The World Bank has revised Ghana’s 2025 economic growth forecast upward to 4.3%, from its earlier projection of 3.9%, reflecting renewed optimism about the country’s economic recovery. The update was revealed in the October 2025 edition of Africa’s Pulse, the Bank’s flagship regional report, released in Washington, D.C. Although the revised forecast is slightly below the 4.4% growth target set …

Ghana’s Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, has condemned the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) President, Rev. Isaac Owusu, for advising male teachers to date their female colleagues instead of students. Speaking at the commissioning of the Dr. Leonard Kaledzi Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence Education at Anloga on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, Mr. Iddrisu described the remarks as “inappropriate” …

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been arraigned once more on fresh criminal charges linked to alleged illegal mining operations undertaken by Akonta Mining Limited, a company he co-owns. Wontumi appeared before the court alongside Akonta Mining Limited, its General Manager Edward Akuoko, and faces charges with Operations …