Samuel Asiedu finished his prison work after 34 years of helping Ghana. The Assistant Director of Prisons ran the Ahinsan Settlement Camp Prison before he left. People came to a big party on Friday to celebrate his retirement. Asiedu started working at prisons back when he was young and strong. He learned many things about keeping prisoners safe during his long career.
Prison officials gave Asiedu special papers that praised his good work. Director General Patience Baffoe-Bonnie said Asiedu brought great changes to Ahinsan Prison. Regional Commander James Mwinyelle also spoke about how hard Asiedu worked for the prison system. The retirement party had many important guests from different prison locations. Family members and friends...
Franklin Cudjoe supports a legal complaint against former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame. Daniel Kwame Ofosu-Appiah filed the petition with Ghana's General Legal Council. The citizen wants officials to punish Dame for bad behavior during a court case. Dame allegedly tried to change what witness Richard Jakpa would say in court. Audio recordings show Dame talking to Jakpa about the ambulance trial case.
Jakpa met Dame four times at a private house during the ongoing court case. The two men also sent WhatsApp messages back and forth about trial documents. Jakpa's lawyer never knew about these secret meetings and messages. The petitioner says Dame broke seven different lawyer rules through these actions. Legal experts call this kind...
Ghana's Audit Service rejected complaints from university teachers about a special report. The University Teachers Association from the University of Ghana said auditors never talked to them before releasing findings. Teachers held a news meeting on May 20 to discuss the audit document. They called the report full of mistakes and rule-breaking. The audit found the university overpaid workers 59.2 million Ghana cedis from 2022 to 2024.
Audit officials responded to teacher complaints on Friday. Assistant Auditor-General Ama Awotwe-Bosumafi said the teacher's claims had no truth behind them. The audit office told people to ignore what teachers said about their work. Officials promised they would follow world standards when checking...
John Dramani Mahama told Catholic bishops that young people turn to illegal mining because they cannot find jobs. The president explained that 1.5 million Ghanaians work at mining sites across the country. Many youth without skills choose mining as their only way to earn money. Mahama spoke at a Friday meeting about environmental problems. He promised that his government will keep fighting against illegal mining activities.
Legal small-scale mining belongs to Ghanaians under the law. Foreign miners cause the real trouble when they break the rules. Outside, people brought heavy machines that destroy forest land very quickly. Excavators and chanfan machines tear up huge areas quickly. These powerful tools make environmental damage much...
President John Dramani Mahama told Catholic bishops that illegal miners have damaged 44 forest areas across Ghana. The country protects 288 forest reserves under official law. Gold miners leave other forests alone because those areas contain no valuable metals. Mahama spoke at a Friday meeting about environmental problems. He blamed foreign people for bringing dangerous mining equipment to Ghana.
Heavy machines destroy large forest areas very quickly. Foreigners brought excavators and chanfan machines that tear up the land fast. These powerful tools cause much more damage than old mining methods. Local people call illegal mining galamsey. The president said foreign involvement made forest destruction much worse.
About 1.5 million...
Most people across Africa want their countries to have more power at the United Nations. Seven out of every 10 people from 30 African nations support this idea. Tunisia and Senegal show the strongest support for this change. The latest Afrobarometer survey collected this information from thousands of people. Researchers talked to citizens face-to-face about global politics.
People think the African Union listens to their country's needs fairly well. Most citizens believe their regional groups, like ECOWAS, care about their concerns. The African Union gets good marks from 55 percent of people across the continent—countries like Gambia and Liberia really like how the AU helps them. Mali and Guinea have more people who complain about AU...
John Kwadwo Gyapong started a new land board for the Oti Region on Thursday. The minister brought together 16 people to help manage land across the area. Each board member promised to follow the rules and keep secrets about their work. The ceremony, which happened on May 22, marked a big step forward for the region. Gyapong thanked President John Dramani Mahama for creating this land office.
The regional minister told board members to work together as one team. He wants them to help people use land wisely and make money from their property. Board members took three different promises during the ceremony. Gyapong said the land office answers what local people have been asking for. The minister praised the president for listening to...
Ghana faces tough building problems as cities grow fast. People need more schools and hospitals, but costs stay very high. The Green Fortland Foundation wants research to fix these issues. They met with teachers at Accra Technical University to discuss better building methods. The group believes smart research can change how Ghana builds things.
George Afful from the foundation says Ghana spends huge amounts on materials from other countries. Old building methods waste money and time. Many builders copy foreign designs that work poorly in Ghana's hot weather. Pious Mensah from the foundation thinks local research holds the answer. He wants universities to study Ghana's natural materials like clay and bamboo.
Research can turn local...
The Coalition of Unemployed Trained Teachers wants certificates from the National Service Authority. These teachers finished their required service work last February and turned in their paperwork before the deadline last December. The authority promised to give out certificates on May 7, but broke that promise. Teachers remain empty-handed and angry about the delay.
The coalition sent another letter on May 21 asking for help. Nobody answered their request for action. Teachers cannot apply for jobs with the Ghana Education Service without these papers. Many want to continue school or find other work, but face roadblocks everywhere. The missing certificates block every path forward for these qualified people.
The group asks the...
