Recent heavy downpours in the Lower Volta area of Ghana led to the worst flooding in the region’s history. The flooding was caused by a spillage (a deliberate release of water) from the Akosombo Dam, ...

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has absolved itself of blame in the ongoing Akosombo Dam-induced flooding that has affected some districts in the Volta and other regions. The Authority insisted that ...

There is a rallying cry for help to be sent to communities along the Volta Basin that have been affected by the spillage from the Akosombo Dam. Areas such as Anloga, Sogakope, and Mepe, among others, ...

If climate change is the stress test for international river governance, West Africa’s Volta Basin Authority (VBA) is quietly passing, and the world should take note ...

In the 1960s, Ghana built one of the world’s largest dams — the Akosombo Dam — to harness the Volta River for hydroelectric ...

Ing. Edward Ekow Obeng-Kenzo, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Engineering and Operations) of Volta River Authority (VRA), has defended the decision of the management of the Authority to have spilled ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo has assured districts affected by the recent spillage of the Akosombo Dam of the government's support to victims whose land and homes have been engulfed by the ...

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has launched a GHS100,000 emergency rent fund to help victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage secure accommodation as they continue to ...

The government, through the Ministry of Roads and Highways, has earmarked GH¢5 million to fix all road networks in areas affected by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam. The amount includes maintenance ...

Surprisingly, Ghana lacks spillage control methods, even after its first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, inaugurated the country’s hydroelectric power project, the Akosombo dam, 57 years ago.