The Volta River Authority preserved the integrity of the Akosombo Dam by opening the floodgates and spilling the lake’s excess water. But it failed in its other tasks. Advertisement.

The Akosombo Dam, also known as the Akosombo Hydroelectric Project, which is located on the Volta River remains the last project commissioned by Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah before his overthrow on ...

Samuel-Richard Bogobley holds a GPS-enabled tablet to capture the location of one corner of an underwater clam "farm" belonging to Kofi Amatey, in pink, in Ghana's Volta River estuary.

Wa, (UW/R), May 11, GNA – Alhaji Yussif Sulemana, the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has revealed government’s plans to initiate interventions against mining on river bodies ...

Bagre Dam is located on the White Volta river (pictured in 2007) that begins in Burkina Faso and which converges with the Black Volta downstream and feeds into Lake Volta in southern Ghana ...

The Volta River Basin is home to close to 34-million people who are spread across six countries which include Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin and Togo.

The White Volta River, which flows near the town of Yapei, has been severely polluted due to illegal mining activities in the Banda Nkwanta areas. The river, which is a vital source of water for ...

In order to allow the free flow of the Volta River at its estuary, the Volta River Authority (VRA) ... where the estuary is located. The Estuary Dredging Project, ...

The Volta River Basin is rich in natural resources and has significant potential for development. However the region is held back by low human capacity that stems from high population growth ...

The Seventh Ghana-Burkina Faso Joint Technical Committee on Integrated Water Resources Management (JTC-IWRM) meeting has been held in Tamale with a call on the core neighbouring countries to help ...

Ada Foah (GAR), April 23, GNA - In order to allow the free flow of the Volta River at its estuary, the Volta River Authority (VRA) is undertaking a series of dredging activities at its Dredging ...