Cocoa farmers across the country are threatening a nationwide demonstration next week over unpaid monies owed by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for cocoa beans supplied since November 2025. The farmers say months of delayed payments have plunged them into severe financial hardship, affecting their ability to cater for basic needs, including healthcare and school […]

The African Union Commission (AUC) is conducting baseline studies across its member states to map current emission levels and identify major sources of air pollution.  It is focusing particularly on transport systems and rapidly growing urban areas, and guide practical measures to reduce pollution.  Dr Samuel Ogallah, the Climate Change Coordinator at the AUC, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview at the weekend that the […]

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has effected changes in the Police top hierarchy, with immediate effect. A letter titled “Postings – Senior Police Officers”, dated February 2, 2026, and sighed by the IGP, announced the new command changes. Under the reshuffle, Commissioner of Police (COP) Dr Sayibu Pabi Gariba moves from […]

A total of 295 persons lost their lives in road crashes in the Central Region in 2025. The figure represents an increase of 91 deaths over the 204 recorded in 2024, and accounts for about 10 per cent of the 2,949 national fatalities recorded during the year. The Central Regional Manager of the National Road […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied allegations made by a woman claiming to be the sister of 18-year-old Nana Agyei Ahyia, a Ghanaian student who died while studying at Riga Technical University in Latvia. The woman alleged in a widely circulated video that Nana Agyei’s mother was required to pay for travel arrangements with […]

President John Dramani Mahama on Friday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening the operational readiness of the Ghana Armed Forces to confront emerging security threats, particularly violent extremism and transnational crime spilling from the Sahel region.  He said the evolving security environment in West Africa, especially along Ghana’s northern borders, required sustained investment in equipment, personnel, welfare and inter-agency cooperation to preserve […]