January 2026

We’ve seen this script before.

More than six decades after independence, President John Dramani Mahama,  envisioned domestic gold refining, and helped in the landmark agreement that has come to fulfil a post-colonial promise and honour the pan-African legacy that bound…

Africa is rapidly emerging as a global contender in genome editing innovation, with a new report revealing that 57 projects are already completed or underway across 16 countries to tackle the continent’s most urgent agricultural challenges.…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has issued suspensions and fines against Morocco and Senegal for misconduct during the African Cup of Nations final.

Provisional statistics from the Western Regional Office of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) indicate an increase in the number of persons killed in road traffic crashes in the region in 2025. 

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), has issued a strong public warning against a fraudulent online advertisement falsely claiming the existence of a “LEAP GH¢3,500.00 Empowerment Fund

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially scheduled the election of its national executives for December 19, 2026. 

African nations have been urged to urgently mobilise financing for industrialisation amid global shifts towards subsidies and strategic state intervention in trade and industrial policy. 

Mr Louis Yaw Afful, an International Trade Consultant, has expressed concern that the rapid expansion of digital and e‑commerce trade in Ghana poses a growing threat to the country’s manufacturing sector and Africa’s export competitiveness…

The rate of increase in construction costs in Ghana, measured by the Prime Building Cost Index (PBCI), declined to 4.4 per cent in December 2025, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced.