… The Casablanca Group, led by Nkrumah alongside leaders from Guinea, Mali, Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco, advocated for immediate political unification under a single federal government, arguing that economic integration could only succeed under a sovereign political umbrella. …
University of Ghana athletes have returned to Accra following an impressive campaign at the 12th Federation of African University Sports (FASU) Games in Cairo, Egypt. …
The University of Ghana has recorded an impressive medal haul at the 12th Federation of African University Sports (FASU) Games in Cairo, Egypt, winning a total of 23 medals. …
… His time with Senegal was highlighted by the country’s historic triumph at the 2021 edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, when the Teranga Lions defeated Egypt on penalties to claim their first continental title. …
… Ghana is represented alongside several other African countries, including Togo, Nigeria, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, South Africa, The Gambia, Kenya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Niger, Zimbabwe, Libya, Liberia and Sierra Leone. …
… African countries represented at the event include Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, the Central African Republic, Morocco, South Africa, The Gambia, Kenya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Niger, Zimbabwe, Libya, Liberia and Sierra Leone, among others. …
… However, it was only confirmed a month later after the court obtained a religious opinion from the grand mufti of Egypt – a legal requirement in death sentence cases. …
Ranking Member Samuel Abu Jinapor cautioned the government to thoroughly assess the potential risks and benefits of Ghana's decision to join BRICS, warning that membership could have implications for national interests. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced that Cabinet approved Ghana's formal application to join the bloc as part of efforts to diversify international partnerships and deepen South-South cooperation.
Ranking Member Samuel Abu Jinapor cautioned the government to thoroughly assess the potential risks and benefits of Ghana's decision to join BRICS, warning that membership could have implications for national interests. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced that Cabinet approved Ghana's formal application to join the bloc as part of efforts to diversify international partnerships and deepen South-South cooperation.
MFM Women's Basketball Club defeated First Bank 66-64 in overtime in the Zenith Bank Women's Basketball League Final 8 to claim another national championship. The Lagos-based club also won the MVP award, best three-point shooter prize, and two places in the Team of the Tournament.
Ghana's Golden Shuttlers claimed a silver and three bronze medals at the 2026 All Africa U-19 Badminton Championships in Cairo, Egypt, with the women's doubles pair of Ama Korama Adu and Racheal Quarcoo reaching the final before losing to Mauritius.
Presidents Mahama and El-Sisi reaffirmed historic ties between their nations during a bilateral meeting at the African Union Mid-Year Coordination Summit in Egypt, pledging to deepen cooperation across trade, security, pharmaceuticals, and infrastructure development. The leaders discussed concrete steps to strengthen political consultations, expand commercial activities, and streamline registration of Egyptian pharmaceutical products in Ghana to improve healthcare access.
A delegation from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is in Ghana for a three-day visit to assess progress in viral hepatitis control and identify areas of support towards disease elimination. The team, led by the Head of Infectious Diseases at Africa CDC, commended Ghana's response to viral hepatitis and discussed strengthening diagnostic capacity and building capability in addressing the disease.
President Mahama has urged African governments and investors to shift healthcare from social expenditure to a high-growth economic sector, pointing to pharmaceutical manufacturing and regional supply chains as opportunities. He highlighted that Africa imports more than 70 percent of its pharmaceuticals and nearly 99 percent of its vaccines.
Elevate Africa has confirmed presidents, vice presidents, ministers and parliamentarians for its 2026 Annual Convening on 28–29 October in Accra under the theme "Africa: Defining Her Future," focused on trade, governance, investment, culture and the creative economy. Confirmed attendees include the presidents of Sierra Leone and Ghana's Vice President, alongside former heads of state from Nigeria, Malawi, Mauritius and Ghana, plus ministers from Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt and Kenya.
Arsène Wenger and coaches from Cabo Verde, Egypt, and DR Congo will discuss African football development and the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the CAF Strategy Conference in Cabo Verde, where nine of Africa's ten World Cup participants advanced to the Knockout Stages.
President Mahama told the Africa Forum in Egypt that African governments and financiers should treat health as an investable economic sector rather than social expenditure to achieve health sovereignty for the continent's 1.4 billion people. He said achieving this would require capital, industrial capacity and political will, and that the perception of health as a line-item cost must change.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front has temporarily withdrawn from Mekelle, the regional capital, as fighting between rebel and federal government forces intensifies in Ethiopia's northern regions. The conflict has escalated in recent weeks despite a 2022 peace agreement, raising concerns about regional destabilization in the Horn of Africa.
No Ghanaian firm appeared among 900 companies in Forbes' World's Best Employers 2026 rankings, though subsidiaries of South African, Nigerian and Egyptian firms operate in Ghana. South African firms dominated the African rankings, with Nedbank leading the continent at number 26 globally.
President John Mahama has urged African governments and investors to reframe healthcare as an economic investment rather than a budget cost, arguing that increased spending can drive economic growth, create jobs, and strengthen human capital across the continent. He cited research showing basic emergency and maternal care could generate $87 in returns for every dollar invested.
