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Ghana Armed Forces Announces 2025 Recruitment Exercise
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Ghana Armed Forces Announces 2025 Recruitment Exercise

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced that its 2025 Enlistment and Recruitment Exercise will soon commence across all 16 regional capitals of the country. According to a statement signed by Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, Acting Director General of Public Relations of the GAF, this year’s exercise has been designed to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants nationwide. The Armed Forces emphasized that official information regarding the recruitment process will be published on its verified websites — gafonline.mil.gh and gafrecruitment.mil.gh — as well as in the Daily Graphic and Ghanaian Times newspapers. The statement further cautioned the public against fraudulent recruitment adverts circulating on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp....
Ghana Armed Forces Cautions Media Over Speculative Reports on Military Helicopter Crash
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Ghana Armed Forces Cautions Media Over Speculative Reports on Military Helicopter Crash

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has appealed to media practitioners, commentators, and content creators to exercise caution in their coverage of the recent Air Force Z-9 helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region, which claimed the lives of all eight people on board. In a statement signed by Captain (GN) VA Arhin, Acting Director General of Public Relations, the GAF expressed concern over what it described as “speculative and unsubstantiated commentaries” surrounding the tragic incident. The Armed Forces urged that reportage should be respectful to the memories of the fallen heroes and sensitive to the grief of the bereaved families. “Any purported conclusions based on opinions, perceptions and conjectures will be premature and misleading,” the statement cautioned, adding that the public sh...
Bodies of Ghana Armed Forces Helicopter Crash Victims Brought to Accra
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Bodies of Ghana Armed Forces Helicopter Crash Victims Brought to Accra

The Ghana Armed Forces has confirmed that the bodies of the eight victims of the tragic Z-9 military helicopter crash have been successfully transported to Accra today, Wednesday, August 6, 2025. The remains were flown aboard a Ghana Air Force CASA aircraft and received with solemn ceremony at the Air Force Base in Accra by a high-powered delegation led by the Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Hon. Julius Debrah, members of the Military High Command, and other government officials, family members, and well-wishers. The deceased include Defence Minister Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, Minister for Environment, Science and Technology Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, and six other military and government personnel who were on board the Z-9 helicopter that crashed near Sikaman, close to Adans...
Ghana Armed Forces Helicopter Z9 Crashes Near Adansi Akrofuom, All Onboard Feared Dead
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Ghana Armed Forces Helicopter Z9 Crashes Near Adansi Akrofuom, All Onboard Feared Dead

Tragedy struck Ghana on Wednesday morning as a Ghana Armed Forces helicopter, designated Z9, crashed near Sikaman in the Adansi Akrofuom area of the Ashanti Region. All eight individuals on board — including high-ranking government officials and military personnel — are feared dead. According to an official statement from the Ghana Armed Forces, the helicopter took off from Accra at 09:12 AM en route to Obuasi. The ill-fated aircraft went down mid-morning in the forested area surrounding Sikaman. Victims of the Crash The crew of the aircraft has been identified as: Squadron Leader Peter Baafemi Anala Flying Officer Manaen Twum Ampadu Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah The passengers included several prominent public figures: Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Minister for Defence...
37 Military Hospital Temporarily Closes Trauma and Surgical Emergency Unit for Fumigation
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37 Military Hospital Temporarily Closes Trauma and Surgical Emergency Unit for Fumigation

The Ghana Armed Forces has announced the temporary closure of the Trauma and Surgical Emergency Unit at the 37 Military Hospital to facilitate routine fumigation and maintenance works. The closure will take effect from Monday, August 4 to Wednesday, August 13, 2025. According to a press release issued by the Department of Public Relations at the General Headquarters, Burma Camp, the exercise forms part of the hospital’s commitment to upholding the highest standards of hygiene and ensuring the safety of both patients and staff. During the period of closure, Simango Ward will serve as the temporary ward for all trauma and surgical emergency cases. Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin (Ghana Navy), Acting Director General of Public Relations, assured the public that adequate measures have bee...
GHANA ARMED FORCES SHIFTS FROM PEACEKEEPING TO PEACE ENFORCEMENT IN BAWKU
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GHANA ARMED FORCES SHIFTS FROM PEACEKEEPING TO PEACE ENFORCEMENT IN BAWKU

In a decisive move aimed at restoring stability and ending the cycle of violence in the troubled Bawku area, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has officially transitioned from a peacekeeping mandate to a peace enforcement posture, following a directive from the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama. This shift comes in response to the escalating security threats posed by armed groups in Bawku and surrounding areas, including Binduri, Nalerigu, and Zebilla. Recent incidents have involved violence, reprisal attacks, and tragic loss of innocent lives — a situation the GAF describes as a “dangerous pattern” that now threatens national peace and security. In a statement signed by Captain VA Arhin, Acting Director General of Public Relati...
Ghana Armed Forces Conduct Cordon and Search Operation in Bawku
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Ghana Armed Forces Conduct Cordon and Search Operation in Bawku

In a continued effort to restore peace and ensure public safety, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have intensified their operations in Bawku and surrounding areas. This comes in response to ongoing clashes and sporadic gunfire that have disturbed the peace in the region. According to a press release from the Department of Public Relations at the GAF Headquarters, troops conducted a cordon and search operation in the early hours of Monday, April 21, 2025. The operation was initiated after personnel deployed at Binduri heard sporadic gunshots coming from the Binduri Central Market area. Troops swiftly cordoned off the area and, in collaboration with the 11 Mechanised Battalion and the Joint Task Force, carried out thorough search operations. During the search, one suspected gunman was appr...
Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang Chairs Armed Forces Council
Politics

Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang Chairs Armed Forces Council

  President John Dramani Mahama has sworn in the newly appointed members of the Armed Forces Council headed by Vice President, Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang. Other members include Dr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, Daniel Addo, Fuseini Iddrisu, and Nancy Dakwa Ampofo. The appointees, selected from diverse professional backgrounds, will assume their roles in line with the council’s mandate to provide policy direction and administrative oversight for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The Armed Forces Council is responsible for ensuring the military’s efficiency, adherence to democratic principles, and accountability to the civilian government. The council is mandated to advise the President on matters of national defence. It also ensur...
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