Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has spoken out against Ghana’s ministerial vetting system. He says that because the president’s party has the most seats in Parliament, it is easy for presidential nominees to get approved. He said during an interview on the AM Show that parliamentary vetting committees are made up of members from all…
Johnson Asiama, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, has defended the sale of 18 tonnes of Ghana’s gold, saying that it was part of a normal portfolio rebalancing and not a loss of national assets. On March 9, he spoke to the Ghanaian Parliament’s Committee on Economy and Development. He said that the gold…
As part of a compliance review under the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, Ghana has made its diamond export system stronger to make sure that conflict diamonds don’t get into the global market. Sammy Gyamfi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, spoke at the start of the review mission in Accra. He said…
John Dumelo, the Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, has said that the government plans to build 250 Farm Service Centers across the country over the next four years. These centers will help farmers with important services and increase agricultural productivity. He told Joy News on March 9 that the program is part of a…
The Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies has accused Bulk Distribution Companies of raising fuel prices too soon. They say that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East should not yet affect the price of oil products in Ghana. Riverson Oppong, the Chief Executive Officer of COMAC, said on Citi FM on March 9 that the…
Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has asked the Commonwealth of Nations to speak out against the recent attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon and support the removal of tariffs and trade barriers between member states to improve economic cooperation. At the 26th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in London, he talked about…
Yussif Sulemana, a technical advisor at the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, has told Ghanaians that the country is not in danger of running out of fuel right away. This is despite worries about rising tensions in the Middle East and the global oil market’s instability, with crude prices going over $100 per barrel….
Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Ghana’s Minister of Health, said that the government paid GH¢2.6 billion to the National Health Insurance Scheme in 2025 to settle unpaid claims and debts owed to healthcare providers. This cleared up debts that had built up over the years and restored providers’ trust. He also said in Parliament that the Ghana…
The 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City from March 9 to 19, 2026. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, Ghana’s Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, will lead the country’s official delegation. The UN’s main global intergovernmental platform for…
President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to use Ghana’s gold resources to create a “economic war chest” that will protect the country from future financial shocks and help it become more prosperous in the long term. He said in his State of the Nation Address that high global gold prices that last for a…
