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News Ghana » Social: Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill forces high-stakes reckoning over national sovereignty and foreign aid

News channel or source: https://www.myjoyonline.com/ghanas-anti-lgbtq-bill-forces-high-stakes-reckoning-over-national-sovereignty-and-foreign-aid/
Published on: Sunday 31 May 2026

The passage of Ghana’s Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill marks a pivotal consolidation of social conservatism. This legislative move forces a critical crossroad for the nation’s democratic ...

News Ghana » Social: Ghana's Social Media Scene Opens New Spaces for Public Debate

News channel or source: https://globalvoices.org/2017/07/24/ghanas-social-media-scene-opens-new-spaces-for-public-debate/
Published on: Monday 24 July 2017

During the 2016 Ghanaian presidential elections, amidst the intense jockeying for power, something else was asserting itself. Social media and online platforms became crucial avenues for the ...

News Ghana » Social: Ghana's foreign affairs minister slams fake news about evacuation plans, sparks division on social media

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/ghanas-foreign-affairs-minister-slams-fake-news-about-evacuation-plans-sparks-division-on-social-media/ar-AA23NYVI
Published on: Thursday 21 May 2026

Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister has addresssed the evacuation plans for citizens, denouncing some of the reports as fake, and sparking division on social media.

News Ghana » Social: Ghana: Can President Mahama fulfil his 120-day social contract?

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/373184/ghana-can-president-mahama-fulfil-his-120-day-social-contract/
Published on: Tuesday 07 January 2025

Campaign promises by Ghana‘s newly inaugurated president, John Mahama, outlined in the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) 2024 manifesto, include economic reforms, governance standards and social ...

News Ghana » Social: Using Labor Intensive Works and a Household Registry to Better Target and Support Ghana’s Poor Households

News channel or source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2017/03/13/using-labor-intensive-works-and-a-household-registry-to-better-target-and-support-ghanas-poor-households
Published on: Sunday 12 March 2017

The World Bank supported Ghana Social Opportunities project includes a public works program that contributes to rehabilitating local infrastructure and reforestation while providing incomes for many ...

News Ghana » Social: This Social Entrepreneur Created A Black Expat Micro-Community In Ghana

News channel or source: https://www.essence.com/news/social-entrepreneur-created-black-expat-community-ghana/
Published on: Thursday 27 January 2022

Ghana’s “Year of Return” was in 2019, but it was the events of 2020 that compelled African Americans to leave their country and explore a kinder, gentler place. In commemoration of the 400 years since ...

News Ghana » Social: ‘Pass the bills now’ – Social Enterprise Ghana calls for urgent reforms

News channel or source: https://www.myjoyonline.com/pass-the-bills-now-social-enterprise-ghana-calls-for-urgent-reforms/
Published on: Wednesday 26 November 2025

Social Enterprise Ghana is demanding the immediate passage of key policies and bills needed to strengthen Ghana’s fast-growing social innovation sector. Speaking at the 2025 Ghana Social Enterprise ...

News Ghana » Social: Promoting Community Resilience and Inclusive Growth-Giving a Fair Chance to the Poorest Families in Ghana to Succeed in Life Through the Ghana Social Opportunities Project

News channel or source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2018/02/23/promoting-community-resilience-and-inclusive-growth-giving-a-fair-chance-to-the-poorest-families-in-ghana-to-succeed-in-life-through-the-ghana-social-opportunities-project
Published on: Thursday 22 February 2018

The Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP), through the provision of short-term employment opportunities, cash transfer grants, and strengthened safety nets systems, had improved lives of 1,110,567 ...

News Ghana » Social: Ghana moves toward mandatory biometric verification as child ID enrollment expands

News channel or source: https://www.biometricupdate.com/202605/ghana-moves-toward-mandatory-biometric-verification-as-child-id-enrollment-expands
Published on: Friday 29 May 2026

The proposed legislation is intended to expand use of biometric verification across many public and private sector transactions.

News Ghana » Social: Ghana records 447 active timber social responsibility agreements worth GHS4.52 million

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/ghana/ghana-records-447-active-timber-social-responsibility-agreements-worth-ghs452-million/ar-AA247KFU
Published on: Tuesday 26 May 2026

By Issah Mohammed, GNA Accra, May 26, GNA – Ghana has 447 active Social Responsibility Agreements (SRAs) in the timber sector, valued at GHS4.52 million nationwide as of May 2026, an official of the ...