All the latest Hajj news updates and articles in Ghana and elsewhere in the Muslim world.

Hajj 2026: Ghana gets green light to participate in Hajj next year

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of the Kingdom of Saudi

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Hajj 2026: Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana releases names of 42 accredited Hajj Agents

Accra: The Pilgrim Affairs Office of Ghana has duly recognised 42 Hajj agents for the 2026 Hajj season. The agents are duly accredited as members of the Hajj Agents Association

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Ghana’s Pilgrims Affairs Office ditches Stanbic for GCB Bank

Accra: Alhaji Abdul Rauf Ibrahim Tanko, Chairman of the Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana, says the hajj management body has decided to engage GCB Bank as its new banker. According

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Amin Lamptey returns to Hajj management as communications director for Ghana Pilgrims Affairs Office

Accra: The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana has appointed Alhaji Mohammed Amin Lamptey, a media personality, as its director of communications. He returns to hajj management as a refined personality

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Hajj 2026: Ghana sets 2026 Hajj fare at GHS60,000

Accra: Ghanaian Muslims intending to embark on Hajj next year will be required to pay GH¢60,000. This marked a GH¢2,000 reduction from the previous Hajj fare of GH¢62,000. Also, the

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Saudi’s Hajj and Umrah ministry approves 25 new initiatives for 2026 Hajj season

Jeddah: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has approved the implementation of 25 innovative initiatives for the 2026/1447 AH Hajj season. These initiatives, approved during the Hajj preparatory Hajj

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Tamale Muslims welcome GCB Hajj savings account

Tamale: Muslims in Tamale, the capital of the Northern region, have expressed delight with the innovative Hajj savings account, a product introduced by the largest bank in Ghana, GCB Bank.

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Hajj 2025: Hajj agents want participation in contract negotiations

Accra: The Ghana Hajj Agents Association is calling on the government to involve hajj agents in the negotiation of contracts relating to accommodation, transportation, catering and welfare services of hajj

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Hajj 2025: “Dead” Ghanaian pilgrim returns home alive

Accra: Hajia Fatimatu Kassim, a Ghanaian Hajj pilgrim believed to be dead and buried in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia while performing Hajj, has made a shocking return home. The

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Hajj 2025: Last return flight of Ghanaian pilgrims arrives

Accra: The government has, through the Ghana Hajj Taskforce, completed the exercise of returning Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia to their home country. The exercise ended on Friday, June

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