Ghana’s state-owned fuel distributor BOST Energies has reduced diesel and gasoline exports to Burkina Faso and Mali since August, prioritising domestic demand as global fuel markets tighten. Managing Director Afetsi Awoonor said the conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East has tightened oil and gas supplies globally, driving fuel prices to record highs ahead of…
Ghana’s mineworkers have petitioned the central bank to release more than 380 million cedis ($34.55 million) in savings and severance packages that have been frozen since a sweeping financial sector clean-up nearly a decade ago. The Ghana Mine Workers’ Union delivered the petition to the Bank of Ghana on Thursday, demanding the return of funds…
A Nigerian national, Maazi Okechuku Augustine, has been denied bail and remanded in police custody in Ghana over his alleged involvement in a foiled bank robbery plot in Accra. Augustine was arraigned before the Accra Circuit Court, where he pleaded not guilty to eight charges, including conspiracy to commit robbery. Following his plea on Wednesday,…
Ghana and Russia have signed their first-ever visa waiver agreement, covering holders of diplomatic and service passports, a development that marks a significant shift in bilateral relations nearly seven decades after the two countries first established formal diplomatic ties. The agreement was concluded during a three-day official visit to Moscow by Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister,…
Ghanaian cocoa farmers are pushing back against a newly passed law that restricts how they can use their own land, urging President John Dramani Mahama to withhold his assent until they have been properly consulted. The Ghana Cocoa Board Bill, 2026, which was approved by parliament in late July, gives cocoa farms “protected” status and…
The Ghana National Tomatoes Traders and Transporters Association has expressed skepticism about a newly signed defence cooperation agreement between Ghana and Burkina Faso, particularly the provision that security personnel will escort traders along key cross-border trade routes. The deal, signed on Monday by Ghana’s Acting Minister for Defence Cassiel Ato Baah Forson and Burkina Faso’s…
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon have signed the Abuja Declaration, forming an alliance that aims to end the exports of raw cocoa beans and negotiate with international buyers as a single bloc controlling about 75 percent of global production. The four countries signed the declaration on Tuesday at the 2026 cocoa value addition summit…
The Bank of Ghana has disclosed that 75 staff members of banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions were dismissed in 2025 following their involvement in various fraudulent activities, even as total fraud cases in the financial sector surged by 48 per cent. According to the central bank’s 2025 Fraud Report, published by the Financial Stability Department,…
Three national flag-inspired concepts worn by Nana Akua Addo to back the Black Stars. We’ve always known that the national colours of Ghana are very beautiful, but Nana Akua Addo made a very loud show-off of the colours when she rolled out three distinct fashion statements to back the Black Stars during their 2026 World…
A side-by-side photo comparison of Nana Akua Addo’s two custom fashion choices for the 2026 Ghana Movie Awards: a two-tone pink and red trouser suit by Medlin Boss and a hand-painted forest green gown by Mohammed Abbas Ossu. We are still not over Nana Akua Addo‘s looks at the 2026 AMVCA, where she gave us…
