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Government to demolish buildings on six Accra wetlands
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (331+ words) The government, as part of a new strategy to curb flooding and restore the capital's natural drainage system," has announced plans to demolish structures encroaching on six wetlands in Accra." The decision comes days after devastating floods on Monday, June…...
Parliament passes Maritime and Related Offences Bill, 2026 to tackle piracy in Gulf of Guinea
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (401+ words) Parliament has passed the Maritime and Related Offences Bill, 2026, establishing a dedicated legal framework to combat piracy, armed robbery at sea and other maritime crimes in Ghana's waters. The legislation gives effect to the 1982 United Nations (UN) Convention on the…...
Be emboldened by virtues of murdered judges to dispense justice fairly - Moderator
10+ hour, 4+ min ago (498+ words) The Right Reverend Dr Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, said: "The annual remembrance of the judges was justified because they served with dignity, courage and impartiality, leaving a legacy worthy of emulation." "These judges…...
Accra's water bodies were killed and buried under a concrete jungle that now haunts residents
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1567+ words) In this two-part write-up, we delve into the history of Accra's water bodies and how the authorities, traditional rulers, business people and residents recklessly destroyed them and left the city at the mercy of floods. The floods after the rains…...
Ghana government and Zoomlion reopen Achimota Transfer Station to ease post-flood waste crisis
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (621+ words) The government, in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group, has reopened the Achimota-Abofu Transfer Station to restore waste collection services and address sanitation challenges caused by recent floods across the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area. Mr…...
Ghana plants 1. 3 million trees as Rainforest Alliance report highlights growing regenerative
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (450+ words) Farmers, local authorities, and businesses across Ghana in 2025, positioned the country as one of the strongest examples of regenerative agriculture in action, according to the Rainforest Alliance's newly released 2025 Annual Report, Regeneration Takes Root." According to the report, farmers, local…...
June 29 floods: 12 dead, seven missing, 7, 761 households displaced
2+ day, 37+ min ago (362+ words) At least 12 people have been confirmed dead and seven others are still missing following devastating floods that swept through Greater Accra and other parts of the country on Monday, June 29. Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the Minister for the Interior, disclosed the…...
At least 15 die in swimming accidents during German heatwave
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (520+ words) At least 15 people have died in swimming accidents across Germany since Friday, according to police reports, as a heatwave sent many people to lakes, rivers and outdoor pools to cool off. Among the latest deaths, a 17-year-old was recovered from…...
Greater Accra floods trap residents, cut roads off
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (294+ words) Continuous'Monday downpour has caused widespread flooding across parts of Accra, Afienya'and'Dawhenya'trapping residents in their homes, and cutting off major roads in the capital." A video sighted by the Ghana News Agency showed neighbours swimming through dangerous floodwaters above neck level…...
Flooding displaces residents, traps others in Dawhenya
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (309+ words) Torrential rains on Monday, have left several communities within the Dawhenya Township heavily flooded, displacing some residents and trapping others in their homes." Mr Moses Kutor, the Assembly Member for North Dawhenya, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that he,…...