Eye on Africa - US Detains Ghana's Fugitive Former Finance Minister

Eye on Africa - US detains Ghana's fugitive former finance minister

In tonight's edition, Ghana fugitive ex-finance minister is held by ICE in the US. Also, ahead of election, Uganda's security forces are accused of using violence against the opposition. And as AFCON…

Ofori-Attah: Ghana’s  ex- minister, facing 78 corruption charges, detained in US

Former Ghanaian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been taken into custody by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

US Immigration detains ex-Ghana Finance Minister amid corruption probe

United States (US) immigration authorities have detained Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, who is wanted in his home country over alleged corruption, according to his legal team. Ofori-Atta, 66, has been in the United States since January last year for medical reasons, including surgery related to prostate cancer. In The post US Immigration detains ex-Ghana Finance Minister amid corruption probe appeared first on National Accord N…

US Immigration Detains Ghana’s Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta Amid Corruption Case

United States immigration authorities have detained Ghana’s former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, a development that has sparked renewed debate over his ongoing corruption case back home and raised questions about international cooperation in high-profile financial crime investigations. Akahi News gathered that Ofori-Atta was taken into custody by officials of the US Immigration and Customs […] The post US Immigration Detains Ghana’s Forme…

US arrests Ghana’s former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta, details emerge

Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been arrested and detained by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in Virginia.

US detains Ghana’s ex-finance minister

Ghana’s former finance minister, who is wanted at home on suspicion of corruption, has been detained by US immigration, his lawyers said.Ken Ofori-Atta, 66, has been in the United States since January last year to receive medical treatment, including prostate cancer surgery.The former minister, who was declared a fugitive last February and was formally charged with corruption in November, has applied to extend his stay in the US, his lawyers sai…