The government has paid GH¢10 billion in interest obligations in the latest payment to bondholders under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), a Ministry of Finance source has disclosed to the Daily Graphic. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Russian Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Sergei Berdnikov, to formally register the government's strong displeasure over the conduct of a supposed Russian national accused of unlawfully publishing sexually explicit images of Ghanaian women without their consent.

The National Service Authority has moved to reassure thousands of frustrated service personnel that their long-awaited allowances will be paid by the close of this week, attributing the current delays to an ongoing verification process by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited that must be completed "to ensure accuracy and financial integrity."

The government of Ghana has confirmed that eight Ghanaian nationals lost their lives in the horrific jihadist attack that struck the northern Burkina Faso town of Titao on February 14, 2026, as authorities simultaneously issued urgent new travel guidelines for citizens contemplating journeys to high-risk areas within the West African sub-region.

The second prosecution witness in the trial of Solomon Asamoah and Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, former CEO and Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), has told the Accra High Court that the fund’s investment committee expressed support for the SkyTrain project but never recommended it for approval.

President John Dramani Mahama has urged foreign companies trading in Ghana’s raw cashew to establish processing factories in the country or exit the market, signalling an end to the long-standing practice of exporting unprocessed tree crop commodities while importing finished products at higher prices.

A joint operation by personnel from the National Police Intelligence Directorate (NPID) in Accra and their counterparts in the Upper East Region has led to the arrest of Abdul-Aziz Iddrisu, also known as Baaluuse, 33, who is suspected of killing General Constable Seth Oppong Damoah at Karimenga on the Bolgatanga–Tamale Highway in December last year.

Ghana’s Embassy in Burkina Faso has stated that Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), an extremist group active in the Sahel region, has been linked to last Saturday’s attack on Ghanaian traders in Titao, northern Burkina Faso.

The President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Kofi Nsiah-Poku, has called on the government to strengthen bilateral collaborations with neighbouring countries to create safer and more efficient channels for Ghanaian manufacturers to export their goods within West Africa.

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has begun major reforms of the state lands regime, including the establishment of a public land protection task force, review of the public land application form (Form 5), and review of the Lands Commission's internal processes for public land allocation.

The United States Embassy in Accra has announced the immediate availability of more than 1,000 interview slots for non-immigrant visas, urging prospective travellers to take advantage of what it describes as a rare window of opportunity.

In an uncertain trade landscape, cooperation still delivers

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Despite heightened trade tensions and policy volatility, global trade and growth demonstrated notable resilience in 2025. Supply chains continued to adjust, markets remained connected, even as pressures weighed more heavily on smaller and more vulnerable economies.

In a move signalling deep financial distress within Ghana’s vital cocoa sector, the Executive Management and Senior Staff of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have voluntarily reduced their own salaries with immediate effect.

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered a businessman to pay GH₵200,000 in damages after bringing to an end an 11-year relationship founded on a promise of marriage, in a case that has raised significant questions about property rights and emotional loss arising from failed engagements.

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has appealed to the public to refrain from sharing graphic images and videos of victims killed in a terrorist attack on a truck transporting Ghanaian tomato traders in northern Burkina Faso.

Ghana's health facilities regulator has launched an urgent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 29-year-old engineer who was allegedly refused emergency treatment by three major hospitals in Accra, spending his final hours being shuttled between facilities in the back of an ambulance.

The Russian Embassy in Accra has reacted to reports of a suspected Russian national's involvement in sexual activity with some Ghanaian women, with video recordings circulated online without their consent.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ghana, has issued a public notice cautioning against an unlicensed investment scheme being promoted online by Mekanism Marketing Ltd, also referred to as “Mekanism.” 

It has been confirmed that seven Ghanaian tomato traders caught up in a terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso last Saturday have been killed.

At least four others have been injured after a truck carrying the tomato traders was caught up in the armed assault on the town of Titao in northern Burkina Faso.

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, confirming the killing, said Ghana embassy officials were working to notify their families and arrange the return of survivors.

Mobile network operators in Ghana risk sanctions under stricter service quality standards introduced by the National Communications Authority, which says consumers should report persistent poor network experiences to aid enforcement.

President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated a new chancery building for Ghana’s mission in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. 

The government has decided to stop foreign funding for cocoa purchases and instead use domestic funds to buy the crop.

In October 2025, Ghana’s Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, announced an approximately 12 per cent increase in the nominal cocoa producer price, raising it from GH¢51,660 to GH¢58,000 per tonne for the 2025/2026 season. 

The government is targeting the distribution of seven million birds this year under the Nkoko Nkitinkinti initiative as part of efforts to scale up poultry production and reduce the country’s dependence on meat imports.

Industry has expressed readiness to partner the government to expedite action on its new policy to establish factories that can process cocoa beans and other raw commodities into finished goods for the market.