{
  "id": 8193387,
  "title": "Mahama to commission Agbogbloshie waste evacuation to Nsawam landfill today",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/mahama-to-commission-agbogbloshie-waste-evacuation-to-nsawam-landfill-8193387",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T06:58:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/mahama-to-commission-agbogbloshie-waste-evacuation-to-nsawam-landfill-today/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President John Dramani Mahama is set to kick off a significant waste evacuation operation aimed at clearing refuse from the Agbogbloshie dumpsite in Accra and transporting it to the Adepa Landfill Site in Nsawam. This operation, planned for Friday, September 18, 2026, will see waste being moved over a distance of about 42 kilometers from Accra to the landfill site. The initiative is spearheaded by the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, working in tandem with the Ghana Armed Forces, and is supported by the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP). President Mahama will act as the Guest of Honour at the commissioning ceremony, which is slated for 10 am at the IRECOP Management Centre in Jamestown. This waste evacuation is part of the government's larger strategy to address Accra's ongoing waste management and sanitation issues. The evacuation is anticipated to clear the Agbogbloshie area of accumulated waste, allowing for its proper disposal at the Adepa Landfill Site in Nsawam.",
  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama is expected to launch a major waste evacuation exercise aimed at clearing refuse from Agbogbloshie in Accra and transporting it to the Adepa Landfill Site at Nsawam. The exercise, scheduled for Friday, September 18, 2026, will involve the movement of waste over a distance of approximately 42 kilometres from Accra to […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Mahama to commission Agbogbloshie waste evacuation to Nsawam landfill today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/mahama-to-commission-agbogbloshie-waste-evacuation-to-nsawam-landfill",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:22:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Mahama to commission Agbogbloshie waste evacuation exercise today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/mahama-to-commission-agbogbloshie-waste-evacuation-exercise-today",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:14:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "Agbogbloshie waste evacuation: Mahama to commission exercise today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/agbogbloshie-waste-evacuation-mahama-to-commission-exercise-today",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:30:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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