Day: June 25, 2025

Rabat: The Black Spikers, Ghana’s Beach Volleyball team, have arrived in Morocco to take part in the 2025 Africa Seniors and Under-21 Beach Volleyball Championships. The event, scheduled from June 23-30, will serve as a qualification round for the World Cup in Australia later this year. According to Ghana News Agency, Ghana’s representation in the women’s category includes Rashaka Katadat from the Ghana Army, Benedicta Akorli and Grace Dagadu from the Ghana Air Force, and Joana Mensah from Elwak Wings. Competing in the men’s category are Paul Akan, Abdul Hameed Ibrahim, and Emmanuel Adamitey from the Ghana Police, along with

Accra: Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called for a bold shift in Ghana’s development strategy from reliance on traditional aid models to one that centers on people-powered financing and civic ownership. This comes as the country navigates a new era of shrinking aid flows and rising economic pressures. According to Ghana News Agency, addressing the opening of the 2025 Ghana Civil Society Forum in Accra, she urged civil society, government, and development partners to co-create a ‘new social contract’ that puts citizens at the heart of decision-making. She called on civil society organizations to play a central role

Accra: Dr Nii Moi Thompson, Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), has challenged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Ghana to undergo a ‘productivity revolution’ in response to declining donor funding and growing demands for transparency and local impact. He emphasized that the sustainability of civil society in Ghana now hinges on its ability to do more with less by becoming more efficient, transparent, and results-driven in the face of declining donor support and increasing public scrutiny. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr Thompson addressed participants at the opening of the 2025 Ghana Civil Society Forum (GCSF) in Accra,

Accra: ActionAid Ghana has called for bold systemic reforms in development financing and energy policy as part of a renewed national push to secure a just and sustainable green transition for Ghana. The call was made during a high-level civil society-government dialogue held in Accra on the theme: ‘Reviewing Development Financing for People and Planet: A Civil Society-Government Dialogue for Systemic Reform.’ According to Ghana News Agency, the forum brought together stakeholders from government agencies, civil society organisations, academia, and development partners, all united in their concern over the overlapping crises of debt, climate vulnerability, and energy insecurity. Mr John

Accra: Reverend Dr. Enoch Thompson, Executive President of the Ghana Baptist Convention, has urged Ghanaians to acknowledge the goodness of God through the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving (NDPT). He highlighted Ghana’s relative peace and stability amid regional challenges as evidence of divine grace, emphasizing the need for national gratitude. According to Ghana News Agency, Rev. Dr. Thompson articulated these sentiments during a courtesy visit by the NDPT planning committee to the Ghana Baptist Convention. The visit aimed to brief the convention on the event, formally invite them, and seek their blessings. The committee also visited the Ghana Pentecostal