Catalan Trial: Artur Mas Independence Vote Case Draws Crowds

Thousands of supporters filled the streets outside a court in Barcelona on Monday as the former Catalan president Artur Mas went on trial. He is accused of serious civil disobedience over Catalonia’s unofficial vote in November 2014 seeking independence from Spain. The vote went ahead in defiance of an order from Spain’s constitutional court. Prosecutors … Read more

Spanish Court Suspends Catalonia Independence Vote

Spain’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday suspended a resolution by Catalonia’s regional parliament that called a referendum next year on independence from the rest of the country. Separatists in the wealthy, northeastern region have for years tried — in vain — to win approval from Spain’s central government to hold an independence vote like Scotland’s 2014 … Read more

Kumasi, Tamale Airport Contracts Approved

Parliament has passed the buyer credit and commercial contract agreements between the government and some companies for the development of the Kumasi and Tamale international airports. The Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr Cassiel Ato Forson, moved the motion for the adoption of the terms of the agreements and was seconded by the Chairman of the … Read more