The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa an international health emergency. Here is the story in 15 seconds.

ACCRA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The Bank of Ghana is further relaxing foreign exchange restrictions imposed in February in a bid to halt a slide in the cedis currency, including a $1,000 limit on over-the-counter cash withdrawals, it said on Friday.

Are NPP delegates meant to be free agents or delegates with pledged votes? On August 31, 2014, some 828 delegates of the Special Electoral College of Ghana's largest opposition party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), will gather in 10 regional polling centres to vote. Their job is to shortlist to five the seven candidates vying to be the party's presidential candidate for the 2016 election. Each delegate is entitled to one vote.

ACCRA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The Bank of Ghana said the yield on its 91-day bill rose to a fresh three-year high of 25.0174 percent at Friday's auction, from 25.0104 percent at the last sale.

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, one of the largest financial services institution in Africa, has released its unaudited financial results for the first six months of the year, showing positive growth in financial indices.

Dark and Lovely announced the launch of Dark and Lovely Crème 6 Oils body lotion, the first multi-active formula which combines six natural oils to help combat the six most common imperfections affecting African skin on the Ghanaian market.

Islamic State fighters have taken control of large parts of northern Iraq since launching an offensive in June The US says it has launched an air strike against militants from the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq. The Pentagon said American aircraft attacked artillery that was being used against Kurdish forces defending the northern city […]

Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Minister of Education Ghana’s Education is heading for a crisis situation as the University of Cape Coast suspends its date of reopening as university lecturers protest non-payment of books and research allowance. The students of the university are already wailing over the possibility of sitting at home when their reopening date […]

Ex-convict, Eric Amoateng, who is facing allegations of fraudulent acquisition of passport following his release from an American jail, has been granted bail. He was released on a bail of GH₵200,000 with three sureties to justify. He was also asked to report to police twice a week — Mondays and Fridays — and deposit the alleged […]