Mahama pledges major investment in Creative Arts industry to tackle unemployment
President John Dramani Mahama has assured the Creative Arts industry that his administration will allocate significant funding to the creative arts sector in the upcoming budget as part of efforts to address Ghana’s unemployment challenge. Speaking at his maiden presidential media encounter on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, Mahama said the creative industry generates jobs at […]
President Mahama moves to repeal mining law, cracks down on forest reserve exploitation
By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his government’s tough stance against illegal mining, declaring that no new licences have been issued for mining in Ghana’s forest reserves since his return to office. Speaking at his first media engagement of his second term, the President said Cabinet had approved steps to […]
We will dualise Accra–Cape Coast–Takoradi road to boost tourism, cut road deaths – Mahama
The President, John Dramani Mahama, has announced plans to dualise the Accra–Cape Coast–Takoradi highway as part of measures to boost tourism in the Central Region and reduce Ghana’s alarming rate of road crashes. The President made the commitment during his first presidential media engagement of his second term, where he fielded questions from journalists on […]
AGOA unlikely to be renewed after Trump’s tariffs on African exports- Mahama
By Franklin Asare-Donkoh President John Dramani Mahama has suggested that the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is unlikely to be renewed following the United States’ imposition of tariffs on exports. US President Donald Trump, after assuming office, introduced trade tariffs on several African countries, including Ghana, which now faces a 15% tariff on exports […]
