and Ghana comes amid escalation of AFRICOM’s military offensive in West Africa.

Six miners were killed and two were injured when the roof of a tunnel collapsed at a gold mining site operated by US-based Newmont in Ghana's southern region.

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Wednesday to protest against a controversial military deal with Washington .

At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured, mostly suffering burns, after a huge explosion at a fuel distribution site in Ghana's capital, local authorities say.