The sector recorded higher international and domestic visitor numbers, alongside growth in tourism enterprises and employment Ghana welcomed 1,306,962 international tourists in 2025, up from 1,288,804 the previous year. Tourism revenue generated by international arrivals reached US$4.34 billion, according to Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Abla Dzifa Gomashie. Domestic tourism also recorded growth, with visits rising from 1.68 million in 2024 to 1.79 million in 2025, representing a 7 per cent increase. Gomashie outlined the sector’s contribution to economic…

For Ghana News Agency, this is a strategic investment in promoting the country’s voice and strengthening robust media solidarity across different continents⁠ Countries on the African continent are enhancing their global media presence by including the Republic of Ghana in international communications via the TV BRICS International Media Network. Ghana News Agency (GNA), the country’s leading news agency, will represent Ghana’s interests within the unified BRICS+ agenda. The partners have agreed to cooperate on content exchange, the creation of news…

The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it successfully processed nearly 300 Ghanaian nationals for repatriation from South Africa following extensive immigration checks at OR Tambo International Airport. According to a statement issued by the BMA on Thursday, Commissioner Dr Michael Masiapato confirmed that 295 Ghanaians departed South Africa on a chartered flight arranged by the Ghanaian government through its High Commission in Pretoria. The repatriation operation comes amid heightened tensions on social media over undocumented migration and growing anti-illegal immigration…

Confusion surrounded the planned repatriation of a group of Ghanaian nationals from South Africa on Wednesday after individuals expected to depart from O.R. Tambo International Airport reportedly failed to appear on an official registration list compiled over the weekend. The development comes amid rising tensions linked to anti-immigrant protests in parts of South Africa, where foreign nationals have increasingly found themselves at the centre of heated public debate around undocumented migration, employment and service delivery. Initial reports indicated that about…

Ghana have sacked head coach Otto Addo just three months before the FIFA World Cup. The Ghanaian Football Association (GFA) announced the decision immediately after the Black Stars, Ghana’s senior national team, lost 2-1 to Germany in a friendly played at the MHP Arena in Stuttgart on Monday. This was Ghana’s fourth defeat in a row. They were also thrashed 5-1 by Austria last week. “The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has parted ways with the Head Coach of the senior…

Senegalese young goalkeeper Cheikh Touré has been murdered by kidnappers in Ghana after being duped into believing he had a shot at a professional contract. The 18-year-old was reportedly deceived by fake football scouts into travelling for a trial, but was instead held hostage while the kidnappers demanded a hefty ransom from his family. He was later found dead in Ghana’s Ashanti Region as the family was unable to meet the kidnappers’ demands. He came from the Esprit Foot Yeumbeul…

Ghana became the fifth African nation to qualify for the FIFA 2026 World Cup as they confirmed first spot in Group I on Sunday. The Black Stars sealed qualification after beating Comoros 1-0 in Accra. The West Africans will join Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt, among the countries that have already qualified, with more to be confirmed on Tuesday. Ghana have completed their remarkable resurgence after failing to qualify for the 2025 African Cup of Nations. In November 2024, the…

The Government of Ghana has officially confirmed the tragic deaths of all eight individuals aboard the Ghana Air Force helicopter that crashed on the morning of Wednesday, August 6, 2025, in the Adansi area of the Ashanti Region. The Z-9 utility helicopter, which took off from Accra at 09:12 GMT en route to Obuasi, lost radar contact shortly after departure. Hours later, its wreckage was found near a forested area, with the aircraft engulfed in flames and burned beyond recognition.…

Accra has been officially announced as the host city for the FESTAC AFRICA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL 2025. The festival will take place from 21 to 27 September 2025. The event is organised by FESTAC AFRICA RENAISSANCE, the Ministry of Tourism Ghana, and the Ghana Tourism Authority. TV BRICS is the media partner of the event. The festival aims to promote cultural cooperation, trade, tourism, and health initiatives across the continent. The dates are symbolic: 21 September is the birthday of Dr.…

Ghana’s Tema Port marked a historic milestone on 16 January 2024 with the arrival of Maersk Edirne, a 13,676-TEU container vessel – one of the largest of its kind globally – as part of Maersk’s newly launched Far East-West Africa express service.  Starting from China’s Chiwan Port, calling at Nansha Port, and loading cargo in Singapore, the ship departed from Tanjung Pelepas Port in Malaysia on 26 December 2023 for Ghana. Twenty days later, it became the first vessel of such…