The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a nationwide architectural contest aimed at creating a single design for how Ghana's embassy and high commission buildings will look abroad.
The move is linked to President John Dramani Mah…
The Goaso Government Hospital is the only major referral health facility in the Ahafo Region. Despite being the only major referral hospital, the infrastructure is dire because some facilities are inadequate or non-existent.
Additiona…
The Ghana National Catholic Laity Council (NCLC) has thrown its weight behind the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, urging the government to declare a state of e…
The Muslimah Mentorship Network has urged students to prioritise education, remain punctual, and prepare for leadership roles as part of efforts to shape responsible future leaders.
The advice was given by the Assembly Member for Kwao…
About 8,000 Ghanaians recently displaced by violent clashes in Gbiniyiri in the Savannah Region have returned home, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said.
He said the government …
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration will open a Passport Application Centre (PAC) in Bolgatanga in October as part of a wider expansion programme that will see seven new centres established this year across all six n…
Ghana’s arrangement to accept deportees from the United States (US) is covered by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and comes with no financial payments to Ghana, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr Samuel Okud…
The Asia-Pacific region is on course to achieve universal access to electricity by 2030, marking a major milestone in the global drive for sustainable development, according to a new report by the United Nations Economic and Social Com…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with support from the Government of Japan, has concluded a two-day National Workshop on Sovereign Credit Ratings and Development in Ghana. The training forms part of the UNDP Africa Credit R…
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and with support from the Government of Japan, has officially concluded the project “Support to strengt…
Telecel Ghana has hosted the first of its Red Pop-Up activations, a live public showcase of the work of young creative entrepreneurs, as part of its Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Month celebration at Rawlings Park in the central busin…
The organisers of the C&I Energy+Storage Summit Johannesburg (https://Energy-StorageSummit.com/) are pleased to announce the co-location of Water Security Africa (https://apo-opa.co/4n0RaAd) and the Energy Intensive Users Group (EI…
To mark the United Nations Day for South–South Cooperation 2025, ICRISAT organized a high-level webinar on “Scalable Solutions for Crop Improvement and Production Technologies for the Global South” under the aegis of the ICRISAT Center of …
The issue of climate change and its associated impacts, especially on African cities, is a critical topic that demands urgent attention.
Every day, Africa faces the consequences of something it did not cause. While 7 out of the 10 wo…
The African Marketing Confederation (AMC) proudly celebrated the extraordinary achievements of two of its co-founders, Nigel Tattersall and Helen McIntee-Carlisle, who were recently awarded the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Honora…
Fatma Zohra Bendjelida was crowned winner of the inaugural Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Junior Chef Competition which celebrates young aspiring chefs’ creativity and flair in African cuisine and culture.
Loubna Ali Cherif and …
The Central and West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) project, under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Crop Research Institute, has organised a training to equip agricultural officers with skills to monitor cassava…
Child Alert Foundation (CAF), a non-governmental organisation focused on the welfare of children, has called for an extensive systemic reform to Ghana’s education ecosystem to establish a stronger foundation and secure a more credible futu…
Ghana will host the Africa Internet Summit 2025 (AIS’25) from September 29 to October 3, 2025, in Accra.
This year’s event coincides with 30 years of Internet in Ghana, marking the country’s trailblazing role in Africa’s digital transfo…
The Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), a waste management and sanitation has organised a clean-up exercise in Techiman to rid the Bono East regional capital of filth.
With support from the Techiman Municipal Assembly, youth associations and …
Mr Ahmed Ibrahim, the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has admonished physical Planners against charging fees in the issuance of building permits.
He said the practice remained unlawful under the Local Gove…
The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has celebrated the 2025 National Children’s Day with the launch of Engaging Policymakers in Intersectoral Collaboration for Children, (EPIC) Project.
The launch was on the…
The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has been enstooled as Owoabrempong Kru-Kow I by the chiefs and people of the Komenda Traditional Area.
The enstoolment took place during the 2025 Komendaman Nyeyi Festival, held…
Data collection for a project that focuses on the impact of heat stress on women’s livelihoods in some of Accra’s vulnerable communities has commenced.
The initiative aims to collaborate with stakeholders and policymakers to develop c…
The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has issued a stern reminder to individuals, groups, and institutions with outstanding loan repayments to settle their debts by September 30, 2025, without further delay.
In a public n…
Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has reiterated government’s commitment to equipping the Ghana Navy with the resources needed to safeguard the country’s maritime space and drive the national Blue Economy agenda.
