By Joyce Gyekye Two environmental NGOs in Ghana — Abibinsroma Foundation and HATOF Foundation — have been granted observer status at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). They are the only organisations from West Africa among 14 newly admitted groups, with others drawn from North Africa, Europe, Asia and global institutions. The IPCC brings together leading scientists from around…
Month: May 2026
Ghana @ 60: a Poem written by Emmanuel Kwaku Dei Nuamah on March 4, 2017
In the Decade ago you stood before us as GOLD But now you are standing before us as DIAMOND You have made us who we are today And you helped your equals to be emancipated Now at 60 you are shining like a DIAMOND Through your illustrious son Kwame Nkrumah Independence spread like wildfire in Africa Through your noble son…
World Athletics President to grace Accra 2026
Sebastian Coe, president of the World Athletics, would arrive in Ghana on Saturday, May 9, ahead of the opening of the African Senior Athletics Championship in Accra. Coe is expected to attend the five-day competition with a high powered delegation including his three vice presidents. Source link
2026 TV3 Talented Kidz: Winner not a 'Kid' Afterall!
TV3 Network Limited stamped its authority as the veritable home of reality television shows in Ghana when, in 2010, it premiered a novel TV show called Talented Kidz . The station 39;s management had previously launched reality TV shows, viz. Source link
GPHA Delegation Attends Burkina Faso Culture Week And Tours Its Newly Refurbished Office
The Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Major General Paul Seidu Tanye Kulono, has led a delegation of the Authority as part of Ghana’s participation in the 22nd edition of Burkina Faso’s National Culture Week. Burkina Faso remains Ghana’s largest transit trade partner, with a long standing commercial relationship supported by the use of Ghana’s ports as…
Exchange rate stabilisation leads to major savings in external debt servicing – Economist justifies BoG's losses
According to him, the programme helped improve Ghana’s external position, including a significant increase in import cover and stronger reserve buffers. Source link
Pilgrims from Bawku travel together for Hajj in landmark move
In a significant and symbolic development, all passengers on the first Hajj flight from a single Ghanaian community, Bawku, have travelled together in what officials of the Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana describe as a historic step toward unity and reconciliation. The unprecedented arrangement saw prospective pilgrims from different factions within the Bawku community board the same aircraft, marking the…
Ghana to reopen diplomatic mission in Mexico
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ghana, has announced plans to reopen Ghana’s diplomatic mission in Mexico as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations and expand cooperation. The announcement was made during a consultative visit to Mexico by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, James Gyakye Quayson, who formally communicated the government’s intention to Mexican authorities. The reopening is expected…
One dead as gunmen intercept passenger bus in bloody Walewale-Nasia highway ambush
One person is reported dead following a violent armed attack on a passenger bus on Saturday, 2 May 2026. The incident involved a vehicle with registration number AS 4941-25, travelling from Zebilla in the Upper East Region to Tamale in the Northern Region, when it was caught in a bloody ambush at Nasia near Walewale in the North East Region.…
Mahama pledges 40 additional armoured vehicles to bolster police operations
The government is set to double the tactical mobility of the Ghana Police Service with the procurement of 40 additional armoured vehicles, a strategic move aimed at providing officers with superior protection during high-risk combat operations. President John Dramani Mahama made the high-profile announcement during the official commissioning of the new Divisional Police Headquarters at Laasi, located in the Lower…
