Millions of Ghanaians suffer from rare, undiagnosed diseases as gaps in diagnostics and limited genomic data leave children at risk. This feature explores the human stories, systemic challenges, and innovative solutions saving lives.
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Leading optometrist Dr Samuel Tenagyei calls for urgent investment in medical research and genetic testing as rare diseases such as Retinoblastoma continue to go undiagnosed in Ghana’s health system, leaving families facing emotional and financial hardship.
The High Court of Ghana sentences Richard Appiah to life imprisonment for the 2021 gruesome murder of two teenagers in Abesim near Sunyani, Bono Region, following a unanimous jury verdict after years of trial proceedings.
A US court denies bail to former Ghana Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, leaving him in ICE detention in Virginia as he contests deportation and a reported extradition request from Ghana over alleged offences during his tenure.
Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson orders a sweeping investigation after an alleged GHS 85 million transit diversion scheme involving 18 trucks was uncovered at the Aflao border, exposing systemic weaknesses within the Ghana Revenue Authority’s Customs Division.
A new evidence dossier by the African Digital Democracy Observatory reveals how Africans are being deceptively recruited into Russia’s war in Ukraine, exposing rising casualties, missing persons, and growing concerns from Kenya and Nigeria over covert mobilisation networks.
Ghana launches an ambitious plan to generate US$12 billion annually from six tree crops by 2030, banning raw cashew, shea and rubber exports while targeting 50–60% local processing, US$500 million in oil palm investment, and 250,000 new jobs under its agro-industrialisation drive.
An investigative report into COCOBOD’s financial crisis, examining how GH¢23 billion cocoa road contracts awarded in 2023/2024, as revealed by Roads Minister Governs Kwame Agbodza, deepened debt concerns and reshaped Ghana’s cocoa sector governance.
Dr. (Med) Paa Kwesi Baidoo, CEO of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), and family announce the funeral rites of their late mother, Madam Grace Baffoe (Abena Grace), aged 67, to be held in Nkoranza, Bono East Region, on February 28 and March 1, 2026.
Following the killing of Ghanaian traders in a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso, Mahamudu Bawumia has called for strengthening Ghana’s counter-extremism framework and deepening regional intelligence collaboration. This investigative report examines cross-border security risks, Sahel insurgency spillover, and the vulnerability of vital Ghana–Burkina Faso trade routes.