Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health, told Parliament that the government paid GH¢2.69 billion to National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) service providers and GH¢1.5 billion to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund in 2025. He said that the government is committed to bringing back payment discipline and better managing claims to avoid late payments and…
The Government of Ghana has told the boards of state-owned businesses and public institutions to stop all international travel paid for by public funds right away. This is to improve fiscal discipline and keep costs down. The order came from Jubilee House under President John Dramani Mahama and was sent out by Dr. Callistus Mahama,…
Hon. Abdul Kabiru Tiah Mahama, a Member of Parliament from Walewale, has asked for a review of Ghana’s data protection laws. He says that in the digital age, it is becoming more common for people to misuse personal information. During Data Protection Week, he spoke in Parliament and said that talks at a recent conference…
Dr. Godfred Owusu, a general surgeon at Ankaase Methodist Faith Hospital, is worried about the rising number of inguinal hernia cases in Ghana. He says that delaying treatment often leads to emergencies. During a free screening and surgical exercise organized by the Methodist Health Trust at its facilities in Ankaase, Aburaso, and Apagya, he spoke…
President John Dramani Mahama is in Seoul, South Korea, for a five-day working visit. The goal of the visit is to improve relations between Ghana and South Korea and look into ways to work together in trade, investment, and technology. Park Kyongsig, Chung Kwangyong, and Kojo Choi all welcomed him. He will meet with President…
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…
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 said that rising tensions between the US, Israel, and Iran could have big effects on Africa’s economy. He said the Middle East was the “epicenter of global oil supplies” at a meeting with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Arusha on March 2, 2026. He also warned that rising crude…
Ukrainian officials say that at least 55 Ghanaians who joined the Russian army for the war in Ukraine have died. Brigadier General Dmytro Usov told a Ghanaian delegation led by Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa in Kiev that 272 Ghanaians have joined the army in the last three years, with recruitment rising by more…
Jack Dorsey has said that his tech company Block Inc. will lay off almost half of its workers, going from about 10,000 to fewer than 6,000. He says that AI is changing the way companies are built and run. In a letter to shareholders, he said that many other companies are likely to make similar…
