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Huawei board members resign over silence on Ukraine
Two non-executive directors of Huawei UK have resigned over the company’s stance on the conflict in Ukraine.
The BBC understands Sir Andrew Cahn and Sir Ken Olisa felt the firm’s failure to quickly condemn the Russian invasion had made their positions untenable.
Huawei UK thanked both men for their “invaluable guidance”.
Asked by BBC News if Huawei would continue to do business with Russia, the company said: “We are not commenting any further.”
Strong support
The BBC understands both directors felt Huawei should have quickly condemned the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
It is believed that both felt that, although this was a complex situation for the company, the firm’s stance was at odds with their expectations as UK board directors.
A Huawei official said: “Sir Andrew Cahn and Sir Ken Olisa brought considerable experience from the world of business and technology to Huawei UK’s board of directors when they were appointed, in 2015 and 2018 respectively.
“Both have shown strong support for Huawei’s commitment to the UK and have helped uphold the highest standards of corporate governance.”
‘Devastating’ action
News of the resignations comes as the US warned Chinese companies not to breach restrictions on technology exports to Russia.
China abstained on a United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s invasion but its government has also recently expressed “regret” about the military action, saying it was extremely concerned about the harm to civilians.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told the New York Times Washington could take “devastating” action against Chinese companies that defied Russian sanctions, prohibiting the use of US equipment and software needed to make their products.
Russia “is certainly going to be courting other countries to do an end run around our sanctions and export controls”, Ms Raimondo told the newspaper.
The threats echo measures taken against Huawei in 2020, when Donald Trump’s administration added the company to its “entity list”, which bans it from acquiring technology from US companies without government approval.
The US government said at the time it believed Huawei posed a national security threat, something the company strongly denied.
But the restrictions hit the company’s earnings hard and deprived it of access to key technologies.
Source: bbc
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his role in a 2022 robbery at a mining site at Manso Akwasiso in the Ashanti South Region.
The convict, Dominic Ofori, also known as Fanta, was arrested on 16th February 2026 after years on the run. He pleaded guilty before the Bekwai Circuit Court to robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29, and was accordingly sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.
On March 20, 2022, the Manso Adubia District Police received intelligence that a group of armed men from Manso Abodom were planning to attack a mining site at Manso Akwasiso to rob the owner of gold concentrate. Acting on the information, police mounted a coordinated operation and laid an ambush at the site.
At about 5:30 pm the same day, four-armed men arrived at the site, fired indiscriminately, and robbed the miners of their gold concentrate. The police team on surveillance intervened, resulting in an exchange of gunfire.
Three of the suspects, Abu Abubakar, Musah Latif, and Gideon Takyi, sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead on arrival at St Martins Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum. Dominic Ofori escaped at the time but was later arrested and put before the court.
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has assured the public of its continued commitment to combating violent crimes and bringing offenders to justice.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 45-year-old Isaac Boafo, also known as “Duabo King,” for allegedly publishing false news intended to cause fear and panic.
Police said the arrest follows a viral TikTok video in which Boafo claimed that four officers at the Central Police Station in Kumasi engaged in inappropriate conduct with commercial sex workers during night patrols in Asafo.
Officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (Ashanti Region) apprehended Boafo after receiving intelligence about the video.
During questioning, he admitted to creating the video to attract views and engagement online, and acknowledged that he could not prove the allegations.
Boafo also admitted making comments about the President of the Republic for content purposes and could not defend those statements.
He has been formally charged and is in detention as investigations continue.
The Ashanti Regional Police have warned the public against publishing or sharing false information on social media, noting that such acts can cause fear, panic, and damage reputations.
They said anyone found engaging in similar conduct will face legal action.
By: Jacob Aggrey
