Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called for a stronger and more institutionalised partnership between Parliament, academia and civil society organisations (CSOs) to improve economic governance, strengthen public financial management and enhance legislative oversight in Ghana.
The United States has donated military equipment valued at $4 million to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), reinforcing the long-standing defence partnership between the two countries and enhancing Ghana's ability to respond to evolving security threats across the region.
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has expressed concern over the increasing trend of Ghanaian parents sending their children abroad for education at very young ages, warning that the practice could weaken family relationships and reduce children's connection to Ghana.
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Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called on the South African government to intensify efforts to end the ongoing wave of xenophobic attacks, warning that the violence is tarnishing Africa's international image and undermining the continent's unity.
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Aspiring Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has criticized the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, arguing that the cost of living in Ghana has increased since the party assumed office in 2024 despite official claims of economic recovery.
The government's Post-Flood Mitigation Task Force has begun demolishing unauthorized structures built along the banks of the Tesa Dam and the Legon Boundary Road as part of a broader effort to reduce flooding in the Greater Accra Region.
The Government of Ghana has dismissed claims circulating on social media regarding a viral video featuring President John Dramani Mahama, insisting that the President's remarks have been deliberately taken out of context for partisan political purposes.
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President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his government's commitment to transferring the management of the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) from the Ministry of Health to the University of Ghana (UG), saying the process is now moving to its implementation stage.
Accra, Ghana – July 24, 2026 – Ghana is today commemorating the 14th anniversary of the passing of former President John Evans Atta Mills, whose death on July 24, 2012, remains one of the most significant moments in the country's democratic history.
President John Dramani Mahama has secured a commitment from African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to place the ongoing xenophobic attacks in South Africa on the agenda of the next African Union Summit.
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has announced that biometric verification of the Ghana Card is now the mandatory standard for identity verification across Ghana under the National Identity Register (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2523).
Ghana and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in the fight against organised crime, terrorism, violent extremism, drug trafficking and other transnational security threats.
The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament's Finance Committee and Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr Gideon Boako, has argued that Ghana's Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme should continue to be financed through domestic revenue rather than external borrowing.
