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Amnesty International hails UN Slavery Resolution as ‘momentous step forward’ for reparations

Amnesty International welcomes the UN General Assembly’s adoption of a Ghana-led resolution recognizing slavery as a crime against humanity, calling it a major step toward reparatory justice

Parliament passes Value for Money Office Bill to tighten spending oversight

Parliament passes the Value for Money Office Bill, 2026, establishing an independent body to oversee public spending, improve procurement transparency, and curb waste in government projects

International Women’s Day: Women’s Caucus calls for gender equity to halt decline in female representation in Parliament

Ghana’s Women’s Caucus, led by Comfort Doyoe, calls for stronger female representation and gender equality as the country marks International Women’s Day

World Bank commits $75m to restore Ghana’s cocoa farms

The World Bank commits $75 million through the West Africa Food Systems Resilience Programme (FSRP) to rehabilitate 25,000 hectares of Ghana's cocoa farms

GTVETS announces end to PSWU strike, operations fully restored nationwide

GTVETS announces end of PSWU strike after NLC intervention, with full restoration of operations across TVET institutions nationwide

Al Sharpton backs Mahama’s UN initiative on slave trade

Al Sharpton and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva back John Dramani Mahama’s initiative to have the transatlantic slave trade declared the gravest crime against humanity at the United Nations General Assembly

Parliament hosts inaugural Global Conference of Parliamentary Training Institutes in Accra

Ghana’s Parliament hosts the inaugural global conference of Parliamentary Training Institutes in Accra to strengthen legislative capacity and international cooperation