Speaki…
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Godwin Livinus Bessing, has revealed that the Ghana Navy is at an advanced stage of acquiring offshore patrol vessels to bolster its operations and strengthen maritime security.
Speakin…
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Godwin Livinus Bessing, has revealed that the Ghana Navy is at an advanced stage of acquiring offshore patrol vessels to bolster its operations and strengthen maritime security.
Speakin…
The 2020 National Best Farmer, Mr Solomon Kwadwo Kusi, will soon unveil a new GH¢8 million cocoa dryer house at Mpataba-Kusikrom, near Elubo, in the Jomoro cocoa enclave of the Western Region.
He explained that with the new dry house …
The Akwatia by-election is days behind us now, and was happily classified as peaceful, partly because there were no flying pythons and human missiles. No blood drops, only a little insult. There could even be thanksgiving services, not for…
The Acting General Secretary of the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurants, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers (IUF) has proposed the ratification of International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 188 standar…
The founder of the Kristo Asafo Mission, Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo Kantanka has died, aged 77.
His death was confirmed in a press statement issued and signed by his daughter and former Member of Parliament (MP) of Dome Kwabenya and Mini…
African youth have been urged to embrace education, investment and accountability as guiding principles in their quest to promote environmental sustainability and demand responsible leadership.
Speaking at the opening of the 2025 Afr…
All banks, schools, and public institutions across Kumasi and surrounding areas will remain closed on Thursday, September 18, in observance of the burial of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III.
The directive, issued by the M…
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources on Friday inaugurated a Timber Validation Committee (TVC) to oversee the export of timber and wood products to the European Union (EU) market.
The inauguration follows Ghana’s acquisition o…
Sustainability and food researchers Joseph Poore, Hannah Ritchie and Charles Godfray look at places where shrinking farmland has freed up land for nature – and ask how far the trend could go.
Throughout the 20th Century, humanit…
Peasant farmers in the Volta and Oti regions have renewed their call on the government to implement a sustainable arrangement for the School Feeding Programme to buy their harvests and support productivity on their farms.
They said th…
The National Chairman of the International Prison Chaplains Association, Ghana (IPCA Ghana), Rev. Steve Mensah, has cautioned students against getting involved in violent demonstrations.
He warned that not only could that unruly b…
The Association for Suicide Prevention Ghana (GASP) has called on the government and stakeholders to invest in mental health to improve the wellbeing of people and reduce morbidity and mortality associated with suicide.
The Association …
Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, the Director of Public Health, Ghana Health Service (GHS), has tasked the Western Regional Health Directorate to re-strategise its efforts to ascertain the driving force behind the spike in Mpox cases in the regio…
The Africa–China Centre for Policy and Advisory (ACCPA) is set to host the first-ever Ghana–China Climate Summit on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 in Accra.
The landmark summit will bring together senior government officials, diplomats, indu…
The Embassy of Peru in Ghana has held the second edition of the Peru – Ghana Trade and Investment Webinar in Accra under the theme “Strengthening Trade and Investment between Peru and Ghana: Exploring Opportunities in Agribusiness and …
The maiden edition of the Korea-Africa Environment Cooperation Forum, a climate-responsive programme with experts and participants from Korea and other parts of Africa has been held in Accra to explore and develop adaptation strategies t…
The Women with Disability Development and Advocacy Organization (WODAO), a development not-for-profit organization has held a stakeholder engagement dialogue to advance the representation of women with disabilities in decision-making.
T…
Mr Salisu Be-Awuribe Issifu, the Savannah Regional Minister, has assured the people of the region that the government is taking concrete steps to address the persistent water crisis in Damongo to ensure reliable access to potable water.
H…
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has commenced nationwide stakeholder consultations on proposals submitted by utility companies for the upcoming Multi-Year Tariff Order covering 2025–2030.
The process began with a media…
The Integrated Social Development Center and the Africa Water Justice Network, a civil societies organization has urged the Public Utility and Regulatory Commission (PURC) to reject the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), proposed tariff i…
The government has taken initial action to join the more than 50 green corridor projects, a global decarbonisation agenda to help mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases contributing to climate change, the Deputy Minister of Transport has…
The Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Mr Eric Opoku, yesterday presented 900 water pump machines seized from galamsey sites to nine regions across the country.
The beneficiary regions are Upper East, Upper West, Savannah, Nor…
A two-day workshop on Ghana’s mid-term United Nations (UN) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) aimed at ensuring and strengthening human rights of member states ended in Accra on Tuesday.
It brought together stakeholders from the Commis…
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