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The Amasaman High Court has reduced Patricia Asiedua, also known as Agradaa’s, 15-year jail term to 12 months, effective from July 2025. 

Ghana and Zambia have taken their relation to another level following the signing of 10 memoranda of understanding (MoUs), including a visa waiver agreement between the two countries. 

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Ghana has rejected the proposed truncated sliding-scale mineral royalty regime, and rather called for a new mining policy anchored on full national ownership.  

Parliament on Thursday, January 5, 2026, adopted the report for the establishment of the 24-Hour Economy Authority, paving the way for legislation that seeks to transform Ghana’s productive sector.   

A 59-year-old businessman has been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly threatening a police officer with a loaded pistol at the court premises. 

The Government of Ghana is considering suspending the closed season for artisanal fishers in 2026 to ease the socio-economic pressures on coastal communities. 

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called on African countries to take decisive steps to move from dependency to integration to unlock shared prosperity for the continent. 

A migration expert has called on Ghana and other developing countries not to treat migration and remittances as substitutes for domestic development.  

Thirteen suspected illegal miners, who were put before the Takoradi Circuit Court for allegedly mining in the Boi Tano Forest reserve in the Western North Region have been remanded into prison custody.  

Ghana’s year-on-year inflation rate has declined from 5.4 per cent in December 2025 to 3.8 per cent in January 2026, the lowest since the country rebased its economy in 2021.