Kwame Owusu Danso, President Forum for Accountable Governance Dear Sir, PETITION FOR INVESTIGATION INTO THE $245 MILLION EXPENDITURE FOR THE 13TH AFRICAN GAMES HELD IN GHANA To: Office of the Special Prosecutor From: Forum for Accountable Governance Date: August 26, 2024 We, the members of the CSO Forum for Accountable Governance, petition your office to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the entire $245 million expenditure for the 13th African Games, held from March 4 to March 23, 2024. Background: The 13th African Games were a significant international event hosted by Ghana, requiring substantial financial investment. However, concerns have been raised about the transparency, accountability, and value for money in the use of public funds. There are also concerns about procurement related breaches, conflict of interest and other forms

Director of ‘She Community Ghana’ a group responsible for training women in becoming entrepreneurs, Phillipa Prempeh has shared some challenges in mobilizing women across the country. Her organization has been organizing an exhibition for early market of the products of these women over the years. Afro Community Trade Ghana is a strategic sale point to connect Ghanaian women who are into African fabrics to the diasporans here in Ghana. Speaking at this month’s exhibition Director of ‘She Community Ghana’ a group responsible for training women in becoming entrepreneurs, Phillipa Prempeh says mobilizing women to take part in the training has been a challenge facing her organization and reassured vendors of the exhibition in bringing value for their money. Story by

Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party, Richard Ahiagbah says that government is putting measures in place to pass the tax exemption bill into law and to review the free zone area policy to plug revenue leakages and abuse in strengthening the economy. He further added that government is addressing its off budget expenditure by making sure all government expenditures go through enforcement commitment control within the various ministries.

Media in partnership for development (MIDPA), a film production and media firm has launched a book and movie titled Mandocracy at press launched here in Accra. The sixteen-page book, according to the author Ben Imoro, contains suggestions and recommendations to parliament of Ghana to adopt a new way of government in place of the already known democracy. The already practicing democracy according to the veteran journalist has not been successful enough in our Ghanaian and African context hence the decision to lead a group of research students in Ghana to propose some recommendations and suggestions of the system termed as Mandocracy which he believes is the way to go. He further admonished colleague journalists to be critical enough when

BESTEL Social Club is a subsidiary of United Kingdom based BELSTEL Foundation has on Sunday put smiles on the faces of residents of Kasoa in the Central Region to climax the celebration of the yuletide. Speaking to Pan African Television News, Country Director, Bessa George of the club has explained on the need for kind gesture saying that it's part of their social responsibility and a way not to leave anyone behind in the celebration of Christmas. The yearly event in the community saw hundreds of the residents joyfully celebrating the festive season as they were gifts with assorted items by their BESTEL Community Club supported by the umbrella body based in UK, BESTEL Foundation. Secretary of the club, John Hughes says

Former President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr. James Asare Adjei has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to appoint an industrialist as a replacement for the outgoing Trades Minister Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen. His comment comes at the back of the President appointing the Finance Minister, Ken-Ofori Atta as the caretaker minister to the Ministry of Trade and Industry after the substantive appointee resigned to chase his presidential ambition. On the current economic woes facing the country, the businessman advice the public to explore opportunities in the midst of the challenges confronting the nation. He also called for home grown policies to help avoid over dependent on importation. Speaking to Pan African Television's George Yawson Vineh, Mr.

Looking forward to our West Africa conference, this week, IOSH Head of Strategic Engagement Alan Stevens reflects on a game-changing moment from the ILO and its global promise for occupational safety and health when Lawrence Webb addresses our third West Africa Conference, in Accra, Ghana this week (7-8 February 2023), it’ll be the first time an IOSH President has made an official visit to the African continent. Let me float a further exciting thought for you: in the audience for Lawrence’s historic speech might well be the future first IOSH President to come from Africa. Our recent West Africa roundtable event, also held in Ghana, in December, was a strong indicator of just how far occupational safety and

KEN OFORI-ATTA, MINISTER FINANCE A group called Pensioners Bondholders Forum is to picket at the premises of the Finance ministry this morning to fight for the protection of it’s members who have invested in government bonds and vow not to leave the ministry's premises until it’s members are exempted from the Domestic Debt Exchange Program (DDEP). A statement sighted by Pan African Television explains that attempts by the group to have their investment exempted from the program have not been fruitful, hence their decision to converge at the Finance Ministry until their demands are met. “On 10th January 2023, we submitted a petition to the Minister of Finance to exempt all Pensioners holding government bonds from the Domestic Debt Exchange Program on