Ban On Drumming And Noise Making In Greater Accra AFRICA NEWS LOCAL POLITICS by George Vineh Yawson - May 5, 2026May 5, 20260 Story by George Yawson Vineh The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council, in collaboration with the Regional Security Council, has officially notified the public of the annual ban on drumming and noise making across the region. The directive, which forms part of preparations towards the celebration of the Homowo Festival, is aimed at maintaining peace, solemnity, and respect for traditional customs during the sacred period. According to a press release from the Council, the ban takes effect from today Monday, 6 May 2026 to Thursday, June 4, 2026 and will be observed across the Ga State within which all forms of drumming, use of loudspeakers, roadside evangelism, and other noise-making activities are strictly prohibited. However, the traditional areas of Osu, La, Teshie, Nungua Tema, Prampram,
Ghana To Host High-Level Conference On Reparatory Justice Following Historic UN Resolution INTERNATIONAL NEWS LOCAL POLITICS by George Vineh Yawson - May 4, 2026May 4, 20260 By Makiza Micheline Latifa | May 4, 2026 Ghana will host a High-Level Next Steps Conference on Reparatory Justice from June 17 to 19, 2026, as a strategic follow-up to the landmark United Nations General Assembly Resolution that declared the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. The conference, held under the auspices of President John Dramani Mahama, who also serves as the African Union Champion for Reparations, is designed to sustain the momentum generated by the historic resolution, which received overwhelming endorsement from 123 UN Member States. “The High-Level Next Steps Conference is intended to sustain the momentum generated at the multilateral level by providing a dedicated platform for participating States, world
Ibrahim Mahama’s Damang Gold Mine Limited sells 100% of its first gold output to GoldBod, BoG In Historic Move LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - May 1, 2026May 1, 20260 In a bid to support foreign reserves accumulation, Ibrahim Mahama’s Damang Gold Mine Ltd. has sold 100% of its first gold output to the Ghana Gold Board.The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi esq., received a team from Damang Gold Mine led by Mr. Ibrahim Mahama at the GoldBod Assay Laboratory in Accra earlier today, where he briefed the media about the historic transaction.He noted that having Ghanaians at the helm of the country’s minerals and mining sector is key to maximizing national benefits, local value retention and economic transformation. The Chief Executive Officer bemoaned the low contribution of large-scale mining companies to foreign reserve accumulation efforts of government and urged other large-scale mining companies to
Government exempts marine artisanal canoe fishers from 2026 closed fishing season LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - April 28, 2026April 28, 20260 Tuesday 28 April, 2026Story by George Yawson Vineh The Government of Ghana has announced that marine artisanal canoe fishers will be exempted from the 2026 closed fishing season, a move aimed at protecting livelihoods while sustaining efforts to rebuild declining fish stocks. The decision was disclosed by the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Honorable Emelia Arthur during a stakeholder engagement at the Tema Canoe Basin on April 28, 2026. According to the sector Minister, the exemption is intended to cushion artisanal fishers—who form the backbone of the country’s fisheries sector—from economic hardship. Artisanal canoe fishers play a critical role in Ghana’s food security, contributing about 80 percent of fish consumed locally and supplying roughly 60 percent of the nation’s animal
Signals Before Ratings: Why Africa Needs a New Risk Language AFRICA NEWS INTERNATIONAL NEWS LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - April 28, 2026April 28, 20260 Story By Daniel Addo, PhD CandidateIn global finance, the most expensive mistakes are rarely caused by a lack of data. They are caused by a failure to interpret signals early enough. Nowhere is this truer than in Africa, where sovereign risk is still largely read through frameworks designed for economies that behave very differently.Lord Fiifi Quayle’s Africa Risk Index is an attempt to correct that mismatch. It does not reject traditional metrics debt ratios, fiscal balances, inflation but it reorders them. It asks a more practical question: how does risk actually show up on the ground before it appears in official data?This shift is subtle but important. The deeper issue is not risk itself, but the persistent mispricing of uncertainty.
