President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that recent power outages across parts of the country are the result of ongoing system upgrades and not a return to the prolonged electricity crisis popularly known as “dumsor”.

The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled planned and emergency maintenance exercises across two regions for Monday, April 20, 2026, even as engineers continue to battle a faulty transformer and a fallen conductor that left several communities in the Tema and Ashanti West Regions without power on Sunday.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will, in the 2028 elections, share the electoral votes of the Ashanti Region equally. 

The Ghana Police Service has promoted and decorated nineteen senior officers in a move aimed at strengthening leadership within the security service.

The Ghana National Gas Company and Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) have announced a planned five-hour shutdown of the Gas Processing Plant at Atuabo from midnight to 5:00 am on Monday, April 20, 2026, to complete the replacement of a damaged Burner Management System controller.

President John Dramani Mahama has outlined a raft of measures by the government to tackle the persistent glut of food crops, particularly maize and rice, in a move aimed at stabilising prices and protecting farmers’ incomes.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has published a sweeping list of 62 institutions that are not recognised in Ghana, warning the public to exercise due diligence with regard to any certificates issued by these entities due to various quality assurance concerns.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and President John Dramani Mahama have moved to correct widespread misinformation circulating on social media, clarifying that the tricycles being deployed under the Free Primary Healthcare initiative are not ambulances but rather transport solutions designed to support community health workers in reaching remote villages.

Ghanaian mining firm Engineers and Planners Limited has taken over operations of the Damang Mine, with its Chief Executive Officer, Ibrahim Mahama, pledging a wave of infrastructure investments aimed at transforming surrounding communities and boosting local economic activity.

The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled planned and emergency maintenance exercises in the Tema and Ashanti Regions for Sunday, April 19, 2026, even as engineers continue to battle multiple feeder faults and broken high-tension poles that left several communities in the Ashanti West Region without power on Saturday.

The National Service Authority (NSA) has partnered with Absa Bank Ghana and the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) to introduce an overdraft facility for active National Service Personnel (NSPs), aimed at easing financial pressures arising from delays in monthly allowance payments.

Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has engaged Spanish food company GB Foods in Barcelona, as part of efforts to strengthen Ghana’s tomato value chain and deepen agro-industrial partnerships.

CFAO Mobility Ghana PLC has issued a strong statement distancing itself from the fraudulent clearance methods that led to the impoundment of 40 vehicles at the Tema Harbour, pledging full cooperation with authorities as investigations intensify.

President John Dramani Mahama will, on Saturday, April 18, 2026, begin a two-day #ResettingGhana tour of the Northern region.

GCB Bank PLC is pushing ahead with plans to acquire one of Liberia’s largest banks, in a strategic move aimed at transforming the indigenous lender into a regional financial powerhouse.

Ghana’s equities market wrapped up the trading week ending April 17, 2026, with a stunning rally that pushed the GSE Composite Index up by over 357 points to close at 14,024.22. The financial sector benchmark, the GSE-FSI, also climbed nearly 242 points to settle at 8,314.05.

The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Stephen Blewett, has rejected allegations that the telecom operator is involved in the theft of customers’ data, as concerns mount over the rapid depletion of data bundles among subscribers.

Investigations into the fatal microlight aircraft crash at the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) Day Care School at Tema Community One are progressing steadily, with a final report expected by May 29, the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau has announced.

Candidates from 33 selected senior high schools (SHSs) in the country will be examined with the new second cycle school curriculum in this year’s May-June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed.

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has issued a strong call for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to fundamentally reshape its approach to supporting African countries, as the continent grapples with unprecedented and overlapping economic shocks.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has impounded 40 vehicles at the Tema Harbour following an intelligence-led operation that uncovered the use of fraudulent Drive from Port (DP) stickers, as well as genuine stickers affixed to vehicles with mismatched records.

The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has assured international investors that Ghana’s economic recovery is not superficial but anchored in deliberate structural reforms.

The Ghana Scholarships Authority has announced the release of first quarter government allocations aimed at settling outstanding scholarship arrears for Ghanaian students studying in the United Kingdom and other countries.

The Ghana Police Service has arrested the suspected gang leader and one other individual in connection with the robbery attack on a Berekum Chelsea FC bus and other victims on the Ahyiresu–Kwame Dwumor Sreso road in the Nyinahin District, which claimed the life of footballer Dominic Frimpong on Sunday, April 12, 2026.

A 54-year-old pastor has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing a Honda Civic valued at GH¢180,000 and forging documents linked to the vehicle.