Ghana's parliament passed a law that gives way to intensifying the repression of Lgbtq+ rights and of those who promote lesbian, gay or considered unconventional sexual or gender identities

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