“The Decision Was Neither Arbitrary Nor Political”; Minerals Commission Defends Revocation Of Mining Leases Of Adamus LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - April 27, 2026April 27, 20260 By Maxwell Woyram TsigbeThe Minerals Commission has defended the revocation of the mining leases of Adamus Resources Limited, stressing that the decision was necessitated by what it describes as “systemic and flagrant violation” of Ghana’s mining laws rather than political expediency.This follows an earlier directive by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, who announced the Government's decision to revoke the Akango, Salman, and Nkroful mining leases previously held by Adamus. Issued on Sunday, April 26, 2026, the press statement which contained the directive, stressed that the decision was based on findings by the Minerals Commission which uncovered widespread unauthorised activities.Speaking at a press briefing in Accra on Monday, April 27, 2026, the Chief Executive Officer
GIS launch a public-private sector initiative, SECOBOR aimed at addressing needs of the service LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - April 27, 2026April 27, 20260 Monday 27th April, 2026 The Governing Council of the Ghana Immigration Service ( GIS) is pushing for the launch of an innovative project, code named , Operation Secure Our Borders ( SECOBOR) , a public- private sector initiative designed to mobilize adequate resources to address the pressing needs of the GIS, including the welfare and working conditions of officers. The disclosure was made by the Chairman of the Governing Council of the GIS, Rev Stephen Yenusom Wengam at the Jubilee House when he led a delegation of the Council to brief President John Mahama on the strategic direction and emerging priorities of the GIS. Rev Wengam was optimistic that SECOBOR would go a long way to strengthen the capacity of the
Historic Ghana-Sierra Leone PJCC Meetings Conclude With Establishment Of Delivery Unit To Track Implementation INTERNATIONAL NEWS LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - April 24, 2026April 24, 20260 By Makiza Micheline Latifa | April 24, 2026Ghana and Sierra Leone have formally concluded the Ministerial Meeting of their Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation in Accra, bringing to a close a landmark three-day process that has transformed decades of bilateral goodwill into a concrete, institutionalized framework for cooperation.The closing session, held Thursday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saw senior ministers from both countries sign key agreements and set the tone for the next phase of a relationship that stretches back to the establishment of formal diplomatic ties in 1960.Both countries share a bond rooted in mutual support and shared regional aspirations, one most visibly demonstrated during Sierra Leone’s civil war, when Ghanaian forces served under ECOMOG to help restore
Parliament’s Energy Committee Applauds NPA For Transparency LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - April 24, 2026April 24, 20260 By Maxwell Woyram Tsigbe The Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy has commended the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) for its reception and open engagement with its members.The acknowledgment follows the Committee’s working visit led by its Chairman, Honourable Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, to the Authority’s head office to familiarise members and assess the Authority’s activities under its new leadership.The meeting creates a common platform for both the Committee and the Authority to probe and clarify issues related to the downstream petroleum industry. According to Honourable Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, the engagement will enable Parliament to explore avenues that the government could leverage in providing the necessary support for the Authority’s effective operations. He explained that the NPA’s work is focused on regulating Ghana’s downstream
Ghana Summons South African Envoy Over Xenophobic Attacks On Ghanaian Nationals INTERNATIONAL NEWS LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by George Vineh Yawson - April 23, 2026April 23, 20260 By Makiza Micheline Latifa | April 23, 2026 Ghana has lodged a formal diplomatic protest against South Africa over a series of xenophobic incidents targeting foreign nationals, including Ghanaians living and working in the country.The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, summoned the Acting High Commissioner of the South African High Commission in Ghana, Mr. Thando Dalamba, to formally register Ghana’s strong displeasure over the incidents, which have been widely circulated on social media. At the centre of the summons was a troubling incident in the KwaZulu-Natal Province, where a Ghanaian legal resident was confronted by locals, asked to produce proof of his legal status, and instructed to leave South Africa and “fix his country.” The Minister described the conduct as