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  • Mahama dismisses CDS Oppong-Peprah, other military heads in new GAF appointments

    Mahama dismisses CDS Oppong-Peprah, other military heads in new GAF appointments

    President John Mahama has removed the Chief of Defense Staff General Oppong Peprah and other heads of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).

    He has made new appointments to the leadership of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), naming Acting Service Chiefs as part of efforts to restructure the military.

    The changes, which take effect on March 24, 2025, are intended to strengthen national security and enhance operational efficiency.

    Brigadier General William Agyapong has been appointed as the Acting Chief of the Defence Staff, while Brigadier General Lawrence Kwaku Gbetanu takes over as the Acting Chief of Army Staff. Commodore Godwin Livinus Bessing has been assigned as the Acting Chief of Naval Staff, with Air Commodore Eric Agyen-Frempong stepping in as the Acting Chief of Air Staff. Brigadier General Glover Ashong Annan has also been appointed as the Acting Chief of Staff.

    These appointments are pending consultation with the Council of State, as required by law.

    Earlier today, President Mahama met with the outgoing Service Chiefs, led by Chief of the Defence Staff General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, at the Flagstaff House, where he expressed his gratitude for their commitment and service to the nation.

  • Sudanese Anti-Corruption leader Salih regains his liberty

    Wagdi Salih, a well-known Sudanese politician, was released from prison just one day before his civilian coalition was set to sign a first agreement with the military to end a political deadlock caused by an October 2021 coup.

    Following the ouster of former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in 2019, leftist politician Salih was in charge of an anti-corruption commission and was released on Sunday at a police station in the nation’s capital Khartoum.

    Wagdi Salih

    The generals who had been co-ruling with the civilian Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) until they staged their takeover attacked the committee, stalling the transition that was supposed to lead to democratic elections.

    Salih and a policeman who had been on the committee were both released. His October arrest was seen as “purely political” by his FFC coalition.

    Since the coup, Sudan has been without a prime minister, and its already-in-crisis economy has stagnated as a result of the suspension of billions of dollars in international financial aid.

    The military and the FFC declared on Friday that they intended to sign a framework agreement for a civilian-led transition that would start after a final pact is inked, along with other groups.

    The United Nations, the US, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, among others, have helped to organise talks.

    Salih has been taken into custody by the authorities previously. Security incarcerated him forcibly in the capital city of Khartoum in February.