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Joy Online
… Communities such as Alajo, Odawna, Kaneshie, Circle, Adabraka, Mallam, Weija, Dansoman, and parts of East Legon frequently experience severe flooding during heavy rains. …
Ghana needs a SMART tunnel to solve flooding: Lessons from Kuala Lumpur for Accra’s futureThe Ghanaian Times
… In the Greater Accra Region, areas such as Kaneshie, Alajo, Adenta, Weija, Tema and Ashaiman were singled out as high-risk zones due to poor drainage systems and rapid urbanisation. …
Southern Ghana faces flood threat…GMet warns as heavy rains approachHajia Nura Quaye has been declared Ayawaso Central Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party following a recount after the initial contest was marred by controversy. She called for unity among party members to work towards winning the 2028 elections and regaining the Ayawaso Central seat lost to the NDC in 2024.
11 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
Hajia Nura Quaye has been declared Ayawaso Central Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party following a recount after the initial contest was marred by controversy. She called for unity among party members to work towards winning the 2028 elections and regaining the Ayawaso Central seat lost to the NDC in 2024.
11 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
Humanitarian organisation DirectAid Ghana has concluded distribution of relief items to residents of communities affected by June 2026 floods across Greater Accra and Kasoa in the Central Region. The programme, estimated at about GH¢2 million, distributed food items, household goods, and other supplies to about 1,500 families, with support from donors in Kuwait and coordination by government officials.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Humanitarian organisation DirectAid has distributed food and household items to residents of Alajo affected by June 2026 floods. The wider relief programme, estimated at GH¢2 million, is expected to support about 1,500 families across five communities, with distribution activities to be completed next week.
25 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Food and Drugs Authority has seized about a truckload of flood-damaged bottled water and soft drinks that were allegedly being washed and repackaged for sale in Accra following recent floods. The FDA warned that floodwater-submerged products pose a significant risk of cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery and other water-borne diseases, noting that washing the outside does not render the contents safe.
25 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Grid Company Limited will shut off power from 3 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday in parts of Accra West and Accra East to replace a transmission tower damaged in a tanker explosion. The outage will affect multiple residential communities, commercial centres, and business districts across the capital.
23 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Pan African Hub for Climate Change and Disaster Management held a workshop in flood-prone Alajo, Accra, to train community leaders and residents on disaster risk reduction, risk mapping, and community risk assessments. Participants learned to identify hazards and vulnerabilities within their communities and strengthen coping capacities before, during, and after disasters.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's flood prevention strategy omits circular-economy design that would remove waste from drainage systems and convert it into a resource, leaving the country to experience the same seasonal flooding in vulnerable Accra neighbourhoods year after year.
26 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Prophet Samuel Henry (Prophet Roja) of Roja City International Church has donated relief items to residents of Alajo displaced by flooding on June 29, 2026, with the chief noting that the incident submerged much of the community and calling for more support from organisations and philanthropists.
14 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Jospong Group has called for a sustained national waste management system during cleanup efforts in flood-hit Accra communities. The company emphasized that lasting results depend on proper waste disposal, responsible public behaviour, and collective effort from government and public to reduce future flooding risk.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate operationalisation of six waste transfer stations in Accra that were constructed more than nine years ago but left idle, to improve refuse collection, reduce turnaround time, and prevent waste from washing back into waterways. The government has engaged Zoomlion to reopen the facilities as part of a broader sanitation management strategy.
13 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Local Government Minister has rejected claims that Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives are responsible for failure to desilt major storm drains, stating that the Department of Urban Roads holds the mandate and funds for such work. He noted that MMDAs receive only 10 per cent of the District Assemblies Common Fund for sanitation, making large-scale desilting impossible alongside other sanitation obligations.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Mahama assured Ghanaians that Accra will bounce back following June 29 floods that affected seven regions, killed 13 people, and left six unaccounted for. He designated July 10–11 as national cleanup days across the affected regions to reduce flooding risk before anticipated heavy rains.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang participated in day one of a two-day national cleanup exercise at Nungua Market in Greater Accra, where residents and traders desilted drains and cleared debris following the June 29 flood disaster that killed 13 people and left six missing. The initiative, themed "Our Actions, Our Future: Cleaning Ghana after the Floods," aims to address environmental sanitation across flood-affected communities.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate operationalisation of all Zoomlion waste transfer stations in Greater Accra to improve refuse collection and waste management following recent floods. The six transfer stations, constructed over nine years ago but left unused, will allow waste collectors to discharge refuse locally for compaction and transport to final disposal sites, rather than travelling long distances to existing facilities.
