The government has paid bondholders GH¢10 billion in interest as part of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). This is the sixth coupon settlement and the second one that was made entirely in cash, without any Payment-In-Kind component. This shows that the government’s finances are getting stronger and more liquid. A source in the Finance…
Ghana’s government has contacted INTERPOL and other international law enforcement agencies about a possible cross-border cybercrime that involves the spread of illegal digital content. The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations said in a statement that security agencies are working with international partners and that Russian authorities have been formally contacted through diplomatic channels….
As part of its efforts to fix long-standing gender imbalances in leadership, the government has told all public institutions to follow the Affirmative Action Act, 2024 (Act 1121), which says that at least 30% of their employees must be women. At the Second Annual Conference for Women in Leadership in the Public Sector on February…
The Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has decided that the petitions asking for the removal of the Electoral Commission Chairperson, her deputies, and the Special Prosecutor do not make a strong enough case, which means that the process is over. The Presidency said that seven petitions were aimed at the leaders of the Electoral Commission and…
Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said again that he will hold the government accountable while not getting in the way of parliament’s work. He said that being a good opposition requires both vigilance and restraint. On Channel One TV on February 16, 2026, he said that his job requires him to strike a balance between strict scrutiny…
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has criticized the National Democratic Congress government for not getting any real results in its first year in office. He wants to know if it has started any big development projects or paid contractors who borrowed money from banks to do public works. On Channel One TV on…
There are now more than 1,000 non-immigrant visa appointment slots available at the U.S. Embassy in Accra. This includes B1/B2 visas for business and tourism, and interview dates are open for the next week. On February 17, 2026, the embassy posted a notice on Facebook urging people who wanted to travel to make or change…
Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said that the Minority Whips in Parliament are the most important part of his leadership. He stressed that a strong and coordinated whip team is necessary for the opposition to do its job well. On February 16, 2026, he spoke on Channel One TV’s The Point of View and praised Frank Annoh-Dompreh,…
Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, has said that no one in Ghana can buy or sell state land without his permission. On February 16, 2026, he announced the measure and said it was based on suggestions from a committee set up in June 2025 to look over public land leases…
Due to cash flow problems and rising revenue pressures in the cocoa sector, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced pay cuts for its Executive Management and Senior Staff for the rest of the 2025/26 crop year. The Board said in a statement on February 16, 2026, that Executive Management would take a 20 percent…
