48 Engineers Regiment — Ghana Armed Forces unit deployed for emergency drainage clearance and flood recovery operations in Accra.
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Joy Online
… The exercise, being undertaken across Agbogbloshie, Old Fadama, Abbosey Okai and Jamestown, involves the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Zoomlion, teams under the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) and the 48 Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces. …
Mahama Ayariga reviews Agbogbloshie waste evacuation, calls for measures to ease traffic delaysJoy Online
… The Ghana Armed Forces, particularly the 48 Engineers Regiment, is also providing operational and engineering support for the exercise. …
Photos: Mahama commissions evacuation of Agbogbloshie waste to Nsawam landfillThe Chronicle
… The GAF, through the 48 Engineers Regiment, completed the clearance of 175.6 kilometres of the project corridor in 19 weeks, one week ahead of the scheduled 20-week timeframe. …
Construction Of Mahama’s $2bn Expressway Starts SoonThe Ghanaian Times
… The equipment was handed over at a ceremony at the 48 Engineers Regiment in Accra yesterday. …
US donates $4m military equipment to GAFJoy Online
… The equipment was presented at a brief ceremony held at the 48 Engineers Regiment in Teshie on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, with significant portions of the consignment allocated to the Ghana Navy. …
US donates military equipment to Ghana Armed Forces to boost defence capabilitiesJoy Online
… It would have been untenable for the government to turn a blind eye and refuse to carry out the exercises currently ongoing, some of which are being led by the 48 Engineers Regiment and other state officials. …
Gov’t general clean-up exercise will be sustained, not a one-off response – Felix Kwakye OfosuJoy Online
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, says the government will deploy the Ghana Armed Forces’ 48 Engineers Regiment to undertake emergency drainage clearance and support flood recovery operations following the recent downpour in parts of the country. …
48 Engineers Regiment to clear drains, support flood recovery effort – Interior MinisterJoy Online
… President Mahama commended the Ghana Armed Forces, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the Ghana Police Service, the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources, emergency response teams and the 48 Engineers Regiment for their swift rescue efforts. …
Mahama extends sympathies to June 29 flood victims, announces tougher anti-flood measuresJoy Online
… President Mahama singled out the military, the Ghana Police Service, the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), and the 48 Engineers Regiment for their role in evacuating stranded residents from inundated communities …
‘Let’s end Accra’s flood cycle’ — Mahama orders post-flood reliefJoy Online
… He expressed appreciation to the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, the 48 Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces, the National Security Coordinator and Deputy Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, Mr Stan Dogbe, and other stakeholder …
Government, Zoomlion reopen Achimota Transfer Station to tackle post-flood waste crisisThe Minister for Local Government inspected ongoing work on the fifth day of a National Emergency Waste Evacuation Exercise at Agbogbloshie and other areas, and said he would engage the Motor Traffic and Transport Department to explore traffic management measures to ease congestion hampering equipment operations.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minister for Local Government inspected ongoing work on the fifth day of a National Emergency Waste Evacuation Exercise at Agbogbloshie and other areas, and said he would engage the Motor Traffic and Transport Department to explore traffic management measures to ease congestion hampering equipment operations.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama commissioned the evacuation of approximately one million tonnes of accumulated waste from Agbogbloshie in Accra to the Adepa Engineered Landfill Site near Nsawam, expected to take 90 days as part of a National Emergency Waste Evacuation Exercise led by the Ministry of Local Government in collaboration with the Ghana Armed Forces.
18 September 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the government has allocated $2 billion to finance the construction of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway using Ghana's own resources, with the money placed in a special account at the Bank of Ghana to ensure funding will not delay the project once construction begins.
15 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
The United States has donated 84 pallets of military and intelligence equipment valued at about $4 million to the Ghana Armed Forces to enhance border security, intelligence gathering, maritime surveillance, counter-terrorism operations and military training. The Chief of the Naval Staff described the support as a significant boost to operational readiness and a reflection of strong defence cooperation between Ghana and the United States.
23 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The United States Embassy in Accra has handed over 84 pallets of assorted military equipment to the Ghana Armed Forces to enhance operational readiness and strengthen Ghana's defence capabilities, with significant portions allocated to the Ghana Navy including radar systems, radios, antennas, body armour and boarding equipment.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minister of State for Government Communications says the government's National General Cleaning Exercise will be sustained rather than a one-off response, following successful public participation in clearing choked drains and waterways. President John Mahama aims to institutionalise the campaign as a regular activity to address flooding and environmental sanitation.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Interior Minister announced the deployment of the 48 Engineers Regiment to undertake emergency drainage clearance and support flood recovery following severe rainfall in Accra that resulted in at least 12 deaths, extensive property damage, and disruption to economic activities.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Mahama extended sympathies to families affected by June 29 floods in Accra, Tema and nearby communities, and announced that every MMDA working with the Ministry of Works would identify and remove structures obstructing major drainage channels. He stressed that lasting solutions to perennial flooding would require a collective national effort and responsible attitudes towards sanitation and waste disposal.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance to release funds from the Contingency Fund for thousands of residents affected by floods in the Greater Accra Region that killed at least nine people and destroyed homes, businesses and public infrastructure. The President conducted an aerial assessment and committed to both immediate relief and longer-term measures to address perennial flooding.
29 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The government and Zoomlion Ghana Limited have reopened the Achimota-Abofu Transfer Station to restore waste collection services and address sanitation challenges caused by recent floods in Greater Accra. The Minister for Local Government said recent flooding inundated several landfill sites, preventing nearly 3,000 tricycle waste operators from disposing of refuse.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →