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Ghanaian Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says the evacuation of 1,964 Ghanaians from South Africa cost 49.72 million cedis, funded by the state and a 16 million-cedi donation from Engineers and Planners. He rejects accusations of unaccounted funds and presented accounting documents, according to his presentation broadcast on JoyNews.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Fifty-four candidates for leadership positions in the regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana’s ruling party, have begun their vetting in Sekondi. The process precedes the party’s internal elections in the Western Region, reports 3news.
Source: 3news
Ghanaian professor John H. Amuasi called at the 2026 World Health Summit for governments to tackle the environmental, social and economic causes of disease, rather than prioritising treatment after diseases emerge. This upstream prevention approach aims to reduce health risks and strengthen health system resilience, according to his remarks in Berlin.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Ghanaian regional minister Akamugri Donatus Atanga announced a target of about 8.6 billion cedis in public and private investment in the Upper East over ten years. Presented during the accountability forum held from 5 to 13 October 2026, the plan aims to accelerate projects and strengthen transparency, 3news reports.
Source: 3news
About 2,000 of the 2,760 Electricity Company of Ghana containers reported as uncleared have been recovered, while 283 remain to be identified at the ports. A committee including port authorities and security services must complete its searches and submit its report by the end of October 2026, according to Deputy Energy Minister Richard Gyan-Mensah.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Mahdi Gibril, acting director of elections for Ghana’s National Democratic Congress (NDC), says Zakaria Abdulai cannot take up the local party chairmanship in Juaben if an investigation finds him guilty of allegations of sexual assault involving female students. He can retain his position if cleared, Gibril said, as Abdulai’s candidacy is challenged ahead of the party’s internal elections, according to 3news.
Source: 3news
Ghanaian Local Government Minister Mahama Ayariga says municipal and district officials cannot ignore illegal mining carried out in their areas. His ministry plans to bring the elected officials together to encourage them to play their part in the fight against galamsey, he said during a presentation of the Green Ashanti Initiative near Obuasi, according to MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s National Democratic Congress is due to vet the applications of 54 candidates for positions in its Western Region on 17 October 2026. The step will precede internal elections scheduled for November, in a process described as peaceful by Amos Atta, chairman of the regional electoral committee.
Source: 3news
The human rights committee of Ghana’s Parliament is calling for an expedited prosecution of the head of a technical high school in Obuasi, who is accused of sexual abuse, and the maximum sentence if he is found guilty. The official has been suspended and a police investigation has begun, Theghanareport reports.
Source: Theghanareport
Rice consumption is rising in Ghana, where the cereal has become the second most consumed and could overtake maize. Despite favourable growing conditions and investment in the sector, locally produced rice remains less popular than imports from Thailand, Vietnam and India, according to The Ghana Report.
Source: Theghanareport
Ghana’s Central Regional Education Directorate is urging parents, traditional leaders and communities to tackle child marriage and early pregnancies, which disrupt girls’ education. The call was made on the International Day of the Girl in Ekon, according to MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Germany’s ambassador to Ghana, Frederik Landshoeft, is calling for protection of the Volta Region’s coastline that also takes residents’ livelihoods and safety into account. During a dialogue organised in Keta by the German embassy, participants called for interventions suited to communities facing coastal erosion and displacement risks, according to the Ghanaian Times.
Source: Ghanaiantimes
Ghana’s Under-17 women’s team will begin the 2026 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup against Norway on 18 October in Morocco. The Black Maidens will then face Brazil and Canada in Group C, after a training camp in Casablanca and two friendly matches, The Ghana Report reports.
Source: Theghanareport
The Accra High Court is due to rule on 4 November 2026 on Bernard Antwi Boasiako’s application for release, after he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in an illegal mining case. The prosecution opposes the application, citing the risk of flight among other grounds, The Ghana Report reports.
Source: Theghanareport
Ghanaian rapper D-Black is concerned that only 16 of more than 700 radio and television stations pay royalties to the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO). The organisation’s 2026 list names eight stations from the Multimedia group among broadcasters in good standing, according to GHAMRO.
Source: Theghanareport
Ghanaian lawyer Kofi Bentil believes that appointing chief justices close to retirement could give President John Mahama greater influence over the direction of the judiciary. He points to the possibility of several successive appointments, as Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie is due to retire this year, The Ghana Report reports.
Source: Theghanareport
National security services in Ghana’s Ashanti Region and the Ghanaian army have begun joint patrols along the Accra–Kumasi route to combat illegal sand mining. The move follows the arrest of 15 suspects in Sewuah, Captain John Kwame Jabari told 3News.
Source: 3news
Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator John Kwame Jabari has ordered illegal sand operators to leave the Accra-Kumasi motorway construction site, warning that they face sanctions. Fifteen suspects were arrested on 14 October in the Sewua-Donyina-Appiadu area and six vehicles were seized, MyJoyOnline reports.
Source: MyJoyOnline
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