The Service has officially launched its 2026 Integrated Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Campaign, a major public health intervention aimed at eliminating three debilitating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis), and Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia). Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Director of the Public Health Division, welcomed stakeholders and emphasized that this year’s intervention is a...
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Ghana Reaffirms Commitment to Inclusive Social Protection at Ethiopia Knowledge Exchange
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Hon. Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has led a Ghanaian delegation to participate in the Knowledge Exchange and Closing Event for Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme Phase Five (PSNP 5). The high-level gathering brought together ministers, policymakers, development partners, civil society organizations, private sector actors, and social...
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Interior Minister Sets Up Inquiry Committee on Building Collapses
Interior Minister, Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has inaugurated a 13-member Committee of Inquiry to investigate the causes of Ghana’s recent spate of deadly building collapses, describing them as “failures of systems, processes, oversight and accountability.” Speaking at the Ministry of the Interior, the Minister stressed that the probe must go beyond structural defects to examine defective...
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President Mahama Rallies Black Stars Ahead of World Cup Opener
President John Dramani Mahama has issued a stirring message of support to Ghana’s national football team, the Black Stars, as they prepare for their opening match against Panama in Toronto at the FIFA World Cup. In an official statement released by the Presidency Communications, the President, government, and people of Ghana pledged their full backing...
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BoG Converts Rural Banks into Community Banks
The Bank of Ghana has announced the conversion of the Rural Banking Sector into the Community Banking Sector, marking a major milestone in the country’s microfinance reform agenda. In a statement issued by its Communications Department, the central bank said the change is in line with the Revised Microfinance Sector Framework, 2026 (Notice No. BG/GOV/SEC/2026/03)....
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Algerian Speaker Joins Accra Conference on UN Resolution
The Speaker of the Algerian Parliament, Mr. Azouz Nasri, has arrived in Ghana to take part in the Next Steps High-Level Consultative Conference on the implementation of the landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans. Mr. Nasri was welcomed at the Jubilee Lounge by Ghana’s First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Bernard...
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Austrian Envoy Calls on Speaker Bagbin, Reaffirms Bilateral Ties
The Austrian Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Johannes Gleissner, has paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, in Accra, reaffirming Austria’s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations. Ambassador Gleissner praised Ghana’s stable democracy and robust parliamentary oversight, noting that these values provide fertile ground for deeper cooperation. He highlighted...
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CSA Urges Universities to Strengthen Cybersecurity After UK Attack
The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has cautioned Ghanaian universities to strictly adhere to the Directive for the Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) following a major cyber-attack on the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. The attack, which compromised sensitive data of approximately 450,000 students and alumni, has underscored the vulnerability of educational institutions...
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World Bank Approves $300 Million to Support Ghana’s Education Reform
The Ministry of Education has announced that the World Bank has approved a financing package of US$300 million to support Ghana’s transition from the double-track secondary education system under the STARR-J Project — the Transformative Secondary Education for Access, Results and Relevance for Jobs initiative. According to the Ministry, the project represents a major intervention...
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Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire Deepen Cocoa Alliance
President John Dramani Mahama has returned to Accra after a landmark bilateral summit with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, where the two leaders strengthened ties to secure the future of the cocoa industry and improve farmers’ livelihoods. The Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana High-Level Summit on the Future of the Cocoa Economy culminated in the signing of...