Ghana is set to host the 13th edition of the African Games in three different locations - the capital Accra, in Kumasi and Cape Coast - after winning the bid against Nigeria's Abuja and Burkina Faso's Ouagadougou.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has won the approval of Parliament for the 2024 budget, including funding for the organisation of the 13th African Games. A total of 14 million euros has been approved for the budget, with a significant portion of it earmarked for the continental sporting event.

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has claimed that the decision to exclude it from the African Games competition is "difficult to understand".

Accra 2023 African Games Organising Committee chair Kwaku Ofosu-Asare has travelled to the American capital Washington DC for various engagements promoting the multi-sport event.

Rugby Africa President Herbert Mensah has revealed that the sport will be a regular feature at the African Games after it makes its debut at Accra 2023.

Ghana's Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif met with newly elected Ghana Athletics President Bawa Fuseini as the country prepares to host the rearranged African Games next year.

Organisers of the re-arranged 2023 African Games in Accra has launched a new newsletter as it attempts to build anticipation for the continental event next year.

Athletics Kenya (AK) has brought events on its calendar forward to allow enough time to prepare for next year's rearranged African Games.

A group of 44 countries have confirmed their attendance at the postponed African Games in Ghana next year, organisers have claimed.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has bid to host the 2027 African Games as it seeks to build on the success of the Francophone Games.

Ghanaian garments manufacturer Kustom Looks has unveiled branded uniforms for the next year's re-arranged African Games in Accra.

Ghana's Government has spent $195 million (£159.3 million/€184 million) on infrastructural investment for the African Games in Accra, it has been revealed.

Chefs de Mission for the Accra 2023 African Games representing 19 nations have toured the facilities at the University of Ghana and the Legon and Borteyman sites ahead of next year's postponed event.

Colombia’s Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy in Ghana has written to the organiser of last month’s first African Para Games in Accra to protest over unpaid bills for a website developed by a company in Bogotá.

The Accra 2023 Organising Committee has outlined its media plan to boost awareness of next year's delayed African Games to an African Union (AU) Technical Committee.