The Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) on Monday called for urgency in ensuring universal coverage of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services that are climate-resilient and sustainable. CONIWAS Chairperson Beata Awinpoka Akanyani said during the opening of the MOLE XXXVII National WASH Conference in Ada that the efforts must also […]

  A senior strategist and advocate on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) has advocated for prioritised financing of the sector as a precursor to Ghana’s overall economic transformation. In a feature, the advocate urges the Ghanaian government to let the gains of economic stabilisation reflect in resetting its priorities in the WASH sector. Read the […]

    Residents in parts of Accra who depend on treated water from the Kpong treatment plant would experience intermittent interruptions as Ghana Water Limited, the nation’s water utility serving urban communities, shut its treatment plant at Kpong on Thursday for planned maintenance works from Thursday to Saturday. A release from GWL anticipated interruptions from […]

  The rain began quietly. Then it kept coming. Hour after hour, it beat against rooftops, spilled onto roads, and flowed into homes. By dawn on June 29, 2026, many parts of Accra no longer looked familiar. Streets had turned into rivers, and cars sat, almost fully or half-submerged in muddy water. Families rushed to […]

Ghana Water Ltd (GWL) on Wednesday apologised to Ghanaians for the interruptions in water supply amid the nationwide power outage. GWL said in a statement that the power challenges have adversely affected the operations of several water treatment plants and pumping stations across the country. As a result of the power supply interruptions, most of […]