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July 15, 2026, 11:25 pm
Gambia, Ghana Sign Petroleum Deal to Improve Regulatory Capacity and Sector Development
- [Foroyaa] The Petroleum Commission of The Gambia and the Petroleum Commission of Ghana on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening cooperation, institutional capacity building and technical knowledge sharing as The Gambia prepares for the next phase of petroleum exploration and development.
SDA South East Ghana Leads Clean-Up in Adentan
- [Ghanaian Times] The Seventh Day Adventurist Church has urged Ghanaians to embrace government's sanitation efforts to help keep the environment clean.
Ghana's Tarkwa Negotiations Are Testing Africa's New Mining Bargain
- [ISS] The debate surrounding the Gold Fields lease renewal is becoming a test of how African governments navigate resource politics.
Presidents Mahama, Tinubu Petitioned Over Attacks On Jonah Capital Assets
- [Ghanaian Times] The National Association of Ghanaian Communities in Nigeria (NAGHACON) is appealing to Presidents of Ghana and Nigeria to intervene and stop alleged attacks on the assets of Jonah Capital at River Park Estate in Abuja, Nigeria.
National Clean-Up Must Not End in Smoke, Lessons Must Shape Sanitation, Waste Management
- [Ghanaian Times] The two-day National Flood Aftermath Clean up Exercise may have ended, but the lessons from the exercise must continue to shape Ghana's approach to environmental sanitation and waste management.
Dacf Administrator Urges Mmdas to Enforce Laws to Curb Flooding
- [Ghanaian Times] Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) must strictly enforce existing planning and environmental laws to address the perennial flooding recorded across the country, the Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), Mr Michael Harry Yamson, has urged.
GHS Warns of Family Planning Service Disruptions Over Contraceptive Shortages
- [Ghanaian Times] Ghana faces the risk of disruptions to family planning (FP) services following shortages of essential contraceptive commodities across the country, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has warned.
Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin Mourns Passing of Ya-Na Abukari II
- [Ghanaian Times] The Okyehene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has received with profound shock and deep sorrow the news of the passing of Ya-Na Abukari II, Overlord of Dagbon.
Ketasco 1996 Year - Group Donates to Alma Mater
- [Ghanaian Times] The 1996 Year Group of Keta Senior High Technical School (KETASCO), known as Dzolali '96, on Saturday donated a 12-seater washroom facility to their alma mater as part of activities marking the 30th anniversary of their graduation.
Deconstructing Career Monoculture and the Paradigm of Holistic Professional Value in Ghana
- [Ghanaian Times] That most brilliant Ghanaian Senior High School leavers would prefer a graduate degree in medicine or law, to one in engineering, computer or agricultural science, is a direct product of British colonial administration which rated medical officers and legal practitioners as the gatekeepers of middle-class security, colonial respectability and visible proof that formal education enhances social advancement. Engineers and agricultural specialists, who played subordinate roles dictated by expatriate experts,
Invest in Regions to Create Jobs, Drive Growth - Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana Chairman
- [Ghanaian Times] The Founder and Chairman of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana, Mr Sam Ato Gaisie, has called for deliberate investment in Ghana's regions to stimulate industrial growth, create sustainable jobs and reduce the growing pressure on Accra.
Let's Maintain Peace, Stability in Gtf - Lartey Otu Appeals to Members
- [Ghanaian Times] The incumbent president of the Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF), Mr Frederick Lartey Otu, has urged the rank and file of the sport's fraternity to desist from acts that could disrupt the peace and stability of the federation.
Ghana Team for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Unveiled
- [Ghanaian Times] The Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) has officially named Team Ghana's squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, scheduled for July 23 to August 3 in Scotland.
Social Media Influencer Arrested for Making False Claims Against President
- [MFWA] On July 10, 2026, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service arrested 43-year-old social media influencer, Camilla Alhassan, over claims she made on TikTok about Ghana's president.
