2026 in Ghana
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Events
January
- 7 January – Former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta, who is wanted on charges of corruption, is detained by immigration agents in the United States.[1]
February
- 2 February – Ghana suspends its citizenship application process for people of African descent, citing the need to make the system more accessible and user-friendly.[2]
- 4 February – Ghana and Zambia agree to abolish visa requirements for each other’s citizens.[3]
- 10 February – The government designates Wednesdays as "Fugu Day", as part of efforts to promote indigenous fashion.[4]
- 23 February – Kotoka International Airport is renamed as Accra International Airport.[5]
- 25 February – Seventy-one fishermen are rescued following attacks by maritime gunmen off the coast of Awutu Senya West, Central Region.[6]
March
- 6 March – The Ghanaian headquarters of a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Lebanon is hit by missile attacks, leaving two soldiers critically injured. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs lodges a protest at the United Nations headquarters in New York following the incident.[7]
- 25 March – The United Nations General Assembly adopts a Ghana-led resolution recognising the Atlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity”; the measure passes with 123 votes in favour.[8]
April
- 12 April – A bus carrying football players of Berekum Chelsea F.C. is attacked by robbers along the Goaso–Bibiani road, leaving athlete Dominic Frimpong dead.[9]
- 14 April – The Ghana Immigration Service announces the rescue of 305 West African nationals, including 113 minors, following an operation against street begging networks.[10]
Holidays
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- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 9 January – Constitution Day[12]
- 6 March – Independence Day
- 30 March – Eid al-Fitr
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – May Day
- 6 June – Eid al-Adha
- 4 July – Republic Day
- 4 August – Founders' Day
- 21 September – Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day
- 5 December – Farmers' Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
