The world’s attention turns to Ghana today as President John Dramani Mahama prepares to address the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, where he will make the case for a fundamental rethinking of how developing countries approach the building and financing of their own health systems. The World Health Assembly […]

The race for dominance in artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, and data sovereignty is already underway, and Africa cannot afford to watch from the sidelines, Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has warned. Speaking at the 16th Oxford Africa Conference in the United Kingdom, Opoku-Agyemang said the continent faced a clear […]

There is not a single psychiatric hospital serving all five northern regions of Ghana, President John Dramani Mahama has acknowledged, as he directed the Minister of Health to urgently review the status of a psychiatric hospital project in Mion and prioritise it for completion. Mahama made the disclosure on Friday […]

The Northern Region is set to become one of the main beneficiaries of a planned investment equivalent to one percent of Ghana’s GDP in commercial agriculture, following the conclusion of Ghana’s Extended Credit Facility programme with the International Monetary (IMF) Fund and the transition to a new Policy Coordination Instrument […]

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister for Local Government to establish a structured framework that brings traditional rulers and MMDAs together to jointly monitor the progress of development projects across the country. Speaking at Jubilee House on Friday during a courtesy call by the Northern Regional House of […]

Ghana has formally concluded its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme with the International Monetary Fund, bringing an end to the country’s financial bailout relationship with the Fund ahead of the original timeline, the government has announced. In a press statement signed by the Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu […]

The Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has called for stronger global partnerships and increased investment in satellite technology to accelerate efforts to bridge the digital divide. Speaking at the Commonwealth Telecommunication Organisation Breakfast Meeting at the ITU Global Symposium for Regulators 2026 in Ankara, […]

President John Dramani Mahama has cleared up the public confusion surrounding two separate housing initiatives for teachers, explaining that the Teacher Dabre project and the newly announced 3 billion cedi housing scheme serve entirely different purposes and should not be mistaken for one another. Speaking at the commissioning of a […]

Teachers in Ghana can now advance to senior ranks in the teaching service based purely on merit, competence, and years of service, without having to wait for administrative positions to become available, following a reform to career progression approved under the Public Service Commission’s scheme of service. At the heart […]

Government has secured a $300 million facility from the World Bank to upgrade 50 senior high schools across the country under an initiative called the Transformative Secondary Education for Access, Results and Relevance for Jobs programme, known as STARR-J. President John Dramani Mahama announced this at the commissioning of a […]