Customs Pledges Partnership With AfCFTA For Stronger Trade

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday pledged its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to boost intra-African trade, improve data accuracy, and tackle structural...

Ghana to establish aquaculture development fund to boost local fish production

GHANA – The Ghanaian government is taking steps to establish a development fund to drive the growth of the aquaculture industry, which currently accounts for a small share of the country’s fish supply compared to marine and inland fishing. Vice...

Talking Drums Festival: Africa’s biggest hip-hop gathering set for Accra in December 2025

Accra is gearing up for a major moment in global music this December as Ghana’s capital hosts the first-ever Talking Drums Festival, a two-day hip-hop celebration expected to attract tens of thousands of fans from across Africa and the diaspora....

Standard Bank delivers $110m equity financing towards Africa’s largest hybrid renewable energy cluster

Standard Bank, Africa’s biggest bank by assets and parent company of Stanbic Bank Ghana, has announced the successful close of a bespoke R1.92 billion ($110 million) equity financing solution for H1 Holdings (H1), a leading Black-owned...

Reneaddo Foundation calls for a disability-friendly Ghana as CEM’s Day of Help marks 10 years of empowerment

The Reneaddo Foundation partnered with the Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry (CEM) to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Day of Help initiative, a landmark programme that has empowered thousands of Ghanaians with disabilities through targeted...

SML Ghana cautions media houses against publishing “false and defamatory” reports

Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has issued a stern warning to media houses across the country, demanding an immediate end to what it describes as the publication and broadcast of “false and defamatory” information about the company, its...

Deputy Finance Minister urges stronger anti–money laundering reforms across West Africa

Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has urged financial intelligence institutions across West Africa to intensify efforts and push for stronger policies to combat money laundering and illicit financial flows within the sub-region....

How a mother’s resilience is redefining Baby Skincare in Ghana with Nkoala

When a mother welcomes a child, especially one born too early, the world becomes a delicate balance of protection, fear, and unconditional love. That is the story behind Nkoala, a new Ghanaian baby skincare brand inspired by the founder's...

Rev. Steve Mensah rallies nation to build disability-friendly Ghana at 10th Anniversary of Day of Help

For 10 years, the Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry (CEM) has brought hope, dignity, and opportunity to persons living with disabilities through its flagship Day of Help initiative, transforming compassion into nationwide action. The 10th...

Ghana launches revised spatial planning manual to guide sustainable development

The Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA), under the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (MLGCRA), has launched a revised Manual for the Preparation of Spatial Plans and Zoning Guidelines and Planning...

Time Iconic names Daniel Asiedu among 2025’s Top 10 Visionary Bankers

Time Iconic Magazine has selected Daniel Asiedu, Managing Director of OmniBSIC Bank Ghana, as one of its Top 10 Visionary Bankers for 2025, recognising his leadership in transforming the institution into one of Ghana’s most resilient banks and...

Ghana’s digital payments spike to $280 billion

Homepage > News > Finance > Ghana’s digital payments spike to $280 billion Digital payments in Ghana have spiked over 11,000x over the past decade, with mobile money emerging as a key driver of economic growth, the central bank has revealed. The...

‘He is never coming back to Ghana’

Award-winning investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has revealed details of a conversation he had with a close relative of embattled former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, who is currently the subject of multiple corruption-related...

Why is Britain Funding Ghana’s Leftist, Russia-Sympathising Government? Kay Codjoe Writes

Kay Codjoe Writes: Mat Whatley, writing for The Telegraph, has done what too many British columnists do when their nostalgia outpaces their knowledge. He mistakes sovereignty for socialism and democracy for defiance. With the composure of a...

Ghanaian Association of Baltimore Donates Essential Supplies to Five Orphanages in Ga West Municipality

In a heartwarming act of generosity, the Ghanaian Association of Baltimore (GAB), a U.S.-based Ghanaian community group, has donated an assortment of essential supplies — including clothing, footwear, books, stationery, medical supplies, and...

The digital babysitter: Ghana’s quiet parenting revolution

It’s a Sunday morning in Accra. The choir swells with hallelujahs, the preacher’s voice builds in rhythm, and in the third pew, a toddler sits, legs crossed, eyes fixed on a glowing tablet. He isn’t following the sermon; he’s engrossed in...

Building Lab Resilience for a Healthier Ghana: GAMLS Holds 2025 National Congress 

Under the blazing northern sun, the city of Tamale came alive as hundreds of Ghana’s medical laboratory scientists, policymakers, academics, and students gathered for the 2025 Annual National Congress of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory...

Ghana’s economy stabilising under President Mahama – Professor Opoku-Agyemang

Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has praised Ghana’s economic trajectory, asserting that the country’s macroeconomic environment has significantly improved under President John Dramani Mahama’s administration. Speaking at the...

Good news - £256m spent on fixing roads. Bad news - they’re in Ghana

Great news to lighten our darkening winter days! While she’s been ‘fixing the foundations’ of the British economy, Rachel Reeves has found hundreds of millions to spend on building new roads and hospitals. The bad news is… they’re in Ghana....

First Ghanaian Female Solo Act Amaarae Makes Historic Coachella Debut

She became the first solo Ghanaian female act to perform at Coachella in 2025. (Timothy Norris/Getty Images via CNN Newsource) By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — There are three things Amaarae can’t tour without — and no, it isn’t coke, ketamine and...