Ghana and Mali sign transit trade deal, targeting fewer checkpoints, lower costs, and a $34 million logistics lift.

The Ghana Shippers’ Authority and the Mali Shippers’ Council have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve transit trade and logistics cooperation between Ghana and Mali. The goal is to make things more efficient, lower costs, and deal with problems like operational bottlenecks and security concerns along the Ghana corridor. The agreement will also encourage…

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GH¢199 million clears Free SHS feeding arrears, GETFund steps in to keep meals on students’ tables.

The Ghana Education Trust Fund has sent out three checks worth GH₵199,471,691 to pay off debts owed to suppliers of perishable goods for the Free Senior High School program (FSHS) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. The payments cover the months of October 2025 to February 2026 for FSHSs and October to…

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Three new visa waivers, 30 days each, Ghana opens doors to Maldives, Zambia, and Antigua without a stamp.

Ghana’s Cabinet has approved three visa waiver agreements with Maldives, Zambia, and Antigua and Barbuda. This means that Parliament can now ratify them and allow people with regular, service, or diplomatic passports to travel without a visa for up to 30 days. On April 22, 2026, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced the decision….

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Nketiah’s bold 2028 target: split Ashanti Region 50-50, no longer NPP’s ‘world bank,’ but a battleground for development.

Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, is sure that the NDC and the New Patriotic Party will be able to split the Ashanti Region’s electoral votes evenly in the 2028 elections. During his “Thank You” tour in Nyinahin, which is in the Atwima Mponua constituency, he said he was determined…

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From GH¢362 million to GH¢5 billion, Common Fund disbursements explode in 2025, now tied to boreholes, classrooms, and 24-hour markets.

Ahmed Ibrahim, the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, said that the District Assemblies Common Fund only gave Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies GH¢362 million in 2024. However, he said that things got a lot better in 2025 when total payments reached GH¢5 billion. At the government’s Accountability Series on April 20, he…

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The LGBTQ+ bill never reached Akufo-Addo’s desk, Jinapor sets the record straight, then passes the ball to Mahama’s government.

Samuel Abu Jinapor, a Member of Parliament for Damongo and the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, says that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the LGBTQ+ bill, was not before former President Nana Akufo-Addo when the New Patriotic Party left office. This means that claims that the former…

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Non-aligned, not neutral, Jinapor to Ghana: build a foreign policy that trades, invests, and grows, not one that picks sides.

Samuel Abu Jinapor, a Member of Parliament for Damango and the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has asked Ghana to adopt a clear and strategic foreign policy based on multilateralism, non-alignment, and economic diplomacy. In an exclusive interview with GTV, he said that Ghana should keep working with groups like the United Nations,…

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Jackson biopic hits theaters, but the child abuse allegations? Reportedly left on the cutting room floor. Will audiences care or cringe?

The new biopic Michael about Michael Jackson is expected to do very well at the box office, even though there is still a lot of debate about whether it will fully address the controversies surrounding the pop star’s life. The movie, produced by Graham King, who is known for the hit “Bohemian Rhapsody,” follows Jackson’s…

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Ghosts gone, GH¢1.7 billion slashed to GH¢7 million, NSA confirms payroll reforms have wiped out phantom personnel.

Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu, the Deputy Director-General of the National Service Authority, says that the problem of “ghost names” on the national service payroll has been solved thanks to reforms that are meant to make verification and accountability stronger. He said that the Authority now uses a multi-level validation process that includes checks at the…

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