MILITARY JUDGE SUPPRESSES KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED’S FBI CONFESSION IN 9/11 CASE. (PHOTO).

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 Military judge suppresses Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s FBI confession in 9/11 case A military judge has excluded a confession that alleged Sept. 11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed gave to FBI agents nearly 20 years ago, ruling that the statements were not made voluntarily. The decision is a setback for the U.S. government's long-running effort to prosecute Mohammed, who is accused of helping develop the plot to hijack planes and crash them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Mohammed remains detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, alongside other defendants awaiting trial. Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, the judge overseeing the case, scheduled a June 2028 trial for Mohammed and three other defendants earlier this week. In an order issued Friday that has not been made public, Schrama barred prosecutors from using statements Mohammed made during four days of FBI questioning at Guantanamo in January 2007. Mohammed had previously been captured and held by the CIA, where he was subjec...

GHANA FACES HEAVY EXTERNAL DEBT PAYMENTS- FINANCE MINISTER. (PHOTO).


 Ghana Faces Heavy External Debt Payments – Finance Minister


Ghana’s Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, has warned that the country faces significant external debt servicing costs over the next four years.


Speaking in his first budget presentation to parliament on Tuesday, Forson revealed that Ghana will need to pay $2.5 billion in 2027 and $2.4 billion in 2028, amounting to a total of $8.7 billion (10.9% of GDP) within the period. He also noted that no financial buffers had been put in place to ease the burden.


Ghana is recovering from its worst economic crisis in decades, triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, rising global interest rates, and years of excessive borrowing.


Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama, who assumed office in January, has pledged to revive the economy and create jobs while addressing challenges such as high living costs, an ongoing IMF bailout, and a sovereign debt default in the country’s cocoa and gold sectors.

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