Ghana’s economic recovery has come under international spotlight at the ongoing IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, where the Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, presented the country’s turnaround story at the 13th African Fiscal Forum High-Level Roundtable.

The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled an extensive network of planned and emergency maintenance exercises across four regions for Wednesday, April  15, 2026, with engineers set to undertake critical infrastructure upgrades that will temporarily disrupt power supply to dozens of communities in the Central, Tema, Accra West, and Accra East Regions.

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) recorded a significant milestone on Tuesday, with market capitalisation surging past the GH¢252 billion mark as investors returned to banking and insurance counters with renewed vigour.

The Ghana Police Service has intensified its search for a suspect in connection with the disappearance of a 27-year-old man, amid growing indications of possible foul play.

Six persons have been remanded into custody by an Accra Circuit Court for their alleged involvement in the robbery of 12.5 kilogrammes of gold valued at 14,387,096, along with an additional GH¢400,000 in cash.

This year's Odwira Festival of the people of Akuapem hangs in the balance as matters surrounding who succeeds the late Oseadeeyo Addo Dankwa III as the Okuapehene of the Akuapem Paramount stool, also known as Ofori Kuma Stool, remain in contention. 

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sentuo Group Limited to accelerate large-scale agro-processing, value addition and fertiliser manufacturing in Ghana.

Ghana’s external trade surplus expanded sharply to GH¢47.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven by a surge in gold exports and a strong performance from cocoa beans, according to provisional international trade statistics released by the Ghana Statistical Service on April 8, 2026.

A total of 473,658 final-year senior high school (SHS) students from Ghana will join their counterparts from four other West African member countries to sit the 2026 May-June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates (SC).

Two suspected armed robbers have been shot dead in a confrontation with police following a daylight attack on a mobile money vendor at Tema Community 5 in the Greater Accra Region.

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, and the party’s Sunyani East Communications Officer, Abubakar Yakubu, have been granted bail by the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service following their arrest over separate allegations.

GCB Bank PLC has proposed a final dividend payment of GH¢1.00 per share for the 2025 financial year, a move that will see shareholders receive a substantial payout when they gather for the bank's 32nd Annual General Meeting on Friday, April 17, 2026.

Newly appointed Black Stars head coach Carlos Queiroz has pledged total commitment to Ghana, declaring that his new role goes beyond a routine managerial appointment and should be viewed as a national mission.

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association, working with key stakeholders, has appointed Portuguese Carlos Queiroz as head coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars.

The former Real Madrid, Manchester United, Portugal, and Iran coach will lead Ghana’s campaign at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

The Attorney-General has filed documents in court as part of the prosecution of a former Executive Director of the National Service Authority over an alleged GH¢431.7 million financial loss to the state.

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) kicked off the trading week on a positive note, with the GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) adding 6.38 points to close at 13,155.48, as investors returned to select counters with renewed vigour.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has started developing a new electricity tariff regime tailored for businesses operating under the government’s 24-hour economy policy.

A coalition of freight forwarders, traders and industry associations has declared a three-day nationwide strike across Ghana’s ports and entry points, citing unresolved challenges with the implementation of an artificial intelligence-driven cargo valuation system.

Health workers are set to begin a nationwide outreach from Wednesday, moving into homes, churches, markets and lorry parks to offer free screening for hypertension, diabetes and other conditions under a new government initiative aimed at strengthening preventive care.

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has said the government is prioritising the rollout of the Free Primary Health Care initiative to improve access, with a focus on prevention, early detection and continuity of care.

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) says it supports the Publican Artificial Intelligence (AI) System set up by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to modernise customs operations and curb revenue leakages at Ghana's ports.

The Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has launched the 150th anniversary celebration of Mfantsipim School, describing the all-boys school as one of the most respected secondary schools on the continent, one pivotal in developing human capital and reinforcing the intellectual foundations of the country's democracy and progress. 

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has launched a manhunt for six armed men who attacked a Berekum Chelsea team bus along the Ahyiresu–Kwame Dwumor Sreso road on Sunday night, killing a footballer and robbing another passenger of GH¢4,500.

Investor appetite for government debt weakened further at the latest Treasury bill auction, with the government missing its GH¢7.57 billion target by nearly 30 per cent, despite offering competitive interest rates across all three tenors.

Ghana is expected to name a new head coach for the Black Stars within days, as authorities move to conclude a recruitment process aimed at steadying the national team ahead of key international assignments.