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Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy Secretariat has extended the deadline for applications to set up at the Legon Pharmaceutical Innovation Park to 31 October 2026. The project is expected to create more than 3,000 direct jobs in its first phase and reduce dependence on imported medicines, according to the secretariat.
Source: Ghanaiantimes
In Liati Soba, in Ghana’s Volta Region, a family lives with several snakes in their home in the heart of the tropical forest. A documentary showcases this unusual way of life and the village’s tourism potential, in the Afadzato South district, according to MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Ghanaian organisation Election Watch Ghana is calling for constitutional reform to strengthen the independence of the Electoral Commission after Joseph Kwaku Asamoah and Emelia Afi Agbenyo were appointed vice-presidents. It advocates a more transparent appointment process based on merit and consultation, according to a statement by the organisation.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Ghana's NPP party is calling for a parliamentary investigation into alleged fraud linked to visas for the 2026 World Cup. Its communications director, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, notably wants Sports Minister Kofi Adams and the director of the Ghana Tourism Authority questioned.
Source: 3news
Kim Lars Björkegren will temporarily manage Ghana’s men’s national team, assisted by Ibrahim Tanko and Godwin Attram, for the qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The trio will prepare for the two-legged tie against Somalia, scheduled for 11 and 14 November, after two Ghanaian defeats, according to 3News.
Source: 3news
Benjamin Danso, former constituency chairman of the National Democratic Congress in Krowor, has pledged to strengthen the party’s local structures in Ghana. A candidate for regional chair in Greater Accra, he is campaigning on integrity and listening to party members, according to MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Ghanaian defender Marvin Senaya has resumed running on grass during his recovery from a muscle injury sustained with the Black Stars against Colombia. The AJ Auxerre player missed his club’s first seven matches, with no confirmed date for his return to competitive action, according to 3news.
Source: 3news
Ghana’s judiciary plans to acquire by the end of 2026 tools capable of directly transcribing local languages such as Ga into English. Funding is being mobilised, Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie announced at the start of the judicial year, according to Starrfm.
Source: Starrfm
Lawyers for Ghanaian MP Alexander Afenyo-Markin want to pursue his defamation suit against Sammy Gyamfi despite the High Court setting aside the writ. The suit sought 15 million Ghanaian cedis and a public apology, while the lawyers await the court’s written decision, Starrfm reports.
Source: Starrfm
Ghana lost their first two 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, against Ivory Coast and then The Gambia, but Sports Minister Kofi Iddie Adams remains convinced they can qualify. The Black Stars will have to beat Somalia in November, according to MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Fifteen men have been arrested in Ghana for illegal sand winning disrupting work on the Accra-Kumasi Expressway, and six vehicles have been seized. The operation took place in the Sewua-Donyina-Appiadu area, according to Starrfm, which cited official Ivan Bilson Yeboah.
Source: Starrfm
Richmond Coleman, president of the Ghana Psychologists Association, says power imbalances and cultural silence encourage sexual abuse in schools. He called on Ghana’s education service to improve data collection to assess the scale of the phenomenon after the head of an Obuasi technical high school was suspended, according to Starr News.
Source: Starrfm
Petrol and diesel prices at the pump in Ghana are expected to fall by 1.20% to 1.67% and 2.60% to 3.32% respectively from 16 October 2026. Liquefied petroleum gas could, meanwhile, rise by 16.98% to 18.50% per kilogramme, according to forecasts by the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC).
Source: Ghanaiantimes
Ghana’s economy grew by 6% in the second quarter of 2026, driven by services, which rose by 8%, while agriculture slowed to 3.9%. Overall growth was 6.6% a year earlier and non-oil sector growth fell to 5.4%, according to the Bank of Ghana’s September 2026 monetary policy report.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s government is launching the Responsible Cooperative Mining and Skills Development Programme in Ahanta West and Mpohor Fiase, in the Western Region. It aims to regulate small-scale mining, protect the environment and help local communities benefit more from resources, according to Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Yusif Sulemana.
Source: MyJoyOnline
The Ghana Grid Company has restored electricity to several parts of Accra after a transformer caught fire at the Mallam substation. Technical teams are continuing work to reconnect the remaining areas and replace the damaged equipment, according to a company statement published on 14 October 2026.
Source: Theghanareport
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission has ordered public universities to reopen by 16 October and resume classes by the following Monday at the latest. The university administrators’ association says the directive’s tone is unprofessional and warns it will not automatically end its strike, MyJoyOnline reports.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s foreign affairs minister wants to submit a special fee for mobile passport application centres to Parliament. The government plans to include their development in the 2027 budget and make them a permanent service, according to 3news.
Source: 3news
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