<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Government of Ghana — News</title><description>Announcements, speeches, policy updates, and publications from across government.</description><link>https://gov.gh/</link><language>en-gh</language><item><title>Government reduces E-Levy rate to 0.5 percent with effect from 1 May 2026</title><link>https://gov.gh/news/2026/momo-levy-adjustment-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.gh/news/2026/momo-levy-adjustment-2026/</guid><description>The Ministry of Finance has announced a reduction in the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) from 1 percent to 0.5 percent of transaction value, effective 1 May 2026, following recommendations from the mid-year budget review.</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>E-Levy</category><category>MoMo</category><category>mobile-money</category><category>tax</category><category>fiscal-policy</category><author>Ministry of Finance</author></item><item><title>Finance Minister presents mid-year budget review to Parliament</title><link>https://gov.gh/news/2026/budget-midyear-review-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.gh/news/2026/budget-midyear-review-2026/</guid><description>The Ministry of Finance has laid the 2026 mid-year fiscal policy review before Parliament, projecting a narrowed deficit and revised growth estimates for the second half of the year.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>budget</category><category>fiscal-policy</category><category>parliament</category><category>economy</category><author>Ministry of Finance</author></item><item><title>Beyond the Return summit to bring 5,000 diaspora investors to Accra in June 2026</title><link>https://gov.gh/news/2026/diaspora-engagement-summit-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.gh/news/2026/diaspora-engagement-summit-2026/</guid><description>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has confirmed that the 2026 Beyond the Return Diaspora Investment Summit will take place in Accra from 18 to 20 June, with delegations expected from the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Germany, and across the Caribbean.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>diaspora</category><category>Beyond-the-Return</category><category>investment</category><category>summit</category><category>Year-of-Return</category><author>Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration</author></item><item><title>Ghana.GOV portal reaches 2 million registered users milestone</title><link>https://gov.gh/news/2026/digital-ghana-milestone-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.gh/news/2026/digital-ghana-milestone-2026/</guid><description>The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation confirms that the Ghana.GOV digital services platform has surpassed 2 million registered citizen accounts, with over 1.3 million service transactions completed in the first quarter of 2026.</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>e-government</category><category>digital-services</category><category>GhanaConnect</category><category>milestone</category><author>Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation</author></item><item><title>Free SHS programme enrols over 600,000 students in 2025/26 academic year</title><link>https://gov.gh/news/2026/free-shs-progress-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.gh/news/2026/free-shs-progress-2026/</guid><description>The Ministry of Education has released enrolment data showing 612,000 students entered senior high school under the Free Senior High School programme in the 2025/26 academic year, with a significant reduction in the double-track system coverage.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Free-SHS</category><category>education</category><category>enrolment</category><category>senior-high-school</category><author>Ministry of Education</author></item><item><title>President outlines education reform agenda in address to the nation</title><link>https://gov.gh/news/2026/nation-address-education-reform-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.gh/news/2026/nation-address-education-reform-2026/</guid><description>In a televised address, the President announced a comprehensive education reform package aimed at improving learning outcomes from basic school through university, with implementation starting in September 2026.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>education</category><category>reform</category><category>presidential-address</category><category>curriculum</category><author>Ministry of Education</author></item><item><title>COCOBOD projects 700,000-tonne main crop harvest for 2025/26 season</title><link>https://gov.gh/news/2026/cocoa-harvest-forecast-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.gh/news/2026/cocoa-harvest-forecast-2026/</guid><description>The Ghana Cocoa Board has released its official forecast for the 2025/26 main crop season, projecting output of 700,000 tonnes — a 12 percent increase on the previous season driven by improved farm inputs and favourable rainfall patterns.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>cocoa</category><category>agriculture</category><category>export</category><category>forecast</category><category>COCOBOD</category><author>Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD)</author></item><item><title>NIA launches targeted drive to enrol remaining 1.2 million unregistered Ghanaians</title><link>https://gov.gh/news/2026/national-id-enrolment-push-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.gh/news/2026/national-id-enrolment-push-2026/</guid><description>The National Identification Authority has launched a 90-day targeted enrolment campaign to reach citizens who have not yet received a Ghana Card, focusing on rural communities, persons with disabilities, and elderly citizens across all sixteen regions.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ghana-Card</category><category>NIA</category><category>identity</category><category>enrolment</category><category>digital-inclusion</category><author>National Identification Authority (NIA)</author></item></channel></rss>