Ghana Cabinet revokes Achimota Forest excision
Analysis based on 8 articles · First reported Jul 15, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026
The revocation may reduce speculative real estate value on the excised lands but reinforces regulatory certainty for environmental conservation. No direct impact on publicly traded companies is expected.
On July 15, 2026, Ghana's Cabinet directed the immediate revocation of Executive Instrument 144 (as amended by EI 234), which had excised 361.5 acres from the Ghana — Achimota Forest Reserve in 2022. The decision, announced by Lands Minister Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah during the Government Accountability Series, restores the forest to its original protected status under the 1927 declaration. The reversal ends a four-year dispute and responds to sustained pressure from environmental groups and civil society. The excised lands, which had been returned to the Owoo family, will revert to protected forest land. President John Mahama's administration emphasized the forest's critical role as Accra's largest remaining urban forest, providing carbon sequestration, air purification, and biodiversity conservation.
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