Also known as: 48 Engineer Regiment, Ghana Armed Forces · 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces · 48 Engineering Regiment
Ghana Armed Forces engineering unit involved in demolition operations, expressway clearing, and infrastructure projects including Accra-Kumasi Expressway work.
At about 4 am on Friday, October 2, joint forces comprising officers of the Ghana Police Service, Military Police (MP), Fifth Battalion (5BN), and 48 Engineer Regiment, stormed the popular La Pleasure Beach and ordered workers to vacate the premises for a demolition exercise. …
… The operation, involving personnel from the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service, began in the early hours of Friday, with security personnel directing workers, traders, residents and operators to vacate the area. …
… In August, work began to reclaim the Lafa water retention basin at Mallam, with the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces deployed to remove years of accumulated solid waste and silt that had reduced the basin’s capacity to retain stormwater. …
… The demolition was carried out on Friday, October 2, as part of a joint operation involving personnel from the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service. …
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), with support from the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces, has removed unauthorised structures at Kofikrom in the North Industrial Area after occupants failed to comply with a directive to vacate the area. …
… The ongoing demolition exercise is being carried out as a joint operation involving personnel from the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces, alongside the Ghana Police Service. …
… Commanding Officer of the 48 Engineer Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Osei Amponsah, said personnel cleared temporary structures blocking access routes to allow fire engines to move closer to the affected areas. …
… The 37 pillars comprise one Terminus Pillar, 12 Main Pillars, 20 Intermediate Pillars and four Border Crossing Pillars, with the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces serving as the contractor. …
… The project was fully funded by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the African Union Border Programme, with the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces serving as the project contractor. …
Joint police and military forces ordered workers to vacate La Pleasure Beach at dawn on October 2 for demolition as part of flood mitigation efforts to restore the Kpeshie Lagoon. The article questions how the state treats displaced workers whose livelihoods depend on the cleared land, noting some vendors received little or no notice while others dispute whether the two-week warning was adequate.
Joint police and military forces ordered workers to vacate La Pleasure Beach at dawn on October 2 for demolition as part of flood mitigation efforts to restore the Kpeshie Lagoon. The article questions how the state treats displaced workers whose livelihoods depend on the cleared land, noting some vendors received little or no notice while others dispute whether the two-week warning was adequate.
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust cleared structures and unauthorised occupants from the beachfront adjoining the Labadi Beach Hotel and La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra on Friday, October 2, citing fiduciary responsibility to protect its investment portfolio and generate returns for contributors and pensioners. SSNIT stated that beaches will remain public.
The government has deployed personnel and operational teams to Mallam Junction to address landfill, drainage and environmental challenges blamed for recurring flooding. The intervention follows earlier engagements from Jubilee House and includes efforts to reclaim the Lafa water retention basin and remove accumulated waste and illegal structures.
Deputy Chief of Staff Stan Dogbe clarified that Friday's demolition of structures along the beachfront near Labadi Beach Hotel was carried out at the hotel's request under National Security supervision, not as part of the government's flood mitigation exercise. The hotel requested the operation, saying the structures including Polo Beach Club were affecting its safety, tranquillity, reputation and visitor experience.
Polo Beach Club, an entertainment facility near Labadi Beach Resort in Accra, was demolished on Friday as part of a joint clearance operation by the 48 Engineer Regiment and Ghana Police Service targeting structures in the La Beach area.
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly, supported by the 48 Engineer Regiment, demolished unauthorised structures at Kofikrom in the North Industrial Area after occupants failed to comply with a May 29 deadline to vacate. The demolition followed a major fire that exposed difficulties emergency responders faced accessing the settlement due to temporary structures blocking roads.
Demolition has begun at La Pleasure Beach in Accra in a joint operation involving the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service, with security personnel preventing residents and workers from re-entering demolished areas as they attempt to salvage belongings.
A massive fire broke out in the North Industrial Area at Avenor in Accra on October 1, 2026, starting around 7:30 a.m. and spreading into plastics manufacturing firm Duraplast Ghana, destroying its pipe stock and water storage tanks. Firefighters faced obstacles including cargo trucks blocking access routes and empty fire hydrants at the facility.
Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire have completed the first phase of a joint exercise to reaffirm their 150-kilometre international land boundary with the inauguration of 37 new boundary pillars, funded by the German Development Cooperation and the African Union Border Programme.
Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire jointly commissioned 37 newly constructed international boundary pillars marking the completion of Phase 1 of their Joint Land Boundary Reaffirmation Exercise, which covered 150 kilometres and was funded by the German Agency for International Cooperation and the African Union Border Programme.
A 90-day operation has begun to remove one million metric tonnes of waste from Agbogbloshie, Old Fadama and surrounding communities to restore the Korle Lagoon and support urban renewal, including plans for a textile industry. President Mahama commissioned the exercise, which is being led by the Ministry of Local Government with support from the Ghana Armed Forces and will transport waste to the Adepa landfill site at Nsawam.
President John Mahama announced that the Ghana Armed Forces will be deployed for emergency operations and national development projects beyond military combat, citing the 48 Engineer Regiment's involvement in waste evacuation from Agbogbloshie and clearing the Accra-Kumasi Expressway as examples of coordinated government efforts to address national challenges.
