Niger's army has failed to contain the jihadist insurgency, with dozens killed in recent attacks.

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has announced a £5bn UK investment in AI infrastructure and research, including a £735m data centre in Hertfordshire and funding for DeepMind.

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has assured stakeholders of Government’s commitment to swiftly resolving the ongoing conflict between Asanko Gold Ghana Limited and the surrounding local communities. The Minister gave this assurance during a working visit to the company’s site on Tuesday, September 16 2025, following recent tensions that had […]

The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has awarded full scholarships worth GH¢460,000 ($31,000) to 45 female students from mining communities at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), part of an initiative to boost women’s participation in the country’s extractive sector. The awards fall under the Women from Mining Communities (WomCoM) scheme, launched last year […] The post MIIF

The future of the Bogoso/Prestea Mine in the Western Region hangs in the balance, as the government faces mounting pressure from Blue Gold Resources and its partner, Future Global Resources (FGR), who have filed a US$1 billion arbitration claim in the United Kingdom. Blue Gold, a NASDAQ-listed company, says it has secured an US$80 million […] The post Bogoso-Prestea

Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has announced a new government plan to step up the fight against illegal mining or galamsey. This new measure comes amid calls for the declaration of a state of emergency from a number of groups and concerns over the devastation of the nation’s natural […]

 Two rocks, believed to have been carved in the 500 BC by Ndewura Sumaila Jakpa, the founder of Gonjaland, and feature what appear to be Kuf­ic/ Arabic inscriptions had been discovered in the Akamade area of the Klor Traditional Area located within the East Gonja Municipality. It was discovered on August 26, 2025, by the … The post 2 rocks carved in 500 BC by Jakpa discovered appeared first

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has confirmed the disbursement of a record GHS 1 million to each of the 18 Ghana Premier League (GPL) clubs, fulfilling a landmark commitment under its new broadcast partnership with Adesa Productions Limited.The payment, announced by GFA President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku during the unveiling of Adesa as the leagueâ??s broadcast rights holder on July 31, 2025, is a key step in strengthening the financial stability of Ghanaâ??s top-flight

 POLICYMAKERS, academics, and civil society leaders have issued an urgent call for African gov­ernments to pursue deep democratic reforms to ensure economic justice and restore public trust. They argued that while democra­cy remains popular across the con­tinent, its failure to deliver tangible economic opportunities has fuelled widespread frustration, particularly among a youth population that feels … The post Africa

 MTN Ghana has launched a new promotion to re­ward loyal customers of its Mobile Money (MoMo) service. The initiative, dubbed “Still Me Nsa Aka”, which runs from Sep­tember 15, 2025, until December 15, 2025, is being organised under the supervision of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) through its Caritas Lottery Platform. The campaign will see … The post MTN launches promo to reward

 The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has reaf­firmed the BoG’s commitment to maintaining price stability, safeguarding financial stability and creating the condi­tions for inclusive and sustainable growth. “Our commitment remains firm: maintain price stability, safeguard financial stability, and create the conditions for inclusive sustainable growth,” he assured at the … The post  BoG

Every day across Ghana’s cities, particularly in traf­fic-heavy zones, a disturbing spectacle unfolds as persons with disabilities are paraded in the streets to beg for money, often under the guise of needing urgent medical care. What may appear as a humanitarian ap­peal is, in reality, a calculated and exploitative scheme. Investigations and public observation reveal … The post Paraded

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), described as the mother union of drivers across the country, on Monday, led a massive demonstration in Accra to protest against what they called the illegal sale and encroachment of lands earmarked for public transport operations in the capital city. The protest, which drew hundreds of drivers and […] The post GPRTU, Kpone

Convicted South African rapist Thabo Bester has lost a court bid to block Netflix from broadcasting a documentary about his life – including how he allegedly faked his death and escaped from prison. His lawyers argued that Beauty and the Bester was defamatory, but the streaming giant defended its plan to release the three-part investigation. […] The post South African rapist

Ghana’s comedy scene is undergoing change as younger talents turn to digital platforms to reach wider audiences. Among them is Isaac Kofi Dzokpo, popularly known as Hon Ike, who is steadily carving a niche for himself as one of the promising new faces in digital comedy. In an interview, Hon Ike appealed to corporate Ghana […] The post Greater support needed to boost Ghana’s

President John Dramani Mahama has broken ground to mark the commencement of the $10 billion ‘Big Push’ infrastructure initiative across the country. The initiative is intended to accelerate infrastructural development to drive job creation and prioritise the completion of uncompleted and abandoned critical infra­structural projects across all sectors. For the symbolic take-off of the ambi­tious … The post $10bn

 The University for Devel­opment Studies (UDS) will this month roll out academic courses on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to deepen knowledge and build expertise on the conti­nent-wide trade initiative. This makes UDS the second higher learning institution in Gha­na, after All Nations University to adopt the AfCFTA curriculum. The initiative is being … The post UDS rolls out AfCFTA

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) is a committee that was established by the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA) Act 815 (2011) as amended, with the statutory mandate to independently monitor and evaluate the management and use of petroleum revenues. Ghana commenced commercial oil production in 2011. In order to ensure that the nation […]