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Good Morning Ghana | GH Today — 12 October 2026 | Schools reopen today

Public basic schools reopen after the strike suspension, alongside updates on affordable housing, investment and a deadly shipwreck off Djibouti.

Watch Good Morning Ghana | GH Today — 12 October 2026 | Schools reopen today

Good morning, Ghana. Here are four verified updates for Monday, October twelfth.

1 · Top story

Public basic schools reopen today

Public basic schools are expected to resume normal activity following the suspension of the nationwide teachers' strike. Negotiations continue.

Source checked: Ghana News Agency

2 · News

UN expert urges Ghana to prioritise affordable homes

A UN housing expert says high costs, advance rent demands and forced evictions are pushing many urban residents into inadequate housing.

Source checked: Ghana News Agency

3 · News

Invest Ghana Summit set for November

The first Invest Ghana Summit will focus on manufacturing, agribusiness, processing and the digital economy.

Source checked: Ghana News Agency

4 · News

At least 139 die in Djibouti shipwreck

IOM says a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off Djibouti, killing at least 139 people, including children.

Source checked: Associated Press / IOM

Transcript

Good morning, Ghana. Here are four verified updates for Monday, October twelfth. Public basic schools are expected to reopen today after teacher unions suspended their nationwide strike. Negotiations continue, while promoted teachers' arrears and October salaries are expected by October sixteenth, subject to validation. A United Nations housing expert says Ghana must prioritise affordable homes. He warns that high costs, advance rent demands and forced evictions are pushing many urban residents into inadequate housing. The Ghana Investment Promotion Authority has launched the first Invest Ghana Summit, scheduled for November, with a focus on manufacturing, agribusiness, processing and the digital economy. Internationally, the International Organization for Migration says at least one hundred and thirty-nine migrants, including children, died when a boat carrying more than three hundred people capsized off Djibouti. Today's thought: A clear start makes room for a better day. Got a story? Send it to GH Today. Link below. I'm Kofi. Have an informed Monday.

Got a story? Send it to GH Today. Link below. I'm Kofi. Have an informed Monday.

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