A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Karachi East, Safo Ketia, has acknowledged that, the municipality continues to face significant challenges with water supply. The MCE made these comments when he led officials of the Municipal Assembly to appear before the Local Government and Rural Development Committee, which is currently probing audit reports of MMDA’s across […]

An Emirati-backed cement project threatened ancestral prayer caves. The community fought back.

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has issued a strong warning to illegal miners operating on Ghana’s rivers and forest reserves, particularly those polluting water bodies, to either stay away or risk their lives. He said the government, under President John Mahama, is determined to win the war against illegal mining, […] The post Lands

A major blow has been dealt to illegal mining operations in Ghana following a successful raid carried out on September 17, 2025 by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) in collaboration with the 4th Infantry Battalion of the Ghana Armed Forces and officials from the Forestry Commission. The coordinated operation targeted deep-seated galamsey activities within […] The post NAIMOS-Led

A 45-year-old businessman, Bawa Yusif  Sarkodie, has been arraigned before the Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly defrauding a Contractor, James Gyekye, of GH¢400,000 under the pretext of selling him a wheel loader earthmoving machine. Sarkodie, together with two accomplices, Yaw Sam and Fred, who are currently at large, is facing two counts of conspiracy […] The post Sarkodie Allegedly

The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) has chalked a critical milestone by commissioning five scientific laboratories and UHAS Bulletin at a short but impressive ceremony. The laboratories are ZebraFish lab; Graduate Research lab for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences; UHAS Dental Clinic; Imaging Simulation Lab; UHAS Counselling and Wellness Centre, as well as launch […] The post UHAS

A businessman based in Dome, Maurice Osei-Anim, has been hauled before the Circuit Court 11 in Accra, on a charge of attempting to commit a crime, specifically defrauding by false pretence. Presiding over the case, Her Honour Basilia Adjei-Tawiah granted the accused a bail of GH¢70,000 with two sureties one to be justified and the […] The post Businessman in court for

Deputy Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Ms. Mercy Larbi, has reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to human rights and underscored the critical role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. She made these remarks at the opening ceremony of a two-day UPR Civil Society Midterm Review […] The post CSO

Barely a fortnight after the Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) expressed concern over the government’s announcement to construct a six-lane expressway from Accra to Kumasi, former Minister for Roads and Highways and Member of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has added his voice to the criticism, condemning the move as misguided and financially irresponsible. The […] The post Bantama

The Ghana Chamber of Shipping, under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport, has held a one-day stakeholder forum on Ghana’s maritime transport. The forum brought together key stakeholders from Ghana’s maritime, logistics, and transport ecosystem to dialogue on current inefficiencies, port cost structures and pathways to enhance operational transparency and competitiveness. The forum was […] The post ‘Efficiency,

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources, John Kwabena Oti Bless, has highlighted Zoomlion Ghana Limited’s crucial role in managing sanitation in the country. He emphasised that without Zoomlion’s investments, including its waste treatment plants across the country, the sanitation situation would have worsened. He explained that Zoomlion’s contributions extend […] The post But

Israel’s culture minister has threatened to axe funding for the country’s national film awards after The Sea, a story about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, won its top award. The film, which follows a boy from the occupied West Bank who wants to travel to Tel Aviv to see the sea for the first time, won […] The post Israel threatens national film awards after