The Ghana Scandals Index

Indexing government scandals one at a time

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Uproar after president Akufo-Addo unveils his own statue

Ghana's outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country’s Western Region. The monument is intended to hono...

Nov. 6, 2024

Invigilators and Supervisors displayed answers with projectors during 2024 WASSCE exams

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has disclosed a massive breach of examination integrity during the 2024 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). According to ...

Sept. 27, 2024

CAF ban Baba Yara Sports Stadium from hosting football matches

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Tuesday, September 11, 2024, the prohibition of Ghana’s Baba Yara Stadium from hosting international matches. This significant decision unde...

Sept. 11, 2024

Companies owned by Wontumi, Kumasi mayor & others scramble to mine in Ghana’s forest reserves

An investigation by The Fourth Estate into a worrying scramble for mining concessions in forest reserves has revealed the owners of such companies to be the Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolit...

Sept. 5, 2024

BECE in limbo - WAEC awaits GH¢90m to begin examination

Uncertainty hangs over the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) as the examining body, West African Examinations Council (WAEC), waits to recoup almost 98 per cent of GH¢95.83 millio...

June 19, 2024

120 containers of malaria and TB meds freely donated to Ghana left to rot

More than 120 containers of free Malaria and Tuberculosis medications donated by Global Fund to Ghana have been left to rot at the Tema Port for many months. The total containers were more than thi...

June 11, 2024

Poor pitch condition leads to SA hockey teams withdrawing from Africa Games in Ghana

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) have withdrawn the country’s hockey teams from the Africa Games in Ghana citing the poor condition of the playing surface. S...

March 18, 2024

Ghana asks bondholders for 30%-40% haircut

Ghana has submitted debt restructuring scenarios to bondholders which include a haircut of 30% to 40% on principal, a coupon of not more than 5%, and a final maturity of not more than 20 years, Fin...

Oct. 16, 2023

Police abuse and arrest demonstrators protesting against economic crisis

Police have arrested protesters during demonstrations against the cost of living and the economic crisis gripping the country. Some journalists who were covering the protests, which took place outs...

Sept. 21, 2023

Ghana drops on Press Freedom index again, worse record in 18 years

Ghana has for the second successive year dropped on the annual Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders. The country’s ranking fell from 60th place last year to 62nd place in 20...

May 3, 2023

Former Minister for Environment indicts NPP officials, others in ‘bombshell’ galamsey report

A bombshell report authored by former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has found itself in the public domain indicting several New P...

April 20, 2023

Ghana suspends payment of most external debts

Ghana has suspended payments on most of its external debt, effectively defaulting as the country struggles to plug its cavernous balance of payments deficit. The finance ministry said that it wi...

Dec. 20, 2022

Ghana’s Cedi Slumps to World’s Worst Performer

Ghana’s cedi slumped to become the world’s worst-performing currency this year as investors continued to squeeze foreign capital to the west African country before a deal with the International Mon...

Oct. 17, 2022

S&P downgrades Ghana's credit rating from B- to CCC+ - Report

Ratings agency, S&P Global Ratings, has revised Ghana’s rating from B-/B to CCC+/C, putting the country’s creditworthiness into junk status. It also reviewed the country’s economic outlook to ne...

Aug. 8, 2022

Ghana set to record lowest cocoa crop yield in 12 years

Ghana is heading for its smallest cocoa crop in 12 years after drought withered pods and illegal gold miners damaged plantations, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Preliminary da...

July 30, 2022

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