Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called for urgent pension reforms across Africa, warning that nearly 85 percent of the continent's workforce remains outside formal retirement protection and that the number of Africans aged 60 and above will exceed 226 million by 2050. She stressed that current pension systems must be redesigned to reflect Africa's diverse labour market, where many workers operate in the informal sector with irregular incomes.
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A three-day Regional High-Level Conference on Governance, Critical Minerals, and Conflict in Africa ended in Accra with calls for stronger governance systems, transparency, and greater citizen participation in decisions concerning mineral resources. Delegates also urged African countries to move beyond exporting raw minerals by investing in beneficiation, refining, manufacturing, and skills development to create greater value and employment on the continent.
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Ghana's Youth Minister George Opare Addo said the country's 12 million young people are key to national prosperity, and that government investments in education, healthcare, skills, jobs, and entrepreneurship are essential. He highlighted programmes such as the National Apprenticeship Programme and Labour Exchange Programme as means of developing youth potential.
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The Court of Appeal has unanimously overturned the conviction and 10-year custodial sentence imposed on Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre, acquitting and discharging her of all charges related to accusations of misappropriating public funds.
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Preparations for the funeral of Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka are ongoing at Gomoa Mpata in the Central Region despite a 10-day interim injunction issued by the Accra High Court on July 29, 2026, which temporarily restrains Sarah Adwoa Safo from proceeding with the funeral arrangements.
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The Jospong Group of Companies and Ghana Scholarly Society have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen collaboration between industry and academia, promoting research-led solutions to business and development challenges in Ghana and across Africa. Jospong operates in 29 countries through more than 82 subsidiaries and employs approximately 10,000 people directly, viewing education and skills development as strategic priorities for growth.
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A three-day high-level conference in Accra concluded with calls for African governments to adopt a governance framework centred on transparency, democratic accountability, industrialisation and citizen participation in the continent's critical minerals sector.
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The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technologies and Innovation presented 2,000 laptops to the University of Ghana to support the One Million Coders Programme, bringing the total laptops supplied to 2,500. The initiative aims to equip young Ghanaians with skills in coding, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, software development and data analytics.
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The Accra Inter-City Marathon returns on October 10 as the Tampico Accra Inter-City Marathon, with Tampico becoming the official headline sponsor. The fourth edition expects to attract more than 2,000 participants from across Ghana, including elite athletes, recreational runners, schools, and corporate teams.
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Dr Ishamael Norman has urged parents to take primary responsibility for instilling discipline and moral values in their children, arguing that raising responsible children is a shared responsibility and not solely the school's role. He said growing indiscipline among children reflects the conduct of adults at home, and that character formation involves parents, teachers, neighbours and the wider community.
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The National Labour Commission has been urged to strengthen its institutional capacity and embrace innovation to respond to emerging labour challenges driven by artificial intelligence, climate change and digital transformation. The call was made at a stakeholders' forum in Accra marking the Commission's 20th anniversary.
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Ghana and Gabon have called on African countries to collectively address xenophobia and discrimination, arguing the menace threatens continental cohesion and Africa's shared progress. The call follows renewed xenophobic attacks on black migrants in South Africa, in which Ghana has confirmed two citizen deaths since April.
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ECOWAS has called on member states to strengthen their national gender institutions to accelerate progress towards gender equality and the implementation of regional and international commitments. The Resident Representative cited weak institutional capacity, inadequate financing and poor coordination among national gender mechanisms as major obstacles to advancing gender equality across the sub-region.
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The Paramount Chief of Assin Kushea called on administrators to uphold ethical standards to curb corruption and strengthen institutions, telling the 8th Annual Administrators Conference of CIAMC that integrity, accountability and professionalism are crucial to institutional success.
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The HACSA Foundation's Tech4Girls Programme graduated its fourth cohort on Thursday in Kanda, Accra. The initiative, which began in late 2023, equips young women with coding and job readiness skills and aligns with President Mahama's One Million Coders initiative launched in 2025.
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Patrick Yaw Boamah, the NPP MP for Okaikwei Central, criticised the government's economic management during the Mid-Year Budget Review debate, questioning where the promised 800,000 jobs are and arguing that increased revenue collection must translate into better living conditions and timely payment of public-sector workers like doctors, nurses, and teachers.
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China's Ambassador to Ghana said the country will expand defence cooperation through military training, infrastructure development, equipment support and humanitarian collaboration. The commitment was made at a reception in Accra marking the 99th anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, with bilateral trade reaching US$14.1 billion in 2025.
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Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin has cautioned that while Ghana has made progress in reducing inflation, improving fiscal discipline and restoring debt sustainability, the country lacks a nationally determined target for employment generation in its budget. He stressed that macroeconomic stability should serve as a means to achieving transformation rather than an end in itself, noting that unemployment stood at 13.0 per cent in the third quarter of 2025 and youth unemployment at 32.4 per cent.
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Ghana and Gabon have signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) during a three-day state visit by Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema. The MoUs cover political consultations and cooperation in diplomat training between the two countries' foreign affairs institutions.
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ECOWAS, the Government of Ghana and development partners have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening institutional capacity, gender equality and women's empowerment across West Africa at the 2026 ECOWAS Gender Development Centre Annual Briefing in Accra. The meeting reviewed achievements from 2022 to 2026 and outlined strategic priorities for 2026-2030, including strengthening collaboration among member states and introducing the ECOWAS Gender Observatory to improve gender data collection and evidence-based policymaking.
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Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema visited the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra on Tuesday to pay tribute to Ghana's founding President and Pan-Africanism champion, during a three-day state visit at the invitation of President John Dramani Mahama.
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