Ghana wastes more food than global average while millions risk hunger – Expert

By Jibril Abdul Mumuni/Rebecca Som Accra, May 1, GNA – Professor Marian Asantewah Nkansah, an Environmental Chemist, said Ghana’s food waste problem exceeds global trends, despite millions of people facing the risk of hunger. At the commemoration of …

Plan International Ghana supports emergency response in refugee camps

By Philip Tengzu Tamale, May 1, GNA – Plan International Ghana, a development and humanitarian organisation, is contributing to emergency response intervention for refugees in northern Ghana to help ensure decent lives and wellbeing in the camps. The …

Kofi Totobi Quakyi chairs new board of Ghana Gas

By P.K. Yankey Takoradi (W/R),May 1, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Mr Kofi Totobi Quakyi, former Minister for Information and National Security, as the Chair of the new Board of Directors for the Ghana National Gas Company Limited. …

Ghana Baptist Convention decries devastating impact of illegal mining

By Yussif Ibrahim Ejura (Ash), April 30 GNA – The Ghana Baptist Convention has expressed concern over the widespread environmental destruction caused by illegal mining, warning that the practice poses a significant threat to the lives and well-being of …

May Day: Ghana Bloggers Association celebrates journalists, bloggers

By Stanley Senya Accra, May 1, GNA – The Ghana Bloggers Association has applauded journalists, bloggers, content creators, and workers across the country for driving national development. A statement by Mr. Andre Mustapha Nii Okai Inusah, President of the …

May Day: Let’s work together to create a more prosperous and equitable Ghana — Mahama

President of the Republic, John Dramani Mahama, has called on employers and employees to unite in building a more prosperous and equitable Ghana. Mr Mahama made the call in a social media post on Thursday, May 1, as Ghana joined the rest of the world to …

ACCPA Convenes High-Level Green Finance Workshop in Ghana to Promote  Sustainable Finance

The Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory (ACCPA), with support from The African Climate Foundation (ACF), successfully hosted a high-level Green Finance Workshop on April 29, 2025, at the Fiesta Royale Hotel in Accra, bringing together key actors …

Informal workers in Ghana’s chop bars get no benefit from foreign aid: donors are getting it wrong

Informal street food caterers, popularly known as chop bars, are a key feature of Ghanaian city life. They offer the urban poor the cheapest food. A 2016 survey by the Food and Agriculture Organization estimated there were about 3,300 chop bars in the …

Ghana Unveils Advanced Biometric Passport to Meet Global Standards

Ghana Armed Forces to retire 1995 and 1996 enlisted personnel starting May

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has officially announced the resumption of its general release programme, beginning in May 2025, after a five-year suspension. This development will see the retirement of all military personnel who were enlisted in the 1995 and …