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Accra to Run Buses Against Traffic Using “ContraFlow” Arrangement to Ease Rush-Hour Gridlock

September 28, 2026

From September 29, Ayalolo buses will run against oncoming traffic on sections of three of Accra's busiest roads during rush hours. The plan could make bus trips faster. Whether it can be kept up over time depends on enforcement, the size of the fleet and road safety.

Why Nigeria Has Not Conducted a National Census in Two Decades

September 28, 2026

Local Brands Hold 84% of Ghana’s FMCG Market as Household Spending Jumps 12.9%

September 23, 2026

Court Filings Detail Alleged Romance-Scam Money Trail Linked to Ghanaian Member of Parliament

September 23, 2026

Ghana Loses $235m Arbitration Battle Over Failed Desalination Plant as Local Residents Go Without Water

September 22, 2026

The Cost of Europe’s Selective Silence on Sudan’s War

September 21, 2026

Under Scrutiny: The Troubled Tenure of Ghana’s Sports Authority Director General

September 21, 2026

Are Ghana’s Ports Becoming a Recurring Point of Entry for Drug Traffickers?

September 16, 2026

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Demolition of Historic Accra Turf Club Ignites Land Dispute and Public Outcry

September 11, 2026

Paying for Justice: How Ghana Keeps Failing Victims of Sexual Assault

September 7, 2026

Twenty-Six Years On, Construction of a High Court Complex in Wa Remains Stalled

September 6, 2026

OSP Opens Probe Into Disputed GHC 70,000 Memo Tied to Parliamentary Vetting

September 4, 2026

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Afrochella Was Pitched as Africa’s Biggest Homecoming Festival. Coachella Filed a Lawsuit for Copyright Infringement

July 20, 2026

Togo Tech Minister Cina Lawson is Africa’s Digital Darling. But Internet Shutdowns Under Her Watch Are Hard To Ignore

July 9, 2026

Ghana Doesn’t Have Enough Cinema Screens for Filmmakers. Jacqueline Nsiah Started a Fund To Build One in Her Hometown

June 2, 2026

Amanda Clinton Lost Her Bid to Run Ghana’s Football Federation. Her Legal Career Has Never Been Bigger

May 27, 2026

Women Who Fight: For Ghanaian Female Boxers, The Path To Acceptance is Paved with Side Hustles and Social Stigma

May 14, 2026

A Former UK Footballer Built a Fintech Startup in Ghana. After Setbacks, He Pivoted To AI with Positive Results

May 12, 2026

A Partner In Ghana’s UAE AI Hub Deal Was Named In The Epstein Files. Another Has a Controversial History with Surveillance

May 7, 2026

She Was Appointed as Amnesty’s First Female Country Director in Ghana. Now Genevieve Partington is on a New Mission

April 16, 2026

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Court Filings Detail Alleged Romance-Scam Money Trail Linked to Ghanaian Member of Parliament

September 23, 2026

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According to detailed US court filings obtained by GhanaWeb, Asante Akyem North MP Ohene Kwame Frimpong allegedly moved more than $2 million in romance-scam proceeds through Chicago bank accounts and shell companies before wiring funds to China, India and Ghana

OSP Opens Probe Into Disputed GHC 70,000 Memo Tied to Parliamentary Vetting

September 4, 2026

3 mins read

Special Prosecutor to investigate authenticity of document, source and purpose of alleged funds, as Minority Caucus dismisses it as fake

Ghana’s State Owned Enterprises Posted a GHS21.8bn Profit in 2025. The Number Hides More Than It Reveals

August 31, 2026

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A GHS21.8 billion profit figure headlines Ghana's 2025 State Ownership Report, but an analysis finds that surplus rests on a handful of outliers, a newly created entity absorbing an old one's books, and a currency swing sitting atop a worsening core business at the country's power utility.

Former Aspirant MP Says Vetting Committee Failed to Address a Seven-Year-Old Sexual Assault Claim Of a Supreme Court Nominee

August 30, 2026

4 mins read

Gender advocate Akosua Manu says nominee Anthony Forson Jnr should have been made to answer a 2019 rape allegation before Parliament confirmed him to the apex court

GoldBod Buyers Squeezed by Payment Delays as Ghana’s Gold Agency Loses Central Bank Backstop

August 24, 2026

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Licensed buyers say they have gone unpaid for up to three weeks even as bullion prices surge, exposing the funding gap left by the Bank of Ghana's exit from gold financing

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Local Brands Hold 84% of Ghana’s FMCG Market as Household Spending Jumps 12.9%

September 23, 2026

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Ghanaian households increased fast-moving consumer goods spending by 12.9% in 2025, but local and regional brands captured the overwhelming share of consumer choice, according to new Brand Footprint data, with Milo holding its top spot and Kivo posting the sharpest gains

Are Ghana’s Ports Becoming a Recurring Point of Entry for Drug Traffickers?

September 16, 2026

4 mins read

A €225 million cocaine seizure in France, traced back to a container shipped from Ghana, has reignited scrutiny of the country's ports — and revived memories of a 2011 presidential outburst that promised, and failed, to fix the problem

Court Authorizes Enforcement Action Against Oxford Street Hotel Tied to Businessman Known as Cheddar

July 22, 2026

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A Ghanaian High Court authorized police assistance for a British investment firm and a court-appointed receiver to take control of a landmark luxury hotel in the capital

Black Volta Standoff: President Mahama’s Brother’s Firm Allegedly Defies Two Court Orders in $100M Gold Mine Dispute

July 9, 2026

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Engineers & Planners (E&P), headed by Ibrahim Mahama, brother of President John Dramani Mahama, is allegedly refusing to relinquish the Black Volta gold mine despite two separate legal rulings ordering it to stop occupying the site

Ghanaian Editor Given Seven Day Jail Sentence Over Coverage of Petraco-Springfield Fraud Dispute

June 25, 2026

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The conviction of Larry Dogbey of The Herald raises press freedom questions as Ghana's courts wade deeper into the Petraco-Springfield saga

Society, Lifestyle and Culture

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Accra to Run Buses Against Traffic Using “ContraFlow” Arrangement to Ease Rush-Hour Gridlock

September 28, 2026

3 mins read

From September 29, Ayalolo buses will run against oncoming traffic on sections of three of Accra's busiest roads during rush hours. The plan could make bus trips faster. Whether it can be kept up over time depends on enforcement, the size of the fleet and road safety.

Why Nigeria Has Not Conducted a National Census in Two Decades

September 28, 2026

3 mins read

Nigeria's last census was conducted in 2006. Since there, there have been setbacks and delays in conducting a new one to ascertain Nigeria's population

Ghana Loses $235m Arbitration Battle Over Failed Desalination Plant as Local Residents Go Without Water

September 22, 2026

4 mins read

Spanish infrastructure group Cox wins award against Ghana Water and the state, deepening a crisis that has left over 500,000 residents rationing water for nearly a year

Under Scrutiny: The Troubled Tenure of Ghana’s Sports Authority Director General

September 21, 2026

3 mins read

Ghana's National Sports Authority is facing its most serious crisis in years, as Acting Director-General Yaw Ampofo Ankrah becomes the subject of a police investigation into an alleged $623,000 World Cup visa scheme — the latest in a string of controversies that have defined his time in office

Gaps in Accra’s Building Permit System Need a Reality Check After Recurring Floods

September 14, 2026

4 mins read

When soldiers tore down the Pink Flamingo Lounge on a Sunday morning in September, they were clearing more than a lagoon buffer zone. They were confronting a permit system that has, for years, made unauthorized construction possible — and a digital fix, promised in 2019, that never materialized.

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The Cost of Europe’s Selective Silence on Sudan’s War

September 21, 2026

by Atunde Ahmed Olarewaju

When guns fired in Khartoum in April 2023, the EU's response was to "express concern." Since then, Brussels has co-hosted a donor conference, restricted Sudanese gold imports, and sent senior diplomats to Khartoum and Port Sudan — yet engagement still moves fastest on what touches European shores, and slows the moment the ask turns political. But the pattern hasn't changed: engagement moves fastest on

Empty Seats, Full Potential: What WAFCON 2026 Reveals About the State of Women’s Sport in Africa

August 3, 2026

16 mins read

While global events like the WNBA All-Star Game and the US National Women Soccer League shatter attendance records through deliberate investment, WAFCON 2026 is playing out in front of rows of empty seats in Morocco

Accra Under Water, Under Siege

June 9, 2026

4 mins read

Gideon Adjei-Mawutor penned an op-ed about Accra's constant flooding and its lack of city planning and in-adequate public transportation

Is An Awards Ceremony for Ghanaian Public Servants Really Necessary?

June 5, 2026

3 mins read

For a country which has had governance issues in the past, is an awards night for public servants really necessary?

Public Officials Should Be Surcharged for Right To Information Failures

May 12, 2026

6 mins read

The Right To Information bill must be amended to surcharge public officials instead of the institution when they fail to honor RTI requests

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boafuo Is a WhatsApp AI Platform Saving Ghana’s Tailors From a Paper Nightmare

June 18, 2026

A Ghanaian startup called boafuo is using AI to replace the battered notebooks of tailers and seamstresses — and it started with a bridesmaid dress disaster

Ghana Is Considering Passing a Host of New ICT-Related Laws. An Analyst Says They Would Hamper Africa Digital Trade

May 21, 2026

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A sweeping stack of tech legislation promises to modernise Ghana's digital economy. Critics say it would wall off the very market Ghana has pledged to open

Ghana Wants to Increase Solar Power Generation to 10% By 2030. It’s Barely 4% in 2026

May 11, 2026

4 mins read

Ghana is a tropical country with lots of sunlight all year. But the country has so far failed to take advantage of the sun's potential for electricty for its citizens

A Partner In Ghana’s UAE AI Hub Deal Was Named In The Epstein Files. Another Has a Controversial History with Surveillance

May 7, 2026

6 mins read

When Ghana signed a $1 billion tech agreement with the UAE in May 2025, it was hailed as a digital "quantum leap." But beneath the promise of a Silicon Valley in Ningo-Prampram lies a web of uncomfortable associations, including deceased sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein

Ghana’s National AI Strategy Looks Great On Paper. But Execution Will Determine If Its AI Ambitions Will Succeed

April 27, 2026

5 mins read

The government's National AI Strategy 2025–2035 is ambitious, well-structured, and arrives at exactly the right moment. It also faces some serious headwinds

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Demolition of Historic Accra Turf Club Ignites Land Dispute and Public Outcry

September 11, 2026

A century-old horse racing institution says armed men and police-escorted bulldozers razed its Borteyman track last month. The demolition has triggered a police interdiction,

Society, Culture and Lifestyle

Paying for Justice: How Ghana Keeps Failing Victims of Sexual Assault

September 7, 2026

Financial barriers, an understaffed unit, and a culture of silence are conspiring to deny justice to thousands of sexual assault victims across the country

Society, Culture and Lifestyle

Twenty-Six Years On, Construction of a High Court Complex in Wa Remains Stalled

September 6, 2026

Twenty-six years after ground was broken, Wa's regional High Court complex still stands unfinished — its latest contractor gone, gates unlocked, and peeling paint