Also known as: Ghana Institute of Engineers
Professional body that publishes infrastructure scorecards assessing Ghana's road, health, railway and other sectors, and advises on building collapses and flooding.
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… His remarks follow a separate disclosure by fellow engineer Prince Kas-Avotri, also of the Ghana Institute of Engineers, who said the building appears to have been constructed without a permit from the Accra Metropolitan Assembly — meaning no approved architectural or engineering …
Avenor collapsed building had weak concrete, no engineering oversight — GhIEJoy Online
President of the Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE), Ing. Ludwig Annang Hesse, has warned that Accra’s infrastructure development trajectory over the past 30 years has been fundamentally flawed. …
Accra floods: We have done things the “wrong way” for over 40 years – GhIE PresidentJoy Online
President of the Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) Ing. Ludwig Annang Hesse, has raised concerns that human activity within Accra has significantly undermined the city’s natural water retention systems, worsening the recurring flood situation. …
Accra Floods: Water retention systems are compromised – GhIE PresidentJoy Online
The President of the Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE), Ing. Ludwig Annang Hesse, has warned that Accra’s worsening flooding crisis is largely the result of decades of poor planning, environmental degradation and irresponsible human activities, insisting that the city has “br …
Accra’s flooding crisis is self-inflicted, says Ghana Institution of Engineers PresidentJoy Online
The Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) says it is preparing a collective response to Ghana’s recurring flooding challenges following fresh floods that affected parts of Accra after heavy rains on June 3. …
GhIE preparing recommendations on recurring Accra floods after June 3 rainsJoy Online
The Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) says it is preparing a unified position on Ghana’s recurring flooding challenges while developing a new platform to monitor the government’s performance on infrastructure commitments. …
GhIE to monitor government infrastructure promises amid persistent flooding concernsGhana's road infrastructure rating has declined from D3 in 2016 to D1 in 2024, according to the Ghana Institute of Engineers' latest infrastructure scorecard. The decline indicates deteriorating conditions and is attributed partly to inadequate and delayed maintenance.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's road infrastructure rating has declined from D3 in 2016 to D1 in 2024, according to the Ghana Institute of Engineers' latest infrastructure scorecard. The decline indicates deteriorating conditions and is attributed partly to inadequate and delayed maintenance.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A member of the Ghana Institute of Engineers' Public Accountability Committee said road crashes kill an average of eight people daily in Ghana, up from six deaths per day between 2001 and 2003. He attributed the worsening crisis to growing demand for road transport, deteriorating infrastructure, and inadequate maintenance.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institute of Engineers' latest infrastructure scorecard rated road safety E2, nearly the lowest performance category, according to a member of the Institute's Public Accountability Committee. The assessment, covering eight infrastructure sectors and data from 2017 to 2024, highlights concerns given that approximately 90 per cent of passengers and freight in Ghana are transported by road.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Construction delays on government-funded infrastructure projects, including the Adentan–Dodowa dual carriageway, are leaving communities exposed to dust and harmful pollutants linked to diseases such as asthma, heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Experts attribute delays to missed government payments to contractors, poor oversight and corruption.
8 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Stalled roadworks under Ghana's "Big Push" infrastructure program, delayed by missed government payments to contractors, are leaving communities covered in dust and harmful pollutants and exposing millions to increased risk of diseases linked to air pollution including asthma, heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
7 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Coalition Against Galamsey has urged the government to intensify law enforcement against illegal mining beyond press briefings, citing continued devastation of forests, rivers and farmlands. The group welcomed the Attorney-General's decision to stop prosecuting community members defending water bodies and called for justice for a 13-year-old victim in Kete Krachi.
21 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Coalition Against Galamsey called on the government to intensify efforts against illegal mining through firm and sustained law enforcement beyond press briefings, citing the continued devastation of forests, rivers and farmlands. The Coalition welcomed the Attorney-General's decision to discontinue prosecution of community members arrested defending water bodies from illegal mining and appealed for justice for a 13-year-old victim in Kete Krachi.
21 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's 2026 Infrastructure Report Card rated roads, health, and railway infrastructure at 50 per cent (Grade E), citing inadequate funding and maintenance challenges, while aviation scored highest at 71 per cent (Grade C3).
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institution of Engineers has cited persistent regulatory failures and unsafe construction practices, including unauthorised structural modifications and involvement of unqualified persons, as central factors in recent building collapses across the country, including a three-storey collapse in Accra's North Industrial Area that killed three people.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The death toll from a four-storey building collapse in North Kaneshie on June 7 has risen to three after one of two survivors died from injuries. Engineers visiting the site raised concerns about the apparent absence of a building permit and substandard concrete that failed to meet structural requirements.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A structural engineer who inspected the Avenor building collapse said the four-storey structure showed visible signs of concrete weakness and did not meet the standard compressive strength requirement of at least 25 Newtons per square millimetre, noting that such buildings require proper engineering design and cannot be constructed without professional oversight.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institution of Engineers president says Accra's infrastructure development over the past 30 or 40 years has been fundamentally flawed, with water-retention areas filled and development encroaching on natural waterways, causing water to travel from Aburi to Accra in an hour instead of 12 hours and intensifying flooding vulnerability.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The president of the Ghana Institution of Engineers says human activity—including unauthorised developments in waterways and the destruction of natural drainage buffers—has significantly compromised Accra's water retention systems, worsening recurring floods. He cited areas such as Sakumono, Teshie and Korle being reclaimed and developed, and noted that drainage channels are filled with silt, rubbish and plastic waste.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institution of Engineers President says Accra's worsening flooding is the result of decades of poor planning, environmental degradation, and unregulated development that has destroyed the city's natural flood-control systems. Flooding has shifted from an occasional occurrence to an annual reality as water-retention areas and low-lying lands have been filled and development has occurred in unsuitable areas.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institution of Engineers says it is preparing a collective response to Ghana's recurring flooding challenges following heavy rains on June 3 that affected parts of Accra. The institution's president said engineers are consulting among themselves before presenting a unified position on drainage and flood management.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institution of Engineers says it is preparing a unified position on the country's recurring flooding challenges and developing a platform to monitor the government's performance on infrastructure commitments. The Institution plans to launch the second edition of its Infrastructure Report Card before the end of June.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →