VFS Global has reaffirmed its position as a trusted partner to governments worldwide, stressing that its optional value-added services have no impact on visa decisions and are offered solely as a matter of convenience for applicants. Siddharth Mehra, COO – Middle East and Africa at VFS Global said it operates under “rigorous oversight across all […] The post VFS Global clarifies

…to position Ada as West Africa’s salt export hub, boost forex earnings By Christabel DANSO ABEAM ([email protected])  ElectroChem Ghana Limited is seeking to mobilise up to US$500 million to accelerate the development of its Ada Songor salt concession. This move is aimed at expanding production capacity, constructing a refinery and establishing a port to support […] The post ElectroChem

Imperial General Assurance has provided menstrual hygiene support materials to seven  schools in the Fanteakwa North and South Districts of the Eastern Region. The intervention, carried under the Imperial Girl, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the company dedicated to addressing period poverty among young girls in rural Ghana, was done in partnership with […] The post Imperial

For many small business owners in Ghana, the gap between survival and growth often comes down to access to knowledge, the right tools, and a financial partner who genuinely understands their journey. On Thursday, 18th June 2026, Advans Ghana Savings and Loans Company Limited took a meaningful step toward closing that gap, hosting its SME […] The post Advans hosts SME Growth Clinic appeared first on

The first batch of winners of the newly introduced monthly cash rewards in the Telecel Dream Car Promo have received their prizes at a ceremony at the Telecel Headquarters in Airport. The elated winners, Derek Allotey Murphy, Phebe Yayra Tibu and Mercy Fixon-Owoo could not hide their excitement as the cash alerts hit their Telecel […] The post Telecel introduces monthly cash winners

The country’s insurance market penetration (gross premiums as a share of GDP) sits at approximately 1%, despite the presence of over 50 licenced insurers and reinsurers. While this trails the broader African average, the National Insurance Commission (NIC) and industry stakeholders are driving reforms to boost coverage through microinsurance, digital platforms and enforcement of regulatory […] The post Deepening

By Ben BRAKO When the European powers gathered at the Berlin Conference of 1884 to carve up a continent none of them understood, they did not merely draw arbitrary lines across a map. They drew lines across the African consciousness. The administrative structures they built were engineered for a single, brutal purpose: the efficient extraction […] The post The captive mind of African statecraft

While many developing nations continue to treat public procurement as an administrative process focused on buying goods and services, some of the world’s most successful economies increasingly view procurement as a strategic instrument for industrialisation, innovation, job creation and economic sovereignty. The uncomfortable question for Africa is whether we are buying for today or building […] The post The

With Africa’s vehicle sales surging 22 percent over the past year, continental leaders have convened in Ghana to shift gears: transitioning Africa from a dumping ground for the world’s second-hand cars into a formidable automotive manufacturing powerhouse. The officials are in the middle of a five-day “Automotive Seminar Week” that kicked off Monday in Accra, […] The post African

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the Government of Gabon have agreed on a new implementation partnership aimed at accelerating the country’s participation in Africa’s single market and transforming its industrial and export potential into tangible trade opportunities. The partnership was sealed during a two-day official visit to Gabon by the Secretary-General […] The post AfCFTA,

Telecel Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to bolstering partnerships with its cash agent network across the Ashanti Region at a regional forum held at the Kejetia Market Square in Kumasi. Organised as part of Telecel’s Ashanti Month 2026 celebrations, the Telecel Cash Agent Forum brought together over 300 agents, traders and sales partners from across […] The post Telecel

By Elizabeth PUNSU, Obuasi AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine has inaugurated a GH¢2.86million piggery production centre at Sanso in the Obuasi municipality as part of efforts to create alternative livelihoods and expand economic opportunities beyond mining. The facility, developed under the mine’s 10-year Socio-Economic Development Plan (SEDP), is expected to increase pig production, improve food […] The post AGA

By Seidu AGONGO The troubling scenes unfolding in South Africa, where fellow Africans are being harassed, beatened, threatened and told to “go back home,” are unsettling to every conscience across this continent. As the June 30 ultimatum by vigilante groups such as ‘March and March’ approaches, the urgency and ugliness of the situation demands a […] The post Africans must go: But to where? appeared

The nation’s second cycle education institutions have rarely generated this volume of troubling headlines in such a compressed period. Within the space of a fortnight the country has watched videos of a teacher allegedly assaulting a female student at Nyinahini Catholic SHS, another allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with a student at Bole SHS, final-year […] The post Editorial: Save our young ones

“It is better to walk than to curse the road.” – Ghanaian proverb One of the mysteries of modernity is why a country such as ours, endowed with human resources, human-made resources and abundant natural resources should still be plagued with the holocaust of underdevelopment. The equation simply does not add up. Our status quo […] The post The Attitude Lounge with Kodwo Brumpon:

CUTS International has called on government to increase funding for road maintenance in the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review, warning that heavy rains have worsened the condition of roads, bridges and drainage systems across the country and placed an increasing burden on road users. The policy think tank said deteriorating roads are slowing traffic, damaging vehicles, […] The post CUTS

As the region accelerates digital transformation, infrastructure development, energy expansion and public-sector modernisation, new global research from Project Management Institute (PMI) reveals that project complexity is emerging as a prominent threat to successful project delivery across Sub-Saharan Africa. PMI’s latest Pulse of the Profession report, “Driving Success in Complex Projects: From Navigating Tasks to Navigating […] The post Projects

By Vuyo MAFRIKA, Chewe CHUMANYA & Opy RAMAREMISA The El Niño-linked drought that parched Southern Africa in 2024 emptied one of the most important pieces of energy infrastructure on the continent. Lake Kariba, which stretches across the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, dropped towards some of its lowest usable levels in years as rainfall across […] The post The

By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY, Sekondi The Western Regional Minister, Joseph Nelson, has ordered the immediate suspension of all commercial activities and evacuation of traders operating at the Food Market and surrounding areas of the Albert Bosomtwi-Sam Fishing Harbour in Sekondi following a fire outbreak that destroyed a premix fuel station and several properties. The directive […] The post Western

Source: Harvard Climate Brief A new tool lets users click anywhere on Africa’s shoreline to visualise how sea level has changed since 1900, what forces are driving the accelerating change and how much more to expect by 2100. The seas are rising everywhere. But they are not rising everywhere for the same reasons. Along any […] The post Africa’s rising seas, mapped and measured