Ghana Is Considering Passing a Host of New ICT-Related Laws. An Analyst Says They Would Hamper Africa Digital Trade

May 21, 2026

A sweeping stack of tech legislation promises to modernise Ghana's digital economy. Critics say it would wall off the very market Ghana has pledged to open

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MTN Ghana Continues To Dominate, Capturing 81% of the Data Market Share

May 19, 2026

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May 19, 2026

Ghana Officials Conducted an Assesstment Of Its Traffic Lights. The Results Show A System In Dire Need of Maintenance

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Daniel Ofori Filed a Lawsuit Against Ecobank Ghana for Funds Owed To Him. 18 Years Later, The Supreme Court Ultimately Ruled in His Favor

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Women Who Fight: For Ghanaian Female Boxers, The Path To Acceptance is Paved with Side Hustles and Social Stigma

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Ghana Moves to Claim Russian Oil Stake, Betting on an Untapped Deepwater Prize

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A sweeping stack of tech legislation promises to modernise Ghana's digital economy. Critics say it would wall off the very market Ghana has pledged to open

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With over 81% of Ghana's mobile data market locked up, MTN's grip on the country's digital economy is tightening

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Ghana Officials Conducted an Assesstment Of Its Traffic Lights. The Results Show A System In Dire Need of Maintenance

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Public Officials Should Be Surcharged for Right To Information Failures

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The Right To Information bill must be amended to surcharge public officials instead of the institution when they fail to honor RTI requests

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A new government assessment finds that one in three traffic signals across the country is dark, the result of crashes, organised theft, unpaid contractors, and a decade of mismanaged modernisation

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A sweeping stack of tech legislation promises to modernise Ghana's digital economy. Critics say it would wall off the very market Ghana has pledged to open

Ghana Wants to Increase Solar Power Generation to 10% By 2030. It’s Barely 4% in 2026

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Ghana is a tropical country with lots of sunlight all year. But the country has so far failed to take advantage of the sun's potential for electricty for its citizens

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When Ghana signed a $1 billion tech agreement with the UAE in May 2025, it was hailed as a digital "quantum leap." But beneath the promise of a Silicon Valley in Ningo-Prampram lies a web of uncomfortable associations, including deceased sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein

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Ghanaian MP Allegedly Arrested and Detained in Netherlands Over FBI-Linked Financial Crime

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Public Officials Should Be Surcharged for Right To Information Failures

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The Right To Information bill must be amended to surcharge public officials instead of the institution when they fail to honor RTI requests

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The World Bank Cancels $3.8 Million Payment Over Alleged Price Gouging for Children’s Hospital in Weija

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