5 h. ago Simon Madjie writes: Oti Region: Ghana’s emerging growth frontier

Introduction Nestled along Ghana’s eastern borders is a region brimming with untapped opportunities. The Oti Region, one of the country’s youngest, is fast emerging as a promising frontier for growth in Ghana’s investment landscape. Carved out of the Volta Region in 2019, Oti spans 11,070 square kilometres, has an estimated population of 786,142 and is […]

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15 h. ago Kwabeng youth accuse chief of ignoring galamsey devastation: “Our lands are being destroyed”

Tensions are rising in Kwabeng, the capital of Atiwa District in Ghana’s Eastern Region, as angry youth protest against widespread illegal mining (galamsey) activities.

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17 h. ago EU Envoy Calls Ghana Partnership Indispensable Amid Sahel Crisis

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/eu-envoy-calls-ghana-partnership-indispensable-amid-sahel-crisis/The European Union Special Representative for the Sahel has urged stronger cooperation between Ghana and the EU, describing the relationship as indispensable as violent extremism and political instability intensify across the Sahel region. João Cravinho said his three day mission to Ghana reinforced the EU’s conviction that Ghana is both a reliable and necessary partner […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/eu-envoy-calls-ghana-partnership-indispensable-amid-sahel-crisis/

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18 h. ago Police rescues kidnap victim at Wapuli, 3 arrested, one suspect at large

The Ghana Police Service in the Northern Region has rescued a kidnap victim at Wapuli in the Yendi Division after a swift intelligence led operation. A Northern Regional situation report indicates that the case was reported to the Tamale Regional Police Intelligence Directorate, RPID, on December 2, 2025, at about 9,30 a.m. The kidnappers demanded […]

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20 h. ago NAIMOS arrests foreign nationals, seizes excavators in major galamsey operation

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has scored a significant victory against illegal mining syndicates in the Eastern Region, arresting six Chinese nationals and two Ghanaians, while seizing heavy equipment and dismantling an extensive illegal mining operation along the Nukura Stream at Asuom in Kwaebibrem District.

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44 h. ago Father Dogli Technical Institute Wins National Best Agriculture School Award

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/father-dogli-technical-institute-wins-national-best-agriculture-school-award/Father Dogli Memorial Technical Institute has been crowned National Best Senior High School in Practical Agriculture for 2025, earning acclaim for exceptional commitment to hands-on agricultural training, innovation and food production. The honour was conferred at the 2025 National Farmers Day celebration held in Ho, Volta Region, under the theme Feed Ghana, Eat Ghana and […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/father-dogli-technical-institute-wins-national-best-agriculture-school-award/

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4 d. ago Ghana Scores Highly on Infrastructure Transparency Assessment

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-scores-highly-on-infrastructure-transparency-assessment/Ghana achieved a national Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI) score of 85.76 percent, marking a significant improvement of more than 14 points compared to the 2021 subnational pilot in the Western Region. The result places Ghana ahead of countries like Uganda and El Salvador while highlighting room for further progress when compared to global frontrunners. Minister […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-scores-highly-on-infrastructure-transparency-assessment/

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6 d. ago Weija treatment plant to temporarily shut down on Dec. 4 for repair works

The Management of Ghana Water Ltd. (GWL), Accra West Region, has announced a scheduled shutdown of the Weija Water Treatment Plant on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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6 d. ago Security agencies urged to intervene as Saboba chief and chief priest lock horns over Guinea Corn Festival

Tensions are rising in Saboba, a border town in Ghana’s Northern Region, following a deepening dispute between the Paramount Chief and the Chief Priest over this year’s celebration of the Ndipondaan (Guinea Corn) Festival.

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7 d. ago Ashanti Region struggling to meet HIV targets as stigma blocks testing — Ghana AIDS Commission

The Ashanti Region is far from meeting national HIV testing targets as stigma and fear continue to keep thousands from knowing their status, according to the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC). Olivia Graham, the Ashanti Regional Technical Coordinator of the GAC, said the region’s biggest barrier is no longer access to testing but public attitudes towards the virus.