Ghana's Northern Sovereignty Gap - JNIM and the Burkinabe Border
- [African Arguments] In May 2024, Ghana's former Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Boniface Gambila, offered a candid description of what happens along Ghana's 602-kilometer border with its northern neighbor: 'Believe it or not, they are able to come into Ghana and go back. They move in and go back.' He was talking about operatives of the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), al-Qaeda's Sahelian affiliate, which has spent years waging war in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger while establishing a logistics and support network
Gaf Launches 440-Unit Burma Camp Housing Project
- [Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has launched the Burma Camp Redevelopment Project, an ambitious initiative aimed at delivering 440 modern housing units to improve the welfare of military personnel.
Lack of Training Undermining Nkoko Nkitinkiti Programme - Poultry Farmers
- [Ghanaian Times] The Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association, Ali Muhammed, has attributed the challenges facing the government's flagship Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme to poor planning and the lack of technical training for beneficiaries.
The Perennial Floods in Ghana - the Need to 'Desilt' the Mind
- [Ghanaian Times] It is the mind and the attitude not the gutters!!!!
Solomon Asamoah - Why Global Investors Are Watching Ghana More Closely Than Ever
- [Ghanaian Times] Ghana has always had a certain pull for international investors. It is politically significant, commercially active and strategically positioned in West Africa. It has a strong entrepreneurial culture, a young population and a long record of engagement with global finance, development institutions and private capital.
Police Destroy Eight-Acre Indian Hemp Farm in Volta Region
- [Ghanaian Times] A team of police officers from the Volta Regional Command last Friday destroyed over eight acres of Indian hemp plantation at Peki-Dzake in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region.
Parliament Passes Community Service Bill
- [Ghanaian Times] Parliament has passed the Community Service Bill, 2026 to introduce community service as an alternative to custodial sentences.
What Ghana's World Cup 'Juju Man' Tells Us About Sport and Spirituality in Africa
- [The Conversation Africa] One of the most notable figures of the 2026 FIFA World Cup emerged during Ghana's first match of the tournament: the "juju man," Kailani Ibrahim Kpa, who was famously seen blowing white powder into the air during the game.
Council of State Calls for Joint Action to Curb Accra Flooding
- [Ghanaian Times] The Council of State has called for stronger inter-agency collaboration to tackle illegal developments, poor sanitation and flooding in parts of the Greater Accra Region
Dual Citizens for Public Office ... Council of State Advises Against Passage of Proposed Bill, 2025
- [Ghanaian Times] The Council of State has advised against the passage of the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2025, Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has announced.
FDA, Police Arrest 6 in Swoop On Accra Pubs · for Sale of Illicit, Unregistered Products
- [Ghanaian Times] The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, arrested six persons during an intelligence-led operation targeting the sale of illicit and unregistered products at three pubs in Accra.
Another 'June', Another Flood - What the Maps Have Been Telling Us All Along
- [Ghanaian Times] Every June, the capital city, Accra, collectively braces itself for what has become an unfortunate annual ritual. Yet beyond the headlines and social media videos lies a deeper question: why does flooding continue to affect the same communities year after year and now areas that never got flooded despite decades of appeals and interventions?
Roads Minister Gives Greenhouse International Two-Month Ultimatum Over Have-Hohoe Road Project Delays
- [Ghanaian Times] The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has given Greenhouse International Development (GH) Ltd. a two-month ultimatum to improve work on the Have-Hohoe Road Reconstruction Project or risk losing its contract.
188 Vehicles Impounded in Kumasi As Police Crack Down On Fake Sirens and Illegal Car Modifications
- [Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Police Service has launched a major clampdown in the Ashanti Region targeting drivers using unauthorized sirens, strobe lights, and illegally modified vehicles.
Ghana's Reparations Moment Is the New Face of Pan-African Liberation
- [African Arguments] In Accra this June, the reparations debate moved from remembrance towards political architecture.
Ghana Investment and Trade Week Opens With Focus On 24-Hour Economy
- [Ghanaian Times] The seventh edition of the Ghana Investment and Trade Week has opened in Accra yesterday with a renewed commitment to attracting green energy investments, promoting industrialisation and strengthening partnerships to support the government's 24-hour economy agenda.
