4 d. ago Ghana Launches Landmark Youth Tracker, YouthXplore App and AgTractive Campaign to Drive Digital Transformation and Youth Employment

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-launches-landmark-youth-tracker-youthxplore-app-and-agtractive-campaign-to-drive-digital-transformation-and-youth-employment/The Ministry of Youth Development and Employment (MYDE) on Tuesday launched three major national initiatives — the National Youth Tracker Platform, the YouthXplore Mobile App, and the AGRA-driven AgTractive Campaign — marking a decisive national shift toward digitally coordinated youth development, data-driven policy planning, and renewed youth engagement in modern agriculture. The event, held in […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-launches-landmark-youth-tracker-youthxplore-app-and-agtractive-campaign-to-drive-digital-transformation-and-youth-employment/

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5 d. ago Youth Development Ministry launches youth tracker platform, mobile app

The Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment (MYDE) has launched a centralised digital platform and a mobile app to unify the country’s youth empowerment programmes and expand access to opportunities for the youth.

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6 d. ago South African radio presenter among five charged over Russia recruitment plot

A radio presenter with South Africa's public broadcaster has appeared in court on a charge related to the alleged recruitment of men for the Russian military.

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6 d. ago Five Suspects Appear in Court Over Russian Military Recruitment

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/five-suspects-appear-in-court-over-russian-military-recruitment/Five individuals, including a prominent radio personality, appeared Monday in a South African court facing charges related to allegedly facilitating military recruitment for Russia. The suspects were remanded in custody pending a formal bail application scheduled for seven days from now. The accused include Nonkululeko Mantula, a 39 year old presenter at SAfm radio station, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/five-suspects-appear-in-court-over-russian-military-recruitment/

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3 w. ago Ghana Armed Forces Resumes Greater Accra Recruitment After Stampede

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-armed-forces-resumes-greater-accra-recruitment-after-stampede/The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will resume its suspended 2025/2026 recruitment exercise in the Greater Accra Region on Thursday, 20 November 2025, following last week’s deadly stampede that halted the process. Military authorities announced Monday that the entire Greater Accra recruitment team has been replaced to ensure what officials described as a fair and transparent […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-armed-forces-resumes-greater-accra-recruitment-after-stampede/

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3 w. ago Accountability must be swift and decisive – Victoria Bright on military recruitment stampede

International corporate lawyer and entrepreneur Victoria Bright is calling for stronger accountability across Ghana’s public institutions following Wednesday’s deadly stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium that claimed the lives of six young women during the Ghana Armed Forces recruitment exercise.

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3 w. ago From Tragedy to Turning Point: Why Ghana must get serious about youth jobs and skills

The stampede at El-Wak Stadium during a military recruitment exercise—which claimed at least six young lives—should shake us to our core. Those weren’t just statistics. They were young Ghanaians, desperate enough to risk their safety for a shot at stable employment. This tragedy exposes an uncomfortable truth: we have a youth unemployment crisis, and our […]

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3 w. ago Government delegation visits bereaved families of recruitment stampede

A high-level government delegation, led by Deputy Defence Minister Ernest Brogya Genfi, embarked on an official mission on Thursday, November 13, 2025, to commiserate with the bereaved families of the recent tragic recruitment stampede that claimed multiple lives.

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3 w. ago Stampede at Military Recruitment: A stark reminder of our grim unemployment crisis

Yesterday, six of our young citizens who left home hoping to return as potential recruits into our noble Ghana Armed Forces lost their lives in a tragic stampede during a recruitment exercise—an incident that should shake the conscience of the nation. Videos circulating on social media show thousands of desperate applicants jostling for a chance […]

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3 w. ago From Queues to Coffins: The Tragedy of Ghana’s Military Recruitment

Another national tragedy has struck, and once again, it is the youth who have paid the price. A simple military recruitment exercise has resulted in multiple injuries and the heartbreaking loss of six young Ghanaian lives. These were not soldiers in battle; they were job seekers. Young men and women with hope in their hearts, desperate for an opportunity to serve their country, seeking dignity, seeking a future. Yet in the process of trying to serve Ghana, Ghana failed them - victims not of bullets, but of a system that refuses to evolve. All in pursuit of a job opportunity that should have been conducted with dignity, structure, and modern efficiency. This tragedy forces us to confront a painful truth: in Ghana, the ordinary citizen suffers most not from enemies outside, but from the very systems meant to serve them. Even more disturbing is the persistent belief held by some officers that shouting, aggression, and intimidation are necessary to command respect, when simple, clear, r...

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3 w. ago Military officers overseeing recruitment ordered to step aside over El

Senior military officers who supervised the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise at El-Wak Sports Stadium have been asked to step aside to pave the way for investigations into the tragic stampede that left six people dead and several others injured. JoyNews sources within the military have confirmed that new commanders have been appointed to […]

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3 w. ago Youth Ministry commiserates with families affected by military recruitment stampede

The Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment has expressed its deepest condolences over the 2025–2026 Ghana Armed Forces recruitment exercise, which tragically resulted in the deaths of six recruits, with several others injured and receiving treatment at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra.

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3 w. ago Stampede at Military Recruitment: A Stark Reminder of Ghana’s Grim Unemployment Crisis

Yesterday, six young Ghanaians who left home with hopes of joining the noble Ghana Armed Forces lost their lives in a tragic stampede during a recruitment exercise — an incident that should shake the conscience of the nation. Videos circulating on social media show thousands of desperate applicants jostling for a chance to have their documents assessed. What began as an orderly process quickly descended into chaos, claiming the lives of these compatriots and injuring dozens more.

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3 w. ago Consumer Group Demands Public Order Act Reform After Stampede

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/consumer-group-demands-public-order-act-reform-after-stampede/CUTS International has called for urgent amendments to Ghana’s Public Order Act following the El Wak Sports Stadium stampede that killed six people during a military recruitment exercise on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, saying the tragedy exposes systemic failures in crowd management and public safety protocols. The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) confirmed that six applicants […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/consumer-group-demands-public-order-act-reform-after-stampede/

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3 w. ago Stampede at Baba Yara Stadium leaves five injured during military recruitment

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, has confirmed that five young people sustained various injuries during a stampede at a military recruitment screening exercise held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

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3 w. ago Mahama orders suspension of military recruitment after casualties in Accra, Kumasi

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Ghana Armed Forces to suspend its ongoing nationwide recruitment exercise following reports of injuries and deaths recorded in Accra and Kumasi. He said the temporary halt would allow for a thorough investigation into the incidents and ensure that future recruitment processes are conducted under safer and more controlled conditions.

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