The Taliban’s “morality police” in Herat have detained four young Afghan men, known locally as the “Jibrail Shelbys,” for dressing in vintage 1920s attire inspired by the British crime drama Peaky Blinders. The men – identified as Asghar Husaini, Jalil Yaqoobi, Ashore Akbari, and Daud Rasa – were accused of promoting “foreign and harmful culture” […]
Ghana has been declared ineligible for United States foreign assistance under the Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) for the 2026 Fiscal Year. According to the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Candidate Country Report, the decision is based on legal prohibitions related to Ghana’s debt situation. Specifically, the country is currently restricted under Section 7012 of the FY 2025 […]
Government Statistician Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim has reported that Ghana’s annual inflation rate rose to 22.1% in October 2024, marking a 0.6 percentage point increase from the 21.5% recorded in September. Addressing the media in Accra, Prof. Annim attributed this marginal uptick to rising costs in both the food and non-food sectors. Specifically, food inflation […]
Edward Azi, an officer with the Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED), has issued a stark warning regarding the escalating rate of cocoa smuggling in the Suaman District of the Western North Region. Speaking at the 2025 Farmers’ Day celebration in Antokrom, Mr. Azi highlighted that illegal trade is currently sabotaging the rigorous agronomic training […]
President John Dramani Mahama has announced the upcoming rollout of the School Agriculture Programme, a mandatory initiative designed to integrate practical farming into the Ghanaian educational system. Speaking at the 41st National Farmers’ Day in Ho, the President directed that all secondary schools and tertiary institutions across the country establish and maintain their own school […]
President John Dramani Mahama has made a compelling case for public officials and formal sector workers to venture into agriculture, describing it as a “dependable” path to personal wealth and national food security. Speaking at the 41st National Farmers’ Day celebration in Ho on December 5, 2025, the President shared his personal success as an […]
Fitch Solutions expects Ghana’s economy to experience a minor expansion in the coming year, with the annual Gross Domestic Product projected to rise from 5.8% in 2025 to 56.9% in 2026. This positive trend is attributed to several factors, including a decrease in price pressures that is expected to stimulate consumer spending. However, this growth […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Maame Efua Houadjeto, has launched an ambitious strategic roadmap to position the Volta Region as a premier frontier for economic tourism. Speaking at the 2025 Volta Investment Summit in Ho on December 4, 2025, she characterized the region as a “stronghold of economic tourism,” emphasizing […]
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has set a firm deadline of December 9, 2025, for all foreign nationals operating in the retail trade sector within the Kumasi metropolis to voluntarily vacate their spaces. This directive aims to enforce Ghana’s investment and trade laws, specifically regarding sectors reserved exclusively for Ghanaian citizens. City authorities stated that […]
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has hailed the latest consumer price data as a definitive signal of Ghana’s economic recovery. In November 2025, the national inflation rate dropped to 6.3%, marking the lowest level recorded since the 2021 rebasing of the Consumer Price Index. This milestone represents the eleventh consecutive month of disinflation, suggesting […]