12 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama has directed the immediate reopening of six waste transfer stations in Accra that have been inactive for about nine years, to provide designated disposal points for waste operators and reduce pressure on existing landfill sites during the city's sanitation crisis.
11 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama has called on residents to join the second day of a national clean-up exercise aimed at clearing waste generated after recent floods. He emphasized that authorities are now prioritizing the evacuation of collected refuse to dump sites, rather than leaving it by roadsides where it would be washed back into drains during rainfall.
11 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Zoomlion Ghana Limited deployed 2,000 personnel and heavy equipment across the country to support a two-day National General Clean-up Exercise initiated by President Mahama following recent floods. The company also activated transfer stations and deployed fumigation teams to prevent disease outbreaks in flood-affected communities.
11 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Local Government Minister says the government has deployed additional trucks and tricycles to support ongoing post-flood cleanup efforts following June 29 floods, with the operation continuing beyond the initial phase as President John Mahama prepares to inspect the exercise.
11 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama joined residents and sanitation workers in Alajo, Greater Accra, for the second day of a national clean-up exercise aimed at clearing accumulated waste and desilting clogged drains following recent flooding. Mahama acknowledged the volume of waste across the city cannot be cleared in a single day but said efforts would continue until completed.
11 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Environmental engineer Dr Juliet Ohemeng-Ntiamoah has argued that periodic national clean-up exercises are not a lasting solution to Accra's persistent flooding, and that focus should instead be on addressing structural and engineering deficiencies such as inadequate and outdated drainage infrastructure.
11 July 2026 · Joy Online →
During a National Clean-Up Exercise inspection of the Alajo drains, President John Dramani Mahama called on Ghanaians to stop using drains as dumping sites, warning that indiscriminate waste disposal worsens flooding and harms flood prevention efforts. He noted the drain was heavily clogged with silt, plastics, and household waste including paving blocks and furniture, and urged residents to use designated waste disposal facilities instead.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Mahama has announced the government is considering setting aside one day every month for a nationwide clean-up exercise, saying the current two-day national exercise is insufficient to address sanitation challenges and choked drains across the country.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A truck carrying second-hand bales overturned at the Alajo traffic light in Accra on Thursday morning, spilling its contents and causing a major traffic jam lasting several hours. No casualties were reported, though the cause of the accident remains under investigation.
9 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Let Love Lead NGO has provided humanitarian support including cash donations, food, water and relief supplies to residents of Tesano, Alajo, Abofu and Alogboshie affected by recent heavy rains in Accra. The organisation has called for stronger preventive measures to reduce the recurring impact of flooding in the capital.
7 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Residents of Alajo in Greater Accra have appealed to the government for support and compensation ahead of planned demolition of structures built along waterways. While acknowledging the safety risks posed by flooding, residents say they lack the financial means to relocate without assistance.
7 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Heavy rains on June 29 submerged large parts of Accra across multiple districts, revealing a citywide drainage failure rather than localized issues. The article argues that without decisive action, future floods will worsen, and that the public focus on refuse dumping in sewers overlooks deeper infrastructure problems.
7 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The article argues that Accra's perennial flooding is fundamentally a governance crisis rooted in institutional failures and inadequate urban planning, rather than a natural disaster cycle. The city's vulnerability stems from low-lying topography, an aging drainage system designed for a much smaller population, and a river network that existing infrastructure cannot accommodate.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Tourism Authority is rolling out the "Blue Ghana Initiative" beach clean-up campaign across selected Accra and coastal beaches following severe flooding in June 2026, which exposed poor waste management as a major factor. The campaign responds to concerns that refuse dumped into drains worsens flooding and that floodwaters wash waste into rivers and onto beaches, threatening marine life.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Tourism Authority, led by CEO Maame Efua Houadjeto, is rolling out a Clean the Beach Campaign across selected beaches in Accra and surrounding coastal communities under the theme "The Blue Ghana Initiative: Protecting Our Beaches. Preserving Our Future," in response to flooding and waste management concerns.
5 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Four days after severe flooding in Accra, authorities have begun recovering vehicles swept into the Odaw drain at Alajo, with heavy-duty machinery deployed to remove an estimated 20 to 25 vehicles still trapped in the river channel as part of a broader clean-up effort.
3 July 2026 · Joy Online →