A forensic audit commissioned by President John Dramani Mahama in 2025 on the 13th African Games organised and hosted in Ghana in 2024 has revealed widespread cost inflation, irregular payments, and unsupported expenditure across contracts linked to the event.

A forensic audit commissioned by President John Dramani Mahama in 2025 on the African Games organised and hosted in Ghana in 2023 has revealed widespread cost inflation, irregular payments, and unsupported expenditure across contracts linked to the event.

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced a two-month amnesty for all users of uncustomed vehicles in Ghana, effective from June 1 to July 31, 2026.

The U.S. Department of State has announced a new initiative with SC Johnson and the Global Fund to deploy the "Guardian", a first-of-its-kind American innovation designed to save lives by reducing the burden of malaria.

The Department says it will utilise the Global Fund to support the procurement and distribution of approximately 30 million "Guardian" spatial repellents to protect more than 60 million people over the next three years.

The Bank of Ghana has directed Mobile Money Fintech Limited to suspend its proposed 0.75 per cent fee on direct wallet-to-bank transfers, the central bank announced on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

Ghana's preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been dealt a devastating double blow, with influential playmaker Mohammed Kudus and commanding centre-back Mohammed Salisu both officially ruled out of the tournament through serious injuries.

A study conducted in Ghana has established that individuals who consume a highly pro-inflammatory diet face more than six times the risk of developing chronic kidney disease compared to those who eat anti-inflammatory foods.

The first batch of Ghanaian evacuees from South Africa is expected to arrive in Accra Tuesday, May 26, 2026, with another batch also arriving on Friday, May 29, 2026, as arrangements for their repatriation near completion. 

The Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA), Dr Adam Bonaa, says more than 4,000 weapons were voluntarily surrendered during the recently ended national gun amnesty programme. 

A Civil society organisation with interest in social justice, SEND GHANA, and its partners have appealed to the government to expedite the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers under its government’s flagship Feed Ghana Programme, as the planting season begins across the country.

Coach Carlos Queiroz has launched Ghana’s World Cup countdown by recalling a clutch of players returning from injury setbacks, led by Ernest Nuamah, Abdul Mumin and Alidu Seidu, and in Baba Abdul Rahman’s case, self-imposed exile from the national team.

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has signed a gold refinery agreement with Royal Ghana Gold Limited.

Telecommunications giant MTN Ghana has informed its millions of Mobile Money subscribers that the long-standing convenience of free transfers from MoMo wallets to bank accounts will come to an end on June 1, 2026.

Pope Leo has presented the first major teaching document of his papacy, warning that artificial intelligence needs to be "disarmed".

President John Dramani Mahama has received a customised set of golf clubs from organisers of the 2026 Head of State Invitational Golf Tournament as preparations gather momentum for the prestigious international event later this year.

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has announced a ban on the production, importation, distribution, sale and use of polystyrene foam products in Ghana, with full enforcement set to begin on January 1, 2027.

The National Chief Imam in Ghana, Shaikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has urged Ghanaians to use this year’s Eid Al Adha celebration as a period of genuine behavioural change, saying the values of the occasion would mean little without visible moral and social improvement.

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has signed a refinery agreement with Royal Ghana Gold Refinery in a major step towards Ghana's mineral value addition agenda.

The occasion of Eid-ul-Adha collectively summons Muslims across the globe to reflect upon one of the most transcendent narratives in the annals of the Islamic tradition: the unequivocal submission of Prophet Ibrahim to the divine will of the Almighty Allah.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has issued a series of advisories indicating that parts of the Eastern, Accra, Ashanti and Tema regions will experience power disruptions on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. 

The third prosecution witness in the trial involving former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has told the the Accra High Court that transactions captured in prosecution exhibits were reflected in the bank statement of the first accused person.

The Bank of Ghana has paused its streak of cuts in the policy rate to insulate the economy from a deteriorating global environment as pressure builds on the cedi, exposing the fragility beneath the country’s strongest macroeconomic recoveries in years.

The launch of the 24H+ Economy portal marks another important step in Ghana’s attempt to reposition its economy around production, exports and industrial growth. 

Ghana on Monday launched an electronic visa (e-Visa) application service, to enable travelers who require visas to enter Ghana to apply through an online platform, thereby eliminating the need for lengthy application forms and supporting document submissions via mail or courier services.

The IGP's Special Operations Team has arrested a total of 74 suspects in two separate intelligence-led operations targeting narcotics peddling, violent crime, and other criminal activities in the Upper East Region.