Ghana

A Film Fund has been included in the 2026 budget to revive the local film industry and the Kumawood scene, recently struggling; the fund aims to boost production, distribution and marketing of Ghanaian films, creating jobs and driving cultural tourism

A street lighting renovation project has been launched; energy-efficient lighting systems, including solar all-in-one, will be installed over six months in major streets and ceremonial areas across Ghana

Traditional leaders in Kassena-Nankana Municipality, Upper East Region, pledged renewed efforts to eradicate child marriage, a practice that truncates the education of girls and condemns to hardship; campaign on traditional leaders started back in 2023

Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Mustapha Gbande, has warned party members against using social media to address internal issues; he suggested members respect the party’s structures avoiding pronouncements online

As jihadist violence threatens vulnerable northern border, the community in Bawku - caught in ethnic feud for decades - has seen clashes take on a new dimension and Ghana starts to brace for a spillover of violence from Sahel

The Bolgatanga Technical Institute has been closed down following a violent students protest that left some injured and several school properties burnt, including the library; the unrest was triggered by the suspension of six students for misconduct

Defense and environment ministers are among eight people killed yesterday as a military helicopter crashed in in the Adansi Akrofuom area of the Ashanti region, Al Jazeera reported; it had disappeared from radar earlier in the day

Cocoa export earnings have grown in the first half of 2025, nearly tripling compared to the same period in 2024 and exceeding total cocoa export earnings in the whole of 2024 reaching $2,17 billion according to official data from the Bank of Ghana

Ghana confirmed the commercial viability of a new oil and gas discovery that will boost crude oil production; the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition described the development as a significant milestone in Ghana's upstream petroleum sector

At the 2025 Ghana-China Business Summit, CEO of Ghana Tourism Authority has revealed plans to construct the country’s first amusement park in Cape Coast as well as confirming investors' interest in building eco-lodges in Kakum Park forest conservation

The Ghanaian cedi has outperformed all other global currencies in 2025, rising nearly 50% against the US dollar: investors are encouraged by the cedi’s rapid appreciation as the leading gold producer works to recover from its crisis and debt default

A major cocoa producer, Ghana announced it will launch its 2025/2026 main cocoa harvest two months ahead of schedule in a strategic move to curb the persistent issue of bean smuggling: the early start aims to tighten security, disrupting illicit routes