To protect the continuity of upstream operations and keep production going in mature fields, Parliament has approved extending the West Cape Three Points (WCTP) and Deepwater Tano (DWT) petroleum agreements until December 31, 2040. The extensions, which involve the government, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, GNPC Exploration and Production Limited, Tullow Ghana Limited, Kosmos Energy Ghana…
The ECOWAS Commission has called for big changes to the way elections are run in West Africa so that by 2035, half of all elected positions will be held by women. Sandra Oulaté Fattouh, the Director of the ECOWAS Gender Development Centre, spoke at the ECOWAS Regional Consultation on Political Participation and Leadership of Women…
Alhaji Yusif Sulemana, the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has asked the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands (OASL) to work more closely with traditional authorities, metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies, and other land sector agencies to improve the management of customary land and encourage orderly growth. At the OASL’s 2026 Annual…
The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) says that the government is not doing its job under Article 25(1)(a) of the Constitution to make sure that all children have access to Free, Compulsory, and Universal Basic Education (FCUBE). They point to the fact that there are more than 30,000 classrooms without teachers across the country. The…
The Ministry of Interior has set new dates in February for Category C applicants with WASSCE certificates who were unable to take the Centralized E-Recruitment Portal Aptitude Test because of technical problems during the 2025/26 security services recruitment process. From February 21 to 28, 2026, there will be a staggered mop-up exercise. Applicants for the…
Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the NPP MP for Effutu and the Minority Leader in Parliament, has criticized the Government for not keeping important campaign promises, such as “one job,” “women banking,” and raising cocoa producer prices. He says these broken promises have left many young Ghanaians disappointed. During the UCC Summit on February 21, he spoke…
On record and without ambiguity, the decision by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to reduce the producer price of cocoa to GH¢2,587 per bag is a direct financial blow to Ghanaian farmers. The numbers are not political; they are mathematical. Farmers now lose GH¢1,038 per bag, translating into a staggering GH¢16,608 loss per tonne. This…
In recent months, Ghana has witnessed a disturbing pattern: the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government appears to be misusing state security apparatus to intimidate, target, and harass members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). This is not normal governance; it is a political witch hunt that threatens democratic norms, due process, and the rule…
Franklin Cudjoe, the founding president of IMANI Africa, has praised Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie for ruling that petitions asking for the removal of Electoral Commission Chairperson Jean Mensa, her deputies, and Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng did not make a prima facie case. He said the decision showed that the judiciary is not under the control…
Dominic Nitiwul, a former Defence Minister and MP for Bimbilla, has criticized the government’s response to the recent terrorist attack on Ghanaian traders in Burkina Faso. He says that a real Defence Minister, not the Interior Minister, should have led the efforts since soldiers were directly involved. He said on February 18 that the Defence…
