Ghanaian Times media bias and reliability
Ghanaian Times is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 14 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Ghanaian Times biased?
Ghanaian Times is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Ghanaian Times left or right?
Ghanaian Times is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is Ghanaian Times reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for Ghanaian Times. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What Ghanaian Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Ghanaian Times’s own report linked underneath.
Michael Kremer, a 2019 Nobel laureate in Economics, has been appointed the World Bank Group’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics. He is scheduled to take up the position on 1 October 2026, replacing Indermit Gill.
Ghanaian Times reported it asWorld Bank names Nobel laureate as chief economist (opens Ghanaian Times in a new tab)
The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on certain South African nationals, citing race-based discrimination and uncompensated land seizures. South Africa has rejected the US allegations, stating the measures are based on mischaracterised policies and fringe group information.
Ghanaian Times reported it asUS sanctions South Africa over alleged anti-white discrimination (opens Ghanaian Times in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
Ghanaian Times reported it as6 dead, 107 rescued from missing Indonesian ferry in Java Sea (opens Ghanaian Times in a new tab)
Eight Indonesian airports, including Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, were closed on 7 September due to ash from the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption. The transport ministry reported 170,000 people were affected by flight cancellations.
Ghanaian Times reported it asVolcano eruption leaves 150,000 passengers stranded in Indonesia (opens Ghanaian Times in a new tab)
The Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on September 4-5, 2026, with an ash column observed by satellite. Loud booms were heard up to 150km away, and Indonesian authorities placed the volcano under Alert Level III, prohibiting access within a 3km radius.
Ghanaian Times reported it asVolcano eruption leaves 150,000 passengers stranded in Indonesia (opens Ghanaian Times in a new tab)
A U.S.-backed company, North American Blue Energy Partners, is set to take over oilfields in Venezuela previously operated by Chinese and Russian firms. The deal grants the U.S. government a significant stake and preferential access to production.
Ghanaian Times reported it asUS firm to take over Venezuela oilfields (opens Ghanaian Times in a new tab)
Wildfires have killed at least 12 people across several Algerian provinces, with authorities battling 58 blazes amid a severe heatwave. Families have been evacuated from their homes as a precautionary measure in some areas.
Ghanaian Times reported it as12 dead, 54 injured as wildfires hit Northeastern Algeria (opens Ghanaian Times in a new tab)
The football Diego Maradona used for his 'Hand of God' goal in the 1986 World Cup has sold for $3.3 million. The ball was expected to reach closer to $10 million, with its sale price falling significantly short of pre-auction estimates.
Ghanaian Times reported it asMaradona's 'Hand of God' ball auctioned for £2.5m (opens Ghanaian Times in a new tab)
Saudi Aramco has resumed loading oil from terminals inside the Strait of Hormuz after a three-week pause, with three supertankers carrying 2 million barrels each. The company is offering heavy crude cargoes to Asian buyers via ship-to-ship transfers off Fujairah, while six more tankers await loading.
Ghanaian Times reported it asSaudi Arabia resumes oil loadings, sales from inside Strait of Hormuz (opens Ghanaian Times in a new tab)
Zambians began voting on 13 August 2026 in a presidential election that pits President Hakainde Hichilema against 13 challengers. The vote is seen as a referendum on his economic reforms, with results expected on 17 August. Observers note tensions over living costs and accusations of state interference.
Ghanaian Times reported it asZambia election to test incumbent’s economic reforms (opens Ghanaian Times in a new tab)
Lebanon's Parliament passed a general amnesty law on 12 August 2026, the first since 1991, to address prison overcrowding and reduce sentences for thousands. The law, debated for years, was approved without immediate clarity on how many people it will affect.
Ghanaian Times reported it asLebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark parliament vote (opens Ghanaian Times in a new tab)
Serbia's football association withdrew support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid, joining European opposition after FIFA's failed $4.2 billion tournament stake sale. The reversal came 70 days after Serbia initially backed Infantino, with the association calling for new leadership to restore trust in global football governance.
Ghanaian Times reported it asInfantino sorry for errors but stays FIFA president (opens Ghanaian Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump warned Iran that the US would launch major strikes unless the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, while Axios reported an interim deal was near. Oil prices fell below $80 a barrel after US officials expressed hope for a resolution, though no centre-rated outlet covered the story.
Ghanaian Times reported it asIran, Oman make progress on deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz (opens Ghanaian Times in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed progress in negotiations with Iran and Oman to increase commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, though no final agreement has been reached. Qatar and Pakistan are mediating, with a Saudi source suggesting a deal could be announced within days.
Ghanaian Times reported it asIran, Oman make progress on deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz (opens Ghanaian Times in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed Ghanaian Times. We asked on 9 September 2026.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Ghanaian Times.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Accra, Accra Metropolis, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
- Official site
- ghanaiantimes.com.gh
- Seen publishing on
- ghanaiantimes.com.gh
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 14
- Reports listed
- 14
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 6 August 2026
14 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Ghanaian Times has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 14 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Ghanaian Times: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 21 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 9 September 2026.
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