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7 d. ago Central region chiefs reject claims of opposing 5% lithium royalty

Osagyefo Amanfo Edu VI, Paramount Chief of the Mankessim Traditional Area, has dismissed reports that chiefs in the Central Region are resisting the government’s decision to peg Ghana’s lithium royalty at 5%. He says the claims—circulating in sections of the media—are false and engineered by civil society group Friends of the Nation (FoN).

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7 d. ago United States Deploys Massive Naval Force in Caribbean Operation

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/united-states-deploys-massive-naval-force-in-caribbean-operation/The United States has stationed more than 10 warships in the Caribbean, including the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, as part of an unprecedented military buildup targeting drug trafficking operations allegedly linked to Venezuela. The deployment marks the largest concentration of American military assets in the region in decades. Navy Secretary John Phelan confirmed […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/united-states-deploys-massive-naval-force-in-caribbean-operation/

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7 d. ago Volta Region key to Ghana’s economic future – BoG Deputy Governor

The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Zakari Mumuni, has reaffirmed the Central Bank’s commitment to grounding monetary policy in the lived experiences of Ghanaians.

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9 d. ago EU establishes Police Station, resettles displaced residents after clashes in North Eastern border village

It was just before dawn in March 2024 when Abdul Rahman Salam heard bursts of gunfire erupt behind his home near the market in Gbingbani, a remote farming hamlet in the Yunyoo–Nasuan District of Ghana’s North East Region, along the border with northern Togo. He was preparing his suhoor meal ahead of the day’s fast when the shooting began.

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1 week ago Stakeholders push for bigger role in shaping monetary policy

Business owners, traders, farmers, and financial institutions in the Volta Region say they want their concerns to directly shape Ghana’s monetary policy—an expectation they clearly expressed during the Bank of Ghana’s maiden Volta Regional Stakeholder Engagement held in Ho on Thursday.

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1 week ago Give Hope Inc. hosts Obomenghene Nana Effah Opinamang III in the U.S. as new development partnership emerges

Hope, many say, is the currency of progress. For the people of Obomeng in Ghana’s Kwahu region, that hope took on renewed significance when Obomenghene Nana Effah Opinamang III received an invitation to attend the 12th Annual Give Hope Gala & Auction in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The event, held in November 2025, marked the start of a collaborative relationship that now stands poised to reshape key sectors of life within the community.

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1 week ago What West Africa’s Coups Reveal About Ghana’s Need to Redefine Its Democracy

West Africa is entering a dangerous new era, and Ghana can no longer pretend that the storms sweeping across the region have nothing to do with us. From Bamako to Ouagadougou, Niamey to Conakry, and now Guinea-Bissau, the resurgence of military takeovers is a direct indictment of political systems that have failed to meet the […]

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1 week ago GSS Report: Nearly half of women experience domestic violence in some districts

Nearly half of women in some districts across Ghana are exposed to domestic violence, with the Central Region emerging as the country’s highest-risk area. This is according to the latest District-Level Small Area Estimation findings released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), based on data from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey and the […]

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1 week ago Importers Targeted: TAGG Exposes Alleged GHS 40,000 Shakedown by Customs Officer

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/importers-targeted-tagg-exposes-alleged-ghs-40000-shakedown-by-customs-officer/The Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) has levelled serious allegations against some operatives of the Ghana Customs Service in the Ashanti Region, accusing members of the regional task force of engaging in systematic extortion of importers and business owners. Addressing journalists at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, TAGG President, David Kwadwo Amoateng, said […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/importers-targeted-tagg-exposes-alleged-ghs-40000-shakedown-by-customs-officer/

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2 w. ago ECOWAS Experts Meet In Accra To Advance Regional Economic Integration

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Victor Yao Nyakey, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ecowas-experts-meet-in-accra-to-advance-regional-economic-integration/A series of high-level technical meetings on regional economic integration in West Africa opened in Accra, Ghana, on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. The three-day discussions, led by ECOWAS experts, Member States, and key stakeholders, aim to strengthen collaboration to promote economic growth, trade, and integration across the region. The official opening ceremony was attended by […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Victor Yao Nyakey, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ecowas-experts-meet-in-accra-to-advance-regional-economic-integration/

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