August 04
Ghana: Ghana's Debt Now Sustainable With Capacity to Absorb Shocks - Ato Forson
Ghanaian Times
Ghana's public debt has become sustainable and, for the first time, has sufficient capacity to absorb economic shocks, Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced. Read more »
Ghana: High Court Freezes Miracle's Accounts, Properties Over Alleged Gh¢55m Fraud
Ghanaian Times
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has secured a High Court order, freezing five bank accounts and four landed properties belonging to the former Executive Secretary of… Read more »
Ghana: Police Divert Traffic On Accra-Kumasi Highway Following Accident On Birimso Bridge
Ghanaian Times
Traffic on the Accra Kumasi Highway was temporarily diverted after a three vehicle pile-up road crash on Sunday at Birimso Bridge in the Eastern Region completely blocked the N6… Read more »
Ghana: GPS Allays Fears of Prospective Applicants in Ongoing Recruitment Exercise
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Police Service has assured applicants in its ongoing 2025/2026 recruitment exercise that those yet to be invited for document validation remain under consideration and… Read more »
Ghana: Black Satellites Exit Wafu B U-20 Tourney... Konadu Vows Team Will Bounce Back Stronger
Ghanaian Times
Black Satellites Head Coach, Maxwell Konadu, says Ghana will use the lessons from the 2026 WAFU B U-20 Championship to build a stronger and more competitive squad for next year's… Read more »
Ghana/Cameroon: Wafcon 2026 - Black Queens Fall to Cameroon
Ghanaian Times
The senior women national team, Black Queens, suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Cameroon in the second Group C match at the 2026 CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Read more »
Ghana: Team Ghana's Performance At 2026 Commonwealth Games Hailed
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) and Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) Ghana have praised Team Ghana for their performance at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Read more »
Ghana: GPHA Marks 40 Years With Wellness Drive
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has announced plans to establish a dedicated sports centre to promote staff welfare through recreational and wellness activities. Read more »
Ghana: Women, Girls Exploited in Illegal Mining Communities - Report
Ghanaian Times
The International Centre for Safe Migration (ICSM), the Handmaids of the Divine Redeemer Sisters' Foundation (HDRSF) and the Anti-Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons Unit of… Read more »
Ghana: NCCE Urges Students to Fight Corruption
Ghanaian Times
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has urged student groups in Wa of the Upper West Region to promote accountability, uphold the rule of law and reject corruption. Read more »
Ghana: Dagbon Regent Pledges to Uphold Peace
Ghanaian Times
A peasant farmer, Yakubu Abukari, has been enskinned as the Regent of the Dagbon Kingdom, assuming the skin name Kampakuya Na, following the death of his father, Ya-Na Abukari… Read more »
Ghana: Absa Partners Mantrac to Expand Financing Support for Mining, Construction Sectors
Ghanaian Times
Absa Bank Ghana has partnered with Mantrac Ghana to expand access to tailored financing solutions that enable businesses to acquire world-class equipment, invest in productive… Read more »
Ghana: Glasgow Hailed for Saving Games As Baton Passes to Amdavad
Ghanaian Times
The 2026 Commonwealth Games concluded in Glasgow on Sunday night with a vibrant closing ceremony. Read more »
Ghana: Share Fisheries, Marine Biodiversity Data ... FC Urges Gulf of Guinea Nations
Ghanaian Times
THE Deputy Executive Director of the Fisheries Commission, Professor Berchie Asiedu, has called on countries along the Gulf of Guinea to share fisheries and marine biodiversity… Read more »
Ghana: ECG Cuts Losses By 69 Percent As Reforms Drive Financial Recovery
Ghanaian Times
The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has said the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is on the path to financial recovery following reforms aimed… Read more »
Ghana: Dvla to Pilot New Number Plate System This Month - CEO
Ghanaian Times
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) on Friday organised a day's stakeholders' workshop in Sunyani of the Bono Region on a new digital vehicle number plate system… Read more »
August 03
West Africa: Ecowas Donates $250,000 to Support Ghana Flood Victims
Ghanaian Times
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has pledged to donate US$250,000, estimated at about GH¢3 million, to support victims of the recent devastating floods… Read more »
Ghana: Accra's Waste Problem Worsened After Transfer Stations Were Closed
Ghanaian Times
Former Accra Mayor and Ablekuma South MP, Dr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, has revealed that Accra's waste management challenges became worse after waste transfer stations in the city… Read more »
Ghana: Traffic Diverted On Accra-Kumasi Highway After Major Crash At Birimso Bridge
Ghanaian Times
Motorists traveling between Accra and Kumasi are facing major delays today following a serious road crash at Birimso Bridge on the N6 Highway. Read more »
Africa: After Accra, Africa's Health Sovereignty Needs Receipts [analysis]
African Arguments
Dr William Nii Ayitey Menson, Director of Health Financing for Africa at the ONE Campaign, argues that Africa's health sovereignty will only become real when summit pledges… Read more »
Ghana: Police Arrest Two Over Viral Video of Minor Driving Articulated Truck
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 12-year-old boy and a 34 year old man in connection with a viral video showing the minor driving an articulated truck on a public road. Read more »
Ghana: GSE Trading Value Jumps 251 Percent On MTN Dominance
Ghanaian Times
Trading activity on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) rose sharply in the week ended July 31, 2026, with the value of shares traded increasing by 251 per cent to GH¢168.92… Read more »
Ghana: Don't Assent to Tribunals Bill - Minority Leader Urges Pres
Ghanaian Times
Parliament on Friday adjourned sine die, with the Minority Caucus calling on President John Dramani Mahama not to assent to the recently passed Tribunals Bill. Read more »
Ghana: TOR's Revival Is Welcome, but Can It Be Sustained?
Ghanaian Times
President John Dramani Mahama's declaration that the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) "is back" will no doubt be greeted with cautious optimism across the country. Read more »
Africa: Africa's AI Gap Isn't Talent. It's the Door [opinion]
Ghanaian Times
In a teaching hospital in Kumasi, a young data analyst has already worked out how an AI triage tool could cut waiting times on the ward. In a market in Accra, a trader keeps… Read more »
