Ghana

News Hour: At least six people were killed and 35 injured, mostly suffering burns, after an explosion at a natural gas depot in Ghana’s capital, fire service spokesman Billy Anaglate said on Sunday. The explosion on...

News Hour: IOM in Ghana recently (21-03) provided the Ghana Police Service (GPS) with six vehicles and equipment to combat child trafficking. The vehicles and operational equipment, which included four computers, three printers and a camera...

News Hour: IOM and the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) launched this week (13/03) a nationwide training programme on the use of the newly developed GIS Legal Handbook. Thirteen trainings are being rolled out in 10 regions...

News Hour: Ghana is embracing the Christian faith with a fervor that is increasingly shaping its national identity. The country is central to a wave that puts West Africa at the heart of global Christianity, said...

News Hour: Nana Akufo-Addo was sworn in as Ghana’s president on Saturday in a ceremony attended by dozens of African leaders, sealing a rare peaceful transfer of power in a region plagued by political crises. Akufo-Addo,...

News Hour: Ghanaians cast their ballots on Wednesday in neck and neck presidential and parliamentary polls held at a time of economic woes and corruption scandals that have eroded President John Mahama’s lustre. Mahama’s main rival...

News Hour: In partnership with the United States Government and the Government of Ghana, IOM Ghana is hosting three consecutive one-week training sessions for 72 law enforcement officials on investigating and prosecuting trafficking in persons cases,...

News Hour: IOM Ghana’s Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) programme is helping Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to develop a Public Health Emergency Contingency Plan (PHECP) tailored for the operations and capacity of the airport. The formulation...

News Hour: Ghana’s global reputation in sport is largely based on football but Abeku Jackson and Kaya Forson wants to change that when they become the African nation’s first Olympic swimmers, reports BSS. The 16-year-old Jackson...

News Hour: A delegation from the US Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) visited the IOM Ghana office this week (19-22 July) to visit project sites of IOM’s Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA). The GHSA...