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President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that 135 excavators and nearly 200 firearms have been seized in the government’s ongoing efforts to combat illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. The President said authorities had confiscated more than 8,200 items used in illegal mining activities, including changfan machines, excavators and other equipment. Speaking at the Mining in Motion Conference on Monday, …

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to end the export of unprocessed mineral ores by 2030, as the government seeks to boost local processing, promote industrialisation and ensure Ghana derives greater economic benefits from its mineral resources. The policy will involve a phased ban on the export of raw minerals, including bauxite, manganese, iron and lithium. According to the …

Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has appealed for additional doctors and nurses to address staffing shortages and ease growing pressure on its Accident and Emergency Centre. The hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Yakubu Seidu Adam, said more permanent medical personnel were needed to complement the doctors and nurses undergoing training at the facility. Speaking during a briefing with …

Lawyers for Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin have vowed to pursue his GH¢15 million defamation suit against Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi, despite the High Court setting aside the case over a procedural defect. In a statement issued on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, Dehyena Chambers said it had received instructions from Mr Afenyo-Markin to continue pursuing the …

National Security operatives in the Ashanti Region have arrested 15 people suspected of engaging in illegal sandwinning activities along the Accra–Kumasi Expressway project. The operation also resulted in the impoundment of six trucks, a wheel loader and other equipment allegedly used in the excavation and removal of sand. The suspects were arrested during a swoop in the Sewua–Donyina–Appiadu enclave and …

Gamal Gorkeh Nkrumah, the eldest son of Ghana’s founding President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has died in Cairo, Egypt, following a prolonged illness. His family announced his death in a statement, indicating that he passed away peacefully at a rehabilitation centre where he was receiving care after suffering a stroke. Gamal was a distinguished journalist, writer and intellectual who devoted much …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has urged exporters to repatriate all export proceeds through the formal banking system, warning that failure to return foreign earnings weakens the country’s foreign exchange reserves and undermines efforts to stabilise the cedi and contain inflation. Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Matilda Asante-Asiedu, said unreturned export proceeds limit the country’s ability to …

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has expressed optimism that Ghana’s economy will grow beyond the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) revised projection of 5.7% for 2026. The minister’s remarks follow the IMF’s upward revision of Ghana’s growth forecast from 4.6% in April, representing an increase of 1.1 percentage points. Reacting to the revised outlook, Dr Ato Forson said the government …

The Supreme Court has dismissed a judicial review application by former Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) Chief Executive Officer Solomon Asamoah, seeking to overturn a ruling by a trial judge and prevent her from continuing to hear the criminal case against him. Mr Asamoah and former GIIF Board Chair Professor Ameyaw Akumfi are standing trial over allegations that they caused …

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has called on public officials to strengthen financial accountability and ensure that every cedi entrusted to them is properly accounted for, warning against making the recovery of public funds an annual routine. He made the appeal during an engagement on the Auditor-General’s Report, which brought together regional ministers and metropolitan, municipal and district chief …