Ghana's creaking public transport system is about to get a major injection of tech-loaded buses, and the government is betting big on making trotro culture optional.
First 100 buses land in March as part of a bigger MMT push
Deputy Minister of Transport Dorcas Affo-Toffey confirmed that the first batch of 100 new buses is touching down in March 2026.
Procurement trips to Egypt, India, and Dubai were made to source the buses for Metro Mass Transit operations.
Over 300 buses are set to join the MMT fleet before the year wraps up, per Affo-Toffey's wider commitment.
Rollout timing is deliberate, with the Easter festive season driving urgency to cut dependence on trotro services.
These 29-seater buses are basically rolling tech hubs...
School meals across Upper East Region just got a quality control intervention, and caterers are being put on notice over what goes into kids' lunch pots.
GSFP cracks down on unapproved ingredients in the Upper East Region
Upper East Regional School Feeding Coordinator Fawzia Abagnama Yakubu issued a direct order for caterers to drop the widely used white Maggi seasoning from school meals.
Caterers from Bolgatanga Municipal, Bolgatanga East, Talensi, Nabdam, and Bongo districts were pulled into a practical cooking demonstration training at Jubilee Park in Bolgatanga.
Officials from the Ghana School Feeding Programme National Secretariat were also present at the session.
Fresh and locally sourced ingredients, including locally grown...
Ghana's investigative journalism scene just got a serious skills injection, and the pressure is on reporters to actually show results in their coverage of corruption.
GACC trains journalists on governance and anti-corruption reporting
The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition, alongside the Africa Centre for Energy Policy and with backing from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, ran a one-day follow-up training session.
Journalists who went through the 2024 media capacity-building programme were the specific target group for this session.
Sharpening investigative skills and pushing analytical, corruption-focused reporting were the core goals on the table.
Journalists, editors, civil society organizations, and governance experts...
West Africa's political landscape is getting called out hard, and women plus youth being locked out of governance is now officially a regional crisis on the agenda.
ECOFEPA's Senator Moussokoura sets the tone in Accra
Senator Chantal Fanny Moussokoura flat-out declared that no democracy can pull through when women get pushed out of political leadership.
Moussokoura framed the Regional Consultation on Political Participation and Leadership of Women and Youth in West Africa as a historic and decisive gathering.
Women and youth make up the majority of West Africa's population, yet political decision-making spaces keep shutting them out.
Quotas, affirmative action policies, and gender-sensitive electoral systems are the bold fixes...
A drug abuse crisis creeping through Western North Region's youth just got a serious reality check, with over 300 students pulled into a hard conversation about opioids, rights, and school safety.
WNRPC and partners run a peace education push
The Western North Regional Peace Council teamed up with Nsawora Senior High School and the National Commission for Civic Education to put this programme together.
More than 300 students and teaching staff went through the sensitisation session.
Opioid abuse, violence prevention, and constitutional rights under the 1992 Constitution were the three big topics on the table.
Acting Executive Secretary Boduwah raises the alarm
Elizabeth Boduwah flagged growing drug misuse among young people in the...
Ghana's peacebuilding playbook just got a major gender-focused upgrade, and the National Peace Council is making sure this one actually sticks beyond the launch event.
NPC drops a new Gender Policy for peacebuilding
The National Peace Council launched a Gender Policy backed by UNDP Ghana and the Canadian High Commission.
Governing Board Member Susan Aryeetey framed it as a hands-on commitment to building inclusive peace operations across Ghana.
Aryeetey pushed staff to move past talk and let gender considerations drive real, everyday decisions.
Mainstreaming gender into all peacebuilding work is the core objective here, with equity built into every layer.
NPC leadership weighs in on what this actually means
Executive Secretary...
KRAFTON just blew up its regional PUBG esports structure and rebuilt it from scratch, and grassroots teams are the biggest winners of this overhaul.
PUBG EMEA and Americas get a structural overhaul
KRAFTON is rolling out a new hybrid format for both the PUBG EMEA Championship and PUBG Americas Series starting March 2, 2026.
Three distinct phases make up the new setup: Scrims and Cups, Playoffs, and Finals.
Weekly Monday scrims are open to any organized team, giving grassroots squads a real shot at the big stage.
Consistent performers climb from Cups to Playoffs, where they square off against elite invited organizations for a Finals spot.
The mandatory TPP switch is stirring things up
KRAFTON is forcing all pro play into Third-Person...
VALORANT just secured its spot on the biggest national esports stage yet, and 32 countries are about to settle the goat region debate once and for all.
VALORANT confirmed for Esports Nations Cup 2026
The Esports World Cup Foundation has locked VALORANT in as the 12th confirmed title for the Esports Nations Cup 2026.
Thirty-two national teams will be battling it out in Riyadh this November, specifically from November 8 to November 15.
ENC 2026 is expected to wrap up its full game roster at 16 titles once all announcements drop.
Crowning the first-ever national VALORANT champion is the whole point of this thing.
How the tournament format actually works
Group stage kicks off with four pools of eight teams, all running best-of-one...
A $20,000 fundraising target just got a major boost, with hospitalised kids set to receive gaming gear funded by an esports giant and its global fanbase.
Virtus.pro x Gamers Outreach campaign breakdown
Virtus.pro has teamed up with Gamers Outreach, a nonprofit that supplies gaming setups to children's hospitals.
Their joint campaign is chasing a $20,000 USD goal, with every dollar going straight to hospitalised kids.
Players, streamers, and staff are all getting pulled into fundraising activities to push the campaign forward.
Fans worldwide are being rallied to donate and spread the word about supporting kids in hospitals.
Why Gamers Outreach exists in the first place
Millions of kids end up in hospitals every year, cut off from...