President Mahama has called on African leaders to treat health as an investable, high-growth economic sector rather than a charitable cost, positioning health sovereignty and economic security of Africa's 1.4 billion people as a continental priority.
At the Alamein Africa Forum in Egypt, President Mahama called on African leaders to make health sovereignty a priority for the continent's 1.4 billion people, arguing that health should be treated as an investable, high-growth economic sector rather than a charitable cost. He cited evidence that investment in basic maternal and newborn care yields significant economic returns for every dollar invested.
President Mahama told the Health Plenary of the Alamein Africa Forum in Egypt that African governments and investors must treat healthcare as an investable economic sector rather than a budgetary cost, citing evidence that health investment drives economic transformation, job creation, and macroeconomic stability.
President Mahama has outlined Ghana's "Accra Reset" strategy to expand healthcare access and develop local capacity to produce medicines, vaccines and health products. The agenda includes expanding the National Health Insurance Scheme, introducing Free Primary Health Care, establishing the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, and empowering the Food and Drugs Authority and National Vaccine Institute to shift Ghana from a consumer to a producer of health products.
President Mahama addressed the Health Plenary of the Alamein Africa Forum in Egypt, calling on African pharmaceutical companies and investors to move beyond basic packaging and fill-and-finish operations to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients on the continent, arguing that deeper local production would strengthen resilience and create high-value employment opportunities.
President Mahama announced the Health Investment and National Gateway Enabler (HINGE), a digital platform developed with the African Medicines Agency, Institut Pasteur and AfroChampions to reduce regulatory and financial barriers for investors and innovators in Africa's health sector. The platform streamlines regulation, clinical validation and commercialisation into a unified process, and Ghana is establishing task forces and a Reform Interlock Observatory to track capital flows and monitor policy commitments.
President Mahama told the Alamein Africa Forum that African countries should invest in local pharmaceutical manufacturing to reduce reliance on imports, which currently account for more than 70 per cent of the continent's medicines and nearly 99 per cent of its vaccines. He cited the growing African market, import substitution, and the African Continental Free Trade Area as opportunities to build resilient domestic industries.
Ghana's badminton players and coaches participated in a Badminton World Federation training and development camp in Cairo, Egypt, bringing together participants from countries competing in the 2026 All Africa U-19 Badminton Championship and World Junior Championships. The camp featured skills and technique demonstrations by BWF instructors, with emphasis on mental toughness and player development.
Relebohile Mofokeng scored twice as South Africa beat Eritrea 5-0 in Cairo to record a perfect start in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group, with Sphephelo Sithole, Iqraam Rayners and Luther Singh adding to the scoreline.
President John Dramani Mahama will lead Ghana's delegation at the inaugural Alamein Africa Forum, scheduled for 2–4 October 2026 in Egypt. The three-day gathering, co-organised by Egypt, Afreximbank, the African Union and AUDA-NEPAD, will convene more than twenty heads of state and government representatives, business leaders, and development institutions to shape Africa's economic future.
Ghana's Mixed Team Relay fell 2-1 to Algeria in the semi-finals of the 2026 All Africa U-19 Badminton Championship in Cairo, Egypt, settling for bronze after a closely contested match decided in a playoff.
Ghana's badminton team defeated hosts Egypt 2-0 in the Mixed Team Relay quarter-finals at the 2026 All Africa U-19 Junior Championship in Cairo, winning 55-51 and 55-52. Ghana will face Algeria in the semi-finals as they seek to defend the title won in Senegal two years ago.
Ghana's Golden Shuttlers defeated hosts Egypt 2-0 in the Mixed Team Relay quarter-finals at the 2026 All Africa U-19 Junior Championship in Cairo, with victories of 55-51 and 55-52, advancing to face Algeria in the semi-finals.
Ghana's Golden Shuttlers qualified for the next round of the mixed team relay event at the 2026 All-Africa U-19 Junior Championships in Cairo after their Senegalese opponents did not appear. Team Ghana will face Mauritius in the second round and aims to defend the title won two years ago.
Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called on Russia to abandon its "dangerous path of escalation" during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the UN General Assembly in New York on Saturday — the first such meeting since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Tensions have worsened following a disputed drone incident at a German airport last month, which Berlin blamed on Russia.
Ghanaian bowling administrator Charles O. Amofah has been elected Vice President of the African Bowling Federation following the 2026 General Assembly, serving alongside newly elected President General Ahmed Nasr of Egypt. The position gives Ghana representation at the executive level of the continental body.
Bright Ofori argues that a reformed UN Security Council should grant Africa a minimum of two permanent seats—one for the African Union and one rotating every two years among regional economic blocs such as ECOWAS and SADC—to address the continent's underrepresentation in global governance.
A physicist argues that Ghana should understand air pollution by examining the atmosphere as a dynamic physical system governed by fundamental principles of energy and matter, rather than focusing only on visible smoke or health concerns.