Minister Emmanuel Armah Buah holds strategic talks with Afreximbank at the 2026 Mining Indaba to advance financing for Ghana’s gold, bauxite, and iron ore sectors.

Board Chairman of the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) has said that Ghana is still ill-equipped to promote and maintain its music and creative arts sector. In an interview with George Quaye on Joy Prime, the highlife legend stated that most Ghanaian artistes do not earn a living from their art. “Ghana is not ready […]

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed Ghana’s readiness to open up for a thorough peer review. He describes the mechanism as an important exercise that will afford Ghana the opportunity to know progress made, and interventions to improve governance. The President was speaking after swearing-in members of the National African Peer Review Mechanism Governing Council […]

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has assured that investigations will be conducted regarding allegations of extortion in the Amansie Central District to enable illegal mining in the area. The Ministry’s Media Relations Officer, Paa Kwesi Schandorf, affirmed that Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the sector minister, has formally acknowledged the development and appropriate action will […]

Public anger over alleged vote-buying during internal party elections is misplaced and should instead be directed at the government and Parliament for failing to enact clear laws to regulate such practices, legal practitioner and governance analyst Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers has argued. According to him, while the public condemnation of vote buying is understandable, the absence […]

The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Jinapor, has engaged representatives of the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) following concerns by some workers over the proposed merger of the Energy Commission and the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). The engagement took place in Accra on Monday Febraury 9. He assured them that the […]

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has commended the Government for the passage of the 24-Hour Economy Authority Bill, 2025 into law. According to AGI, this initiative represents a bold step toward unlocking Ghana’s economic potential through round-the-clock productivity, supported by a framework that stimulates investment, strengthens supply chains, and positions Ghana as an export-led economy. […]

The Accra High Court has dismissed former NSA Deputy Director Gifty Oware-Mensah’s application to halt her trial and refer constitutional issues to the Supreme Court.

Asante Kotoko talisman, Albert Amoah, has called on supporters to remain steadfast and continue backing the team, despite the club trailing Medeama SC by eight points in the Ghana Premier League title race. Speaking on Akoma 87.9 FM, Amoah emphasized the importance of fan support as the team enters a critical phase of the season. […]

The government has initiated a comprehensive recovery and reform campaign in the premix fuel sector following the release of an audit report exposing serious financial mismanagement and governance breaches in the 53 per cent Community Development Fund (CDF), which supports coastal fishing communities. The audit, commissioned by the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MoFA) and […]

The Deputy Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mensah Thompson, says listing cocoa on Ghana’s commodities exchange would eliminate syndications and improve price transparency for farmers. Speaking on TV3’s Business Focus on Monday, February 9, 2026, Mensah Thompson said trading cocoa on a formal exchange would change how the commodity is marketed and […]

Northern-based afropop and rap sensation Sherif Abdul Majeed, popularly known as Maccasio, has been crowned overall Artiste of the Year at the maiden edition of the Ghana Northern Music Awards (GNMA 2025), held on Saturday in Tamale. Maccasio emerged ahead of eight other nominees in the five Northern Region claim the top honour, reaffirming his […]

The committee established by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to look into claims of vote buying and inducement during the Ayawaso East parliamentary primary is scheduled to deliver its findings to the party today, Tuesday, February 10, 2026. A three-member committee was established by the NDC to look into claims that certain candidates used bribery […]

Ghana’s 2025 CPI score rises marginally to 43. Transparency International warns of persistent corruption and weak institutional enforcement despite the slight ranking improvement.

On Monday, 9th, February, 2026, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) , Eric Adjei accompanied by his deputy and the Management Team of the NEIP engaged the Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF) in a strategic discussion aimed at strengthening collaboration in support of The Adwumawura Programme . Venture Capital […]

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama has said that it is normal for the Cedi to occasionally experience short-term depreciation. He mentioned that a number of factors, such as speculation and noise in the market, affect the behaviour of the local currency. “What we have is a managed floating system, […]

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has assured Ghanaians that the central bank will continue to carry out its mandate of price stability. He said that in doing so, the BoG will certainly incur some costs, but the government, through the Finance Ministry, is committed to recapitalising the BoG. Asked […]

Policy Think tank, IMANI Africa, has said that the existential threat to Ghana’s internal party democracy is not who is voting, but the completely unregulated ecosystem of how the pursuit of those votes is funded. IMANI said that until the conversation shifts aggressively toward robust political finance reform, any structural change will be meaningless. The current legal framework […]

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has praised the quality of meals served to pupils under the Ghana School Feeding Programme in the metropolis. The Mayor praised the food, describing it as “nice” and “delicious,” after making an unannounced visit to the Aayalolo Cluster of Schools, John Wesley Methodist, and Accra Sempe Primary Schools […]

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has made the point that good policies pay off. She said this after highlighting the growth of emerging markets. Growth rates across emerging markets—at around 4 percent this year— exceed by a large margin those of advanced economies, at around 1½ percent, she said. […]