The helicopter had taken off from Accra, the capital, en route to a mining conference when it went “off the radar,” the armed forces said.

Ghana's defence and environment chiefs were killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday along with six others, the  presidency said. The incident comes at a time of heightened regional security concerns amid rising jihadist activity near Ghana's northern border. 

African arrivals tricked to believe they were headed for U.S. or Europe

After five years, Ghanaian music and cultural festival Afrochella will not return, its organisers have said.

Police in Ghana have warned faith leaders against making traditional New Year prophecies which can cause fear, anxiety or death.

News has travelled the world that an organised gang based in Ghana ran a fake embassy selling real US visas for $6,000 (£4,700) for "about a decade". How did they get away with it for so long?