Category: News
Shippers Authority: No Role in ‘Emergency Conflict Surcharge’ (Gyampo Says Probe Underway)
Ransford Gyampo, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority, has made it clear that the Authority is not in charge of collecting or charging any “Emergency Conflict Surcharge” fees that some shipping lines are said to be charging. He said that shipping lines set their own prices and that the GSA only regulates…
Ghana Launches Africa’s First Food Innovation Hub (Aims for $10m Investment in Blue Economy)
Ghana has started Africa’s first Food Innovation Hub (FIH) as part of the World Economic Forum’s effort to change blue food systems and improve food security across the continent. The hub will speed up new ideas in fisheries, aquaculture, seaweed production, processing, cold chain logistics, and trade. It will also help businesses grow, create jobs,…
MP Baffour Awuah: Finance Ministry Audit Claims Not Backed by Official Report (Parliament Needs Full Disclosure)
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, the MP for Manhyia South, has cast doubt on the credibility of a report that was presented in Ghana’s Parliament and said to be from the Ghana Audit Service. He said that the statement read by Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem did not make it clear that it was based…
AU Appoints Akufo-Addo to Lead Congo Election Observer Mission (Departs March 13)
The African Union has chosen former Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to head its Election Observation Mission to the Republic of the Congo. The mission will go to the country before the presidential elections on March 15, 2026. A statement from his office on March 10 said that the mission will include members of…
Finance Ministry Blocks GH¢8.1bn Irregularities (Tougher Controls, AG Probe to Curb Abuse)
The Ministry of Finance has put an end to what it called “systemic abuse of public funds” after the Ghana Audit Service found GH¢8.1 billion in problems in its report on arrears and payables as of the end of 2024. Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem spoke on behalf of Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson…
Afenyo-Markin: Review AI Aptitude Tests (Says Security Recruitment Must Be More Inclusive)
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader and Effutu MP, has asked for a review of the aptitude tests based on artificial intelligence that are being used to hire new people for Ghana’s security services. He says that many applicants are having trouble with them. On March 10, 2026, he spoke in the Parliament of Ghana and…
EOCO Freezes Wontumi’s GH¢50m (Part of GH¢1.5bn Assets Seized in Corruption Probe)
Felix Kwakye Ofosu has said that about GH¢50 million that belongs to Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, has been frozen as part of ongoing investigations into financial crimes. He told PM Express on Joy News that the Economic and Organized Crime Office took the action to protect money that…
Cabinet OKs Special Tribunals (To Speed Up Corruption, Illicit Wealth Cases Under ORAL)
Felix Kwakye Ofosu says that the Cabinet has agreed to bring back special tribunals to speed up cases of corruption and illegal wealth. This is meant to cut down on delays in the judicial system and make it easier to handle cases related to the government’s Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative. The Abura Asebu-Kwamankese…
Gov’t: No Interference in ORAL Cases (Says Over GH¢1.5bn Assets Seized, Reforms Coming)
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, a government spokesperson, has turned down calls for the government to pressure the courts to speed up prosecutions under the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative. He said that the government will not interfere with the courts. Kwakye Ofosu said on PM Express on Joy News that the government’s job is only…