Also known as: MoD · United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
Ghanaian government ministry coordinating commemoration of 2025 helicopter crash, defence infrastructure projects, and healthcare partnerships at military hospitals.
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Joy Online
… The meeting formed part of consultations between the Ministry of Defence and parliamentary leadership. …
Cabinet approves National Defence University Bill for onward transmission to ParliamentJoy Online
… The Ministry of Defence said the multinational mission – which was announced last month by the UK and France – is strictly defensive and aimed at restoring confidence for commercial shipping along the Strait of Hormuz. …
UK promises jets, drones and warship for Strait of Hormuz defence missionThe Chronicle
… Oxygen was also dropped from an RAF A400M on Saturday, with supplies at a “critical level” on the island, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. …
UK army parachutes onto remote island to help Briton with suspected hantavirusJoy Online
… Oxygen was also dropped from an RAF A400M on Saturday, with supplies at a “critical level” on the island, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. …
Army parachutes onto remote island to help Briton with suspected hantavirusThe Government has announced national commemorative activities for the first anniversary of a military helicopter crash on August 6, 2025, that killed eight prominent Ghanaians. Events include a memorial lecture on August 4, 2026, and a National Inter-Faith Memorial Service on August 6, alongside state support to bereaved families.
31 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Government has announced national commemorative activities for the first anniversary of a military helicopter crash on August 6, 2025, that killed eight prominent Ghanaians. Events include a memorial lecture on August 4, 2026, and a National Inter-Faith Memorial Service on August 6, alongside state support to bereaved families.
31 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
President John Dramani Mahama presented a welfare and compensation package to families of eight military personnel killed in a helicopter crash on 6 August 2025, including a GH¢1 million trust fund for each surviving minor child, healthcare and educational support, and legacy boxes with keepsakes and personalised letters from the President.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The government has announced commemorative events beginning July 30 to mark the first anniversary of the August 6, 2025 helicopter crash that killed eight senior public officials and military personnel. The events, coordinated with the Ministry of Defence and bereaved families, include an official presentation of state support on July 30, a memorial lecture on August 4, and an interfaith service on August 6.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
BAE Systems boss warns the UK has been complacent about foreign attack risk and says defence spending must increase beyond current plans to meet a 3.5% GDP target by 2035. He notes that Russia and Ukraine have become adept at using autonomous weapons like drones, and that the UK must develop counter-capabilities.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The European Union has announced plans to scale up support for Ghana's defence and security sector under the European Peace Facility to help contain emerging security challenges and prevent spillover of violent extremism from the Sahel. The announcement followed a meeting between Ghana's Deputy Minister for Defence and an EU delegation led by the EU Ambassador to Ghana.
20 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ernest Brogya Genfi says the military has been fully mobilised to lead a nationwide clean-up exercise ordered by President John Mahama following June 29 floods that killed about 30 people and submerged parts of Accra. The two-day exercise aims to clear refuse, desilt drains, and prevent disease outbreaks in affected communities.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Anona Royal Family of the Ahanta Paramount Stool says it has been excluded from discussions about incorporating the repatriated remains of Otumfuo Badu Bonsoe II into the 2026 Ahanta Heritage Month celebration, arguing that decisions over the sacred remains must rest with the Paramount Chief, Paramount Queenmother, and principal elders. The family's lawyers have petitioned the Ministry of Defence to suspend a June 30, 2026 meeting on the matter.
29 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Joy Online reports that the 500-bed military hospital at Afari in the Ashanti Region was not 98 per cent complete when the NPP administration left office in January 2025, contradicting an NPP press statement. According to the article, biomedical equipment installation—critical to make the structures function as a hospital—is missing from the NPP's completion breakdown.
23 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A December 2022 Parliamentary Defence and Interior Committee report indicates the Afari Military Hospital project had reached about 90 percent completion under the previous NPP administration. The disclosure comes as Parliament's Minority intensifies pressure on the NDC government over allegations of delays and financial impropriety regarding the facility in the Ashanti Region.
18 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Ghana Gold Board, Ghana Armed Forces, and Forestry Commission have signed an agreement to reclaim and restore degraded lands in the Tano-Nimri Forest Reserve, establishing a national reclamation model that combines engineering capacity, enforcement standards, and ecological restoration to address devastation from illegal mining activities.
