Weekly Market Wrap: All-Share Index snaps 11-week winning streak, falls 0.77% 

After 11 straight weeks of gains, the Nigerian All-Share Index retreated in the week ended August 15, 2025, shedding 1,126.71 points to close in the red. The index, which opened at 145,754.91, slipped by 0.77% to finish at 144,628.20, despite a...

Loyalty programmes in Ghana: The next frontier in customer retention

In today’s increasingly digital economy, customer loyalty is no longer earned by good service alone, it is maintained by smart, relevant engagement. Loyalty programs have become critical tools in this endeavor, and their evolution in Ghana...

I Spent ₦10 Million Travelling the World in 7 Months. Here’s How I Made It Work.

At 24, Maryama* has travelled to 12 countries and 45 cities. This year alone, she’s been to four countries, spending approximately ₦10 million. In this story, she shares how she juggles her 9–5 banking job, side gigs, travel fund, and investments...

Electrifying Intra Africa Trade for Structural Liberation

By Samiya Mohammed The thunderclap of Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs has a tempest across Africa’s economic landscape. With rates soaring to 50% for Lesotho’s textiles, 47% for Madagascar’s vanilla, and 30% for South Africa’s autos, the policies...

AfCFTA opens doors for South African automotive industry growth

The National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) 2025 show revealed that South African manufacturers are poised to reap significant benefits from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Unveiling the...

MTN announces board changes as share price falls over 9%

MTN’s share price plunged over 9% on Monday, even though it reported growth in its first half topline, profitability, and free cash flows, which were largely boosted by a turnaround at subsidiary MTN Nigeria, and despite lagging sales in South...

Ghana’s upstream petroleum industry declining – PIAC 

By Comfort Sena Fetrie -Akagbor Tamale, Aug.16, GNA- Ghana’s upstream petroleum industry has hit its lowest trend in crude oil production in the last five years, the Public Interest and Accountability Commitee (PIAC) has disclosed. The industry is...

Prophet Blames Mahama for Ghana’s Calamity

Primate Elijah Ayodele, leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has accused President John Mahama of causing Ghana’s recent calamity by “cheating and deceiving” him, according to a statement from the prophet’s media aide, Osho Oluwatosin....

Eulogies unveil untold stories of Ghana’s fallen heroes

By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent In an instant, a single military helicopter crashed on August 6, 2025, and erased eight lives, leaving a nation to grapple with loss. The state funeral held on Friday, August 15, was not just a...

Ghana’s macroeconomic outlook depends on successful implementation of recovery reforms – World Bank

The World Bank has indicated that Ghana’s macroeconomic outlook for 2025 and beyond depends on the successful implementation of stabilisation and recovery reforms. According to its Country Director for Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. World Bank,...

We must not return to the culture of silence

Ghana is gradually returning to the culture of silence, as the John Mahama administration is becoming intolerable to peoples’ right to freedom of expression. Over the past few weeks, the arrest of social media activists for simply expressing their...

Ghana Aims Investment Drive at Rural Jobs Gap

Ghana is pushing foreign and local capital into its overlooked districts to tackle uneven development and unemployment. The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) unveiled plans to map investment opportunities across all 261 districts, targeting...

Only 800 radiographers serving over 30 million Ghanaians

Radiographers remain in critically short supply in Ghana and across Africa, raising concerns about the timely detection and treatment of life-threatening diseases. Ghana currently has only 800 radiographers serving a population of over 30 million,...

Ghana’s Chocolate Paradox: Abundant Cocoa, Scarce Local Bars

Ghana’s position as the world’s second-largest cocoa producer is undisputed. Yet, for most of the year, finding a locally made chocolate bar on its own shelves proves surprisingly difficult. Foreign visitors expecting to savor the fruits of...

Ghana could boost revenue by 0.6% of GDP in 2025 – World Bank

Is China responsible for the illegal extraction of mineral resources by its companies in Africa?

An artisanal coltan mine in the DRC, where local residents mine for coltan on a small scale. Image from Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0 This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone...

Ghana Think Tank Urges Emergency Overhaul for Bleeding State Firms

Ghana’s struggling State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) require immediate, disciplined intervention to avoid systemic collapse, policy think tank IMANI Africa warns. Despite controlling vital national resources, entities like Ghana Water Company Limited...

Ghana: 6 remaining helicopter crash victims laid to rest

Amidst profound sorrow and unwavering national unity, Ghana on Friday concluded the state funeral of the eight distinguished and dedicated public servants and military officers who perished in the tragic August 6, 2025 helicopter crash. Under the...

Decongesting Lagos Ports with Smart Technologies: A Path to Efficiency and Economic Growth

August 17, (THEWILL) — The bustling heart of Nigeria’s maritime economy is Apapa Lagos, and has long been the epicenter of trade and commerce in West Africa if I am not mistaken. Yet, beneath the vibrant activity and the constant hum of trailers...

Banking sector showed mixed performance in 2024 – World Bank Group

Ghana’s banking sector exhibited mixed performance in 2024, characterised by robust asset growth alongside limited private credit expansion, according to the World Bank Group’s 9th Economic Update on Ghana. The June 2025 edition of the report...