President Mahama announced that the 48 Engineer Regiment will serve as major sub-contractor for the Accra-Kumasi Expressway, with $2 billion already secured and expected to reach $4 billion by year-end. Contractor selection is set to begin with an Expression of Interest published September 11, 2026, and the contract awarded before year-end.
President Mahama has announced plans to confer the Order of the Companion of the Volta on the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces for clearing 175.6 kilometres of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway route in 19 weeks, one week ahead of schedule. The honour will be presented at the national honours ceremony to mark Ghana's 70th Independence anniversary.
The Ghana Armed Forces has formally handed over a 175.6-kilometre right-of-way to the government for construction of the proposed Accra-Kumasi Expressway. The six-lane project will cut the distance between the two cities by nearly 70 kilometres and reduce travel time to about two hours at 100km per hour, compared with five to six hours on the existing highway.
President Mahama has announced that the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces will serve as a major sub-contractor on the Accra-Kumasi Expressway construction. The Regiment is also directed to clear the right-of-way for the proposed New Accra Orbital, as government expands military engineering units' role in major infrastructure projects.
Ghana's Deputy Chief of Staff has directed the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council to restore the Kpeshie Lagoon following removal of illegal structures, involving tree-planting and environmental safeguards to strengthen the wetland's capacity to retain floodwaters and prevent future encroachment.
President Mahama is to formally receive a 175.6-kilometre cleared right-of-way for the Accra-Kumasi Expressway on September 14, marking a key milestone towards construction. The cleared corridor, prepared by the Ghana Armed Forces for the 198.7-kilometre expressway project, will enable the space required for construction, operation, maintenance and possible future expansion of the highway.
A risk assessment by the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council has linked reclamation and development of portions of Kpeshie Lagoon to first-time flooding in Tse Addo, finding that converting sections of the natural water retention basin into developed land reduced the lagoon's capacity to receive and retain excess water during heavy rainfall.
The Commanding Officer of the 48 Engineer Regiment has rejected claims that property owners at Laboma were not given adequate notice before the demolition exercise, stating they were notified several weeks in advance, with the notification process beginning as early as August 5 or 6, giving roughly a month's notice before the operation started on August 27.
The 48 Engineer Regiment is conducting a demolition exercise at Laboma Beach Resort following a 21-day deadline from the Greater Accra Regional Minister, as part of the government's Post-Flood Mitigating Task Force to clear structures obstructing waterways and reduce flooding in Accra after June floods.
The 48 Engineer Regiment has cleared 175.6 kilometres of vegetation along the proposed Accra to Kumasi Highway route, with nineteen of twenty weeks of work completed. It is the first time the civil engineering segment of the Ghana Army has been assigned to undertake this civilian task.
The Ghana Armed Forces have launched a major operation to reclaim the Lafa water retention basin in Mallam, which had been severely silted by illegal solid waste dumping and encroachment, triggering devastating flooding in surrounding communities. The exercise includes breaking up compacted waste, dredging debris, demolishing illegal structures, and constructing protective embankments, and is projected to last several weeks.
The 48 Engineer Regiment is leading work to reclaim the Lafa water retention basin at Mallam through dredging, waste removal, demolition of illegal structures, and construction of protective embankments to restore the basin's water-holding capacity. The operation, coordinated by the Post-Flood Mitigation Task Force, is part of government efforts to mitigate flooding in Mallam, Weija, Dansoman and surrounding communities following June 29 floods, with similar work underway at Oyarifa, East Legon, and the Kpeshie Lagoon area.
Work has begun to reclaim the Lafa water retention basin at Mallam as part of government efforts to reduce flooding in Mallam, Weija, Dansoman and surrounding communities, involving dredging, waste removal, demolition of illegal structures, and embankment construction led by the 48 Engineer Regiment.
The Minister of Local Government announced plans to formalise waste transfer loading stations and integrate tricycle waste collectors into Ghana's sanitation framework as part of a comprehensive waste management approach. Five of six designated transfer stations in Greater Accra are operating at full capacity following government action to clear refuse buildup after National Sanitation Day.
The Ministry of Local Government announced plans to formalise tricycle waste collectors and integrate them into Ghana's sanitation framework. Five of six waste transfer stations in Greater Accra are now operational, helping address solid waste accumulation following recent sanitation exercises, though the Malam station remains inactive pending road access.
Ghana's Local Government Minister announced plans to formalise waste transfer loading stations and integrate tricycle waste collectors into the country's long-term sanitation strategy. Five of six designated waste transfer stations in Greater Accra are now operational following President Mahama's directive to intensify waste removal efforts after recent refuse accumulation.
A Flood Mitigation Task Force led by the Deputy Chief of Staff has begun a phased dredging, desilting and demolition exercise across Accra, removing properties along waterways, poorly engineered bridges, and structures that encroach on water channels. The operation started at New England near the airport and continued to the Tesa Dam in East Legon and Oyarifa, where illegal retaining walls and other unauthorised structures were demolished to address siltation and flooding vulnerability.