The World Bank has committed approximately $75 million to a cocoa rehabilitation initiative aimed at restoring about 25,000 hectares of cocoa farms across Ghana, as the sector faces mounting pressure from disease outbreaks and declinin…
THE World Bank has secured a $20 million grant from the Dutch government to support tomato production in Ghana under the West Africa Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP).
The initiative aims to boost local production and reduce the…
TRADE between Ghana and the United States is set to deepen further as both sides explore new opportunities in agriculture and consumer products, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy, Rolf Olson, has said.
Speaking at a California tas…
THE Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Kwesi Afreh Biney, has disclosed that the Scheme currently pays GH¢ 600 million every month to over 260,000 pensioners across the country, describing the p…
Ghana's Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) framework did not introduce digital assets to the country; it recognised and formalised an ecosystem that has been growing organically and meaningfully for years.
Across Ghana, the use of d…
As Ghana celebrates Independence Month, discussions around national progress are expanding beyond politics and history. Increasingly, they include economic independence in the digital era. Larry Cooke, Africa Head of Legal at Binance, sai…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Elikplim Akurugu, on Monday, March 23, organised a state of the constituency address (SOCA) at Haatso Church of Pentecost in her constituency to brief constituents on developmental project…
The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has assured that the planned SIM card re-registration exercise will not impose any financial burden on taxpayers.
His comments come amid ongoi…
Ghana has signed a defence agreement with the European Union (EU) as Islamist militants continue to wreak havoc in neighbouring countries.
The agreement, signed in Accra by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Ghanaian Vice P…
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats won the most votes in Tuesday's Danish general election but slumped to its weakest performance since 1903, as her coalition bloc failed to secure a majority.
With 21.9% of the …
Society should respect plumbing and electrician careers as artificial intelligence (AI) replaces some office jobs, the boss of US financial giant BlackRock has told the BBC.
Larry Fink, who leads the world's largest asset manage…
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticised the administration of President John Dramani Mahama, accusing it of reversing economic gains and failing to improve the living conditions of Ghanaians.
Addressing a press confere…
The Minority in Parliament has formally petitioned the Special Prosecutor, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), and the Criminal Investigations Department to probe a contract awarded for the renovation of …
President John Dramani Mahama led a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the African Burial Ground National Monument in Lower Manhattan, New York, paying tribute to the memory of nearly 20,000 Africans laid to rest at the historic site.
“…
Why surging AI investment is failing to translate into measurable business impact and what leaders must change to close the gap
MC Story Art - medium.pngAI investments are exploding. CEOs across industries are pouring billions into arti…
Wired headphones were supposed to die with the headphone jack. Instead, they're making a comeback as consumers seek out better sound quality and technology from a simpler time.
When Apple ditched the headphone jacks on iPhones i…
World TB Day is commemorated on 24 March each year, marking Dr Robert Koch’s discovery of the bacterium that causes TB in 1882. It reminds us of how humanity has grappled with this disease, and of the global efforts towards its diagnosis,…
The Precision Transition
Designing Africa’s power systems for reality, not abstraction
Last year, I argued in my piece “Lean Carbon, Just Power”, that a limited and temporary increase in African carbon emissions is justified to meet …
7 North African entrepreneurs selected from Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt
51% of the 2026 cohort are women, all selected purely on merit, without any quota in place
3,200 total entrepreneurs selected from 265,000+ applications acro…
In its commitment to delivering convenient, secure and innovative digital solutions for customers, MTN Ghana has launched Sim Swap Self-Service. This innovative solution empowers customers to replace their SIM cards whenever and wherever …
Heirs Energies is supporting the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s (TEF) 2026 cohort of 3,200 African entrepreneurs, helping to drive enterprise growth and job creation across the continent.
The entrepreneurs, drawn from all 54 African countrie…
Web hosting platform WordPress.com is embracing AI agents, a decision that could change the look and feel of the web. The company announced Friday that it will now allow AI agents to draft, edit, and publish content on customers’ websites,…
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and FCI will jointly host the Africa Regional Conference on Factoring, Receivables Finance & Credit Insurance on 15–16 April 2026 in Kampala, Uganda. As Africa moves to…
Crypto platforms across Africa are rapidly improving identity verification performance as the industry moves toward stricter regulation and stronger fraud prevention.
These findings are based on Sumsub, a leading full-cycle verificatio…
The ARMY was ready for new BTS.
ARIRANG, the new album from the K-pop superstars, broke streaming records on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon when it was released on Friday. On Spotify, it was this year's most-streamed album in a single …
Pre-eminent African law firm Bowmans has once again been recognised as a leading legal advisor on complex, cross-border M&A and private equity transactions in East Africa.
