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A Cross -Section of Traininig Particiapants The Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project has trained community facilitators in Wa to help ensure its infrastructure projects reflect local priorities and are shaped by community input. Speaking to Info Radio during the training, David Yankey, the project’s zonal coordinator for the Upper West and Savannah regions, said 127 sub-projects had been completed under the first implementation cycle. These include s

File Photo Eight years after it was established, Gboriteng Primary School is still operating in two dilapidated mud classrooms built by the community, leaving its six classes to share the cramped spaces. The three lower-primary classes use one room, while the three upper-primary classes are taught in the other. Community member and teacher Samson Bunaa told Info News that the overcrowded arrangement is undermining teaching and learning. He said promises to improve the school’

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is confident it can win the 2028 general elections following the successful election of its national executives, the party’s Upper West Regional Secretary, Dr Tanko Daniel Dawda, has said. Speaking to Info Radio, Dr Dawda described the party’s National Delegates Conference, held in Kumasi last Saturday, as a success. More than 7,000 delegates took part in electing officers to 11 national executive positions. He said the elections were conducted f

The Upper West Regional Chairman of the Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers’ Association of Ghana (PRETAG), Alhassan Abdallah Salifu, has called for greater recognition of teachers and action to address concerns about their welfare and working conditions. Speaking as Ghana marked World Teachers’ Day on October 5, Mr Salifu congratulated the National Best Teacher, a PRETAG member, and commended teachers nationwide for their contribution to education and national development. He sa

Activista, a youth network of ActionAid Ghana, has held a stakeholder sensitisation programme in Wa to engage young people on the Constitution Review Committee’s recommendations and government’s position on local government and decentralisation. The programme, held on September 30, 2026, brought together young people from Activista district networks and youth institutions including the Upper West Regional Youth Parliament, Young Urban Women Movement and the National Youth A

Nadowli-Wa Road Commercial transport operators at Wa Main Lorry Station are urging authorities to undertake a comprehensive reconstruction of the Wa–Nadowli road, warning that its deteriorating condition cannot be addressed through routine pothole repairs. Speaking to Info Radio, the Wa–Nadowli branch chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) said a contractor is currently patching potholes along the route. However, he argued that the work is inadequate, as d

The Gboriteng Valley Requiring a Bridge Residents of Gboriteng, a farming community in the Kandeu Electoral Area of the Wa West District say poor roads and an impassable river are making it difficult to access healthcare and attend school. The challenges are particularly affecting children who travel to Lassie for junior high school. Some have stopped attending, while others who continue to make the journey frequently fall ill, a resident Mr. Bunaa Fidelis told Info News. Mr

File Photo Young people from across the Upper West Region have discussed recommendations from the Constitution Review Committee reports and the government’s position on local government and decentralisation at a stakeholder sensitisation programme in Wa. The event, organised by Activista, ActionAid Ghana’s youth network, brought together members of its district networks and representatives of the Upper West Regional Youth Parliament, the Young Urban Women Movement and the Nat

The Upper West Regional Youth Parliament has trained young people and women in civic participation and social accountability, aiming to strengthen their role in local governance and decision-making. Held on September 25, 2026, the capacity-building session was part of the second phase of the Heard Everywhere and Represented Daily (HEARD) project, implemented in partnership with SAVE-Ghana and Norsaac. Speaker of the Upper West Regional Youth Parliament, Ms Samira Salifu Napii

File Photo A land dispute has erupted in Nakori, a suburb of Wa Municipality, involving community residents and a private developer over a parcel of land adjacent to the Wa Municipal office of the Electoral Commission . The disagreement surfaced Sunday morning when the developer was preparing to lay the foundation for a building project, only to be halted by community members who claimed the land was not for private development. According to Mr. Abdulai Ibrahim, Unit Committ