2025 in Ghana

Events in the year 2025 in Ghana.

Incumbents

7 January – Former president John Mahama is inaugurated again as president.
18 January – At least seven people are shot dead by soldiers in disputed circumstances at the Obuasi Gold Mine in Ashanti Region.

16 February – At least 51 people are reported to have died while 6,100 cases are reported following an outbreak of cholera that affects Greater Accra, Central, Western, Eastern and Ashanti Regions.

4 March – MPs reintroduce a controversial anti-LGBT bill, with a three-year jail term for identifying as gay and 5-10 years for promoting LGBT rights.
27 March – A fishing vessel with a crew that includes three Chinese nationals is briefly hijacked by suspected pirates off the Ghanaian coast.

17 April – A bus overturns in Central Gonja District, killing 10 people.
22 April –
*President Mahama orders the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, citing possible misconduct.
*A fuel tanker and a bus collide near Amanase, killing 11 people.

26 May – The Embassy of Ghana, Washington, D.C. is closed by the Ghanaian government as part of an investigation into visa fraud and unauthorised payments.

8 July – President Mahama establishes the GOLDBOD Task Force as part of efforts to combat illegal gold mining and smuggling.
28 July – A vehicle and a fuel tanker collide in Kumasi, killing 15 people.

6 August – 2025 Ghanaian Air Force Z-9 helicopter crash: A Harbin Z-9 helicopter of the Ghana Air Force crashes in Ashanti Region, killing all eight people on board including defence minister Edward Omane Boamah and environment minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed.
19 August – President Mahama issues a mass pardon and commutations to 998 inmates.
24 August – Communal clashes break out in Gbiniyiri in Savannah Region due to a land dispute, killing at least 31 people and displacing 50,000 others, with 13,000 fleeing to Ivory Coast.

1 September – President Mahama orders the dismissal of suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo for misconduct.

12 October – Ghana qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating Comoros 1-0 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in Accra.
14 October – Democracy Hub, the rights group led by Oliver Barker-Vormawor, sues the Ghanaian government over its acceptance of U.S. deportees, calling the agreement unconstitutional and in breach of international law.
22 October – Police in Accra rescue 57 trafficked Nigerians and arrest five suspects in a human trafficking and cybercrime raid.

12 November – Six people are killed in a crowd crush at a recruitment drive of the Ghana Armed Forces in El Wak Stadium in Accra.

10 December – Highlife is recognized as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.
11 December – The government bans mining in forest reserves in an attempt to restrict environmental degradation and reverse the 2022 regulations that had allowed controlled mining.