The firm topped the DealMakers East Africa legal advisor league …
Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), one of the world’s leading internet financial platform companies, today announced a collaboration between one of its affiliates and Sasai Fintech, a business of Cassava Technologies (www.Ca…
The Supreme Court of Appeal has issued its first definitive ruling on cross?border insolvency in South Africa.
The SCA dismissed an appeal by Mr Jurgen Scheer, upholding the authority of the Austrian trustee represented by Cox Yea…
As enterprises and neo-clouds invest billions in private AI infrastructure, Check Point delivers the industry's most comprehensive security architecture for AI data centers
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pione…
Global economic trends – from record-breaking commodity prices to intensifying geopolitical competition for resources – are reshaping the strategic importance of Africa’s mineral wealth. As global countries race to secure supply ch…
Every morning, 70-year-old Wang Helai and his wife stroll along the newly restored Longquan River trail near their home in Hebei Province’s Xiongan New Area. What was once a fragmented, littered dry channel is now a clear waterway lined wi…
SMEs dominate employment and enterprise across MEA, but without stronger financial and risk literacy, access to capital alone will not unlock sustainable growth.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) are steadily gaining traction in …
AI agents have moved from sci-fi to C-suite. From managing customer support workflows to orchestrating complex supply chains, agentic AI is redefining how businesses operate, respond, and grow. These intelligent digital co-workers act with…
By João Gaspar Marques — Executive Director, Strategic Advisory, APO Group (https://APO-opa.com).
There is a cost that does not appear on any balance sheet and yet is one of the most consequential expenses a company operating in…
Europe’s gas strategy is under renewed pressure. Rising geopolitical risk and tightening global LNG markets have refocused attention on African projects that were approved years ago – but are only now becoming operational. At the I…
Water Security Africa, co-located with Enlit Africa (19–21 May 2026, CTICC), has announced its full programme, centred on utility and municipal playbooks from regions that have faced acute water stress and responded with measurable…
Monthly active mobile money accounts saw their highest growth since 2021.
More than $2 trillion flowed through mobile money wallets globally in 2025, found the State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2026, prepared by the GSMA Mob…
Celine Dion is reportedly preparing to make a major concert comeback in Paris.
The Canadian music icon is said to be planning a return to the stage with a series of shows in the French capital, as she continues to manage Stiff Person Synd…
Director for Africa at UN Tourism Ms. Elcia Grandcourt, paid a Courtesy Call to the Vice-President, Mr. Sebastien Pillay, during her official visit to Seychelles. The meeting was held in the presence of the Minister for Tourism and…
KnowBe4, the world-renowned platform that comprehensively addresses human and agentic AI risk management, has announced the launch of AIDA Orchestration, the eighth AI-powered agent in KnowBe4’s suite of AI agents for human risk management…
Fifteen aspiring sports journalists from around the world have been selected to take part in the IOC (www.Olympics.com/) Young Reporters Programme during the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The selection follows strong global…
The African mining industry is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by technological advancements, increasing sustainability demands, and rising global demand for critical minerals. However, a widening skills gap continues to po…
The Chief Product and Services Officer of MobileMoney LTD (MML), Sylvia Otuo Acheampong, has called for broader insurance solutions tailored to the needs of small businesses, noting that most digital insurance products currently focus larg…
Dr Josefin Rosén, Principal Trustworthy AI Specialist at SAS Institute
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping economies, industries, and public institutions worldwide. Yet the global conversation about AI still tends to follo…
Reggae/dancehall artiste Afro Ages has ignited fresh controversy around the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMAs), taking a swipe at the scheme over what he describes as poor research and a lack of inclusivity in its nominations.
In a st…
With a few days to the final exhibition of student innovations as part of the Telecel Foundation’s DigiTech Academy across five regions, a team of students in Jirapa is putting finishing touches to a robot designed to help detect and fight…
E4Impact Foundation and Partners to Launch Italian Innovation Center and I.N.S.P.I.R.E. 2026 Job Fair in Accra at the University of Professional Studies, Accra
On Friday, 27th March 2026, the E4Impact Foundation, in partnership with Uni…
As the Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org) marks its 33rd Anniversary, the international charity and United Nations-recognised non-governmental organisation is issuing a powerful Global Call to Action to governments, sport, busine…
The milestone 20th annual conference of the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA), comprising Africa’s downstream oil energy leaders, in Cape Town from April 13 to 17 will, among its deliberations, focus on raising further m…
The West Africa Climate Resilience Summit will bring together public officials, local authorities, researchers, youth, and development partners to discuss regional priorities and identify actionable pathways for climate resilience.…
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