18 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The New Patriotic Party has disputed claims that the 500-bed Afari Military Hospital is only 60 per cent complete, stating that official records show it reached 98 per cent completion by January 2025 and that only US$500,000 remains outstanding to the contractor, contrary to reports requiring US$85 million.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the government of plotting to pay an unjustified US$85 million to the contractor of the Afari Military Hospital project in Kumasi. Deputy Ranking Member Kofi Amankwa-Manu alleged that government claims the 500-bed hospital was only 60 percent complete are false, citing Project Implementation Unit documents showing the core facility was 92.5 percent complete as of September 2024 and the overall project 98 percent complete by January 2025.
17 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana's Parliamentary Minority has rejected claims by the Deputy Minister for Defence that contractor Euroget De-Invest is demanding US$85 million to complete the Afari Military Hospital, insisting only US$500,000 remains outstanding and describing the larger demand as a manufactured crisis and inaccurate.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Parliamentary Minority has rejected claims the government demands $85 million from the contractor to resume work on Afari Military Hospital, calling it a "manufactured crisis" unsupported by official Finance and Defence ministry records. According to Deputy Ranking Member Kofi Amankwa-Manu, the original $180 million contract and additional $19.3 million government funding have been fully paid; a renegotiated claim of $3 million has had $2.5 million paid, leaving only $500,000 outstanding.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
British forces have seized the Russian oil tanker Smyrtos, which was sailing under a Cameroon flag and attempting to transit the English Channel. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the operation "delivers yet another blow to Russia" and hampers funding for Russia's war in Ukraine.
15 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Opposition MPs have criticized the government for abandoning the 500-bed Afari Military Hospital despite significant public investment, calling for completion of existing health projects before starting new ones. The Ranking Member claimed infrastructure projects are reportedly worth about $2.2 billion, of which about $2 billion has already been paid.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
HealthTech Ghana and 37 Military Hospital, in partnership with the Ministry of Defence, have opened the country's first Philips BlueSeal 1.5T helium-free MRI system alongside a comprehensive diagnostics centre offering CT scanning, digital X-ray, mammography, ultrasound, and laboratory services. The facility is available 24/7, and eligible patients receive free MRI scans by appointment from June 8–20, 2026, though a minimal fee applies for formal image reporting by a Radiology Consultant.
10 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
HealthTech Ghana and 37 Military Hospital have opened a Philips BlueSeal MRI diagnostic centre, Ghana's first 1.5T helium-free MRI system, alongside CT scanning and comprehensive laboratory and clinical diagnostic services. Free MRI scans are available to eligible patients by appointment from June 8–20, 2026, with a minimal fee for radiology reporting.
10 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
HealthTech Ghana Limited has been named Innovative Medical Technology Distribution Company of the Year at the 9th Ghana West Africa Business Excellence Awards. The award coincides with the company's public-private partnership with the Ministry of Defence to restore and expand diagnostic services at 37 Military Hospital in Accra, introducing Ghana's first Philips BlueSeal 1.5 Tesla helium-free MRI system and expanding access to CT scanning, digital X-ray, mammography, ultrasound, and laboratory testing.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
France intercepted a sanctioned Russian oil tanker, the Tagor, in the Atlantic on Sunday with support from allies including the UK, boarding it around 400 nautical miles west of Brittany in international waters. Macron said the ship had been flying a false flag and was part of Russia's "shadow fleet" used to evade sanctions on oil exports linked to the Ukraine war; it is the fourth such vessel France has boarded since September 2025.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Cabinet has approved the National Defence University Bill, 2026, a joint initiative by the Ministries of Defence and Education that seeks to establish a single authority to award degrees, diplomas and certificates across all military training institutions in Ghana. If passed, the Bill would bring military institutions including the Ghana Military Academy, the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College and the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre under one academic structure.
20 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The UK will contribute drones, fighter jets, a warship and autonomous mine-detection systems to a multinational mission protecting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, announced by Defence Minister John Healey at a virtual summit. More than 40 nations are involved in the effort, which follows months of Iranian control of the waterway in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks.
13 May 2026 · Joy Online →
British Army medics have parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha to assist a British national with suspected hantavirus who disembarked from cruise ship MV Hondius in mid-April. The outbreak has claimed three deaths, with six confirmed cases including two other Britons being treated off the ship.
11 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
British Army medics parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha to assist a British national with suspected hantavirus who disembarked from cruise ship MV Hondius in mid-April. The outbreak on the vessel has so far killed three people and confirmed six cases, with the ship now in Tenerife where authorities are helping over 100 people disembark for repatriation.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →