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Ghana’s Foreign Minister Confirms Formal Application for BRICS Membership

Ghana will formally apply to join BRICS, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said. The Cabinet-approved move would bring the country closer to a bloc that has grown from four emerging economies into one of the most closely watched groupings in global politics

October 6, 2026

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

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

September 21, 2026

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

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.

August 31, 2026

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

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

August 30, 2026

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Why Ghana’s Parliament Passage of A Tribunal Bill is Causing Controversy

Parliament has passed the Tribunal Bill, 2026, creating a two-tier system of Regional and District Tribunals for the first time since the PNDC era. Supporters call it constitutional housekeeping; the Minority and organised labour call it a warning sign

July 18, 2026

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Inside the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s Recurring Fights With Auditors, Traders and the Courts

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly have had a long list of controversies in the past including “fights” with auditors, traders and the courts

July 16, 2026

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EOCO Arrests Former Decentralisation Secretariat Officials Including Dennis “Miracles” Aboagye Over Alleged GHC 55 Million Fraud

EOCO has arrested former IMCCoD Executive Secretary Dennis "Miracles" Aboagye and ex-Accountant Gerald Appiah over an alleged GH¢55 million fraud

July 13, 2026

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Ghana’s Government is Introducing New Laws to Curb The Practice of Tenants Paying Rent in Advance

A new consolidated Rent Act is in the works — but with a housing deficit of 1.8 million units and rampant illegal advance-payment demands, the hard question is whether new legislation alone can fix what enforcement has long failed to address

June 27, 2026

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Presidential Report Which Clears Ghana’s Ministry of Roads of Wrongdoing in Big Push Road Projects, Raises More Scrutiny

A presidential inquiry into sole-sourcing abuse found no wrongdoing — but its own independence, methodology, and omissions raise questions that may outlast its conclusions

June 22, 2026

7 mins read

President Mahama Promised To Abolish “Ex-Gratia” Payments. A Report That Shows What They Cost is Reportedly Being Withheld

A committee's controversial findings on elite public pay have quietly shaped what Ghana's top officeholders earn

June 22, 2026

5 mins read

Ghana’s Foreign Minister Confirms Formal Application for BRICS Membership

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

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

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

Why Ghana’s Parliament Passage of A Tribunal Bill is Causing Controversy

Inside the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s Recurring Fights With Auditors, Traders and the Courts

EOCO Arrests Former Decentralisation Secretariat Officials Including Dennis “Miracles” Aboagye Over Alleged GHC 55 Million Fraud

Ghana’s Government is Introducing New Laws to Curb The Practice of Tenants Paying Rent in Advance

Presidential Report Which Clears Ghana’s Ministry of Roads of Wrongdoing in Big Push Road Projects, Raises More Scrutiny

President Mahama Promised To Abolish “Ex-Gratia” Payments. A Report That Shows What They Cost is Reportedly Being Withheld

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