Media and Entertainment·Society, Culture and Lifestyle

In Ghana’s Digital Media Ecosystem, Clickbait, Press Releases and Quote Driven Stories Have Become The Norm

June 8, 2026

Economic pressures, political capture, and structural gaps have made reactive, quote-driven journalism the norm in Ghana

Ghana Has Spent Years Trying To Digitise Its Land Registry System. Progress Is Still Underwhelming

June 8, 2026

A Charter in Sheep’s Clothing: How a Proposed African Treaty Could Dismantle Decades of Hard-Won Rights

June 5, 2026

Is An Awards Ceremony for Ghanaian Public Servants Really Necessary?

June 5, 2026

Eleven Years Later, Victims of Ghana’s June 3 Fire Disaster are Still Seeking Justice from Authorities

June 4, 2026

Ghana’s Supreme Court Rules Against Springfield Oil and Exploration in $10 Million Arbitration Case

June 3, 2026

A Company Claims It Already Built An Existing E-Visa Platform in Ghana. The Government Has Denied This

June 3, 2026

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Ghana Doesn’t Have Enough Cinema Screens for Filmmakers. Jacqueline Nsiah Started a Fund To Build One in Her Hometown

June 2, 2026

U.S. to Drastically Reduce Embassies That Process Visas in Africa

June 1, 2026

Coalition of Civil Society Organisations Call on President Mahama to Reject Ghana’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill

June 1, 2026

President Mahama Warned State Owned Enterprises Would Face Consequences for Delayed Audit Reports. Only 32% Complied With an April Deadline

June 1, 2026

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Ghana Doesn’t Have Enough Cinema Screens for Filmmakers. Jacqueline Nsiah Started a Fund To Build One in Her Hometown

June 2, 2026

Amanda Clinton Lost Her Bid to Run Ghana’s Football Federation. Her Legal Career Has Never Been Bigger

May 27, 2026

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

May 14, 2026

A Former UK Footballer Built a Fintech Startup in Ghana. After Setbacks, He Pivoted To AI with Positive Results

May 12, 2026

A Partner In Ghana’s UAE AI Hub Deal Was Named In The Epstein Files. Another Has a Controversial History with Surveillance

May 7, 2026

She Was Appointed as Amnesty’s First Female Country Director in Ghana. Now Genevieve Partington is on a New Mission

April 16, 2026

Ken Ofori Atta Built An Envious Career in Finance. His Entry Into Politics Left Him with a Tarnished Legacy

April 7, 2026

Darkor Ofosu-Dorte Built a Fast Growing Swimwear Brand in Ghana. She’s Still Surprised By Its Success

March 31, 2026

Government and Politics

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Ghana Has Spent Years Trying To Digitise Its Land Registry System. Progress Is Still Underwhelming

June 8, 2026

6 mins read

From paper records to pixels — the slow, uneven transformation of Ghana's land administration system

A Company Claims It Already Built An Existing E-Visa Platform in Ghana. The Government Has Denied This

June 3, 2026

3 mins read

A contractor with a decade-long government deal says the Mahama administration is bypassing a valid contract — and warns of costly judgment debts

U.S. to Drastically Reduce Embassies That Process Visas in Africa

June 1, 2026

3 mins read

A Trump administration directive will consolidate consular visa processing to just 20 African "hubs," forcing citizens of dozens of countries to travel abroad to apply — a move critics say erects new barriers to legal migration from the continent

President Mahama Warned State Owned Enterprises Would Face Consequences for Delayed Audit Reports. Only 32% Complied With an April Deadline

June 1, 2026

3 mins read

Two months after President Mahama's blunt warning that SOE chiefs would lose their jobs, more than 100 state entities have blown past the April deadline

Ghanaian MP Arrested in Netherlands Might Soon Face Extradition To The US for Alleged Financial Crimes

May 30, 2026

3 mins read

The independent MP who was arrested while at an airport in the Netherlands could soon be extradicted to the US based on a treaty between the two countries

Business

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Ghana’s Supreme Court Rules Against Springfield Oil and Exploration in $10 Million Arbitration Case

June 3, 2026

4 mins read

A Supreme Court ruling enforcing nearly $10 million in LCIA awards sends a clear message to international investors — and raises pointed questions about one of Ghana's most closely watched oil companies

Reports Say Bank of Ghana is Trying To Sell Its $260 Million Headquarters. The Bank Denies This

June 2, 2026

3 mins read

A news report claimed that Bank of Ghana officials were looking to sell its new $260 million HQ. The Bank has denied this report

Bank of Ghana Revoked GN Bank’s License. Seven Years Later, A High Court Restored It Back

May 24, 2026

5 mins read

After seven years, a Ghanaian appellate court has overturned one of the banking sector clean-up's most contested decisions. But between a judicial order and a functioning bank lies a gulf of regulatory, financial, and political complexity.

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

May 19, 2026

2 mins read

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

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

May 16, 2026

4 mins read

Ghana's longest-running commercial dispute has reached its definitive end — and the verdict carries lessons far beyond one investor's victory

Society, Lifestyle and Culture

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In Ghana’s Digital Media Ecosystem, Clickbait, Press Releases and Quote Driven Stories Have Become The Norm

June 8, 2026

4 mins read

Economic pressures, political capture, and structural gaps have made reactive, quote-driven journalism the norm in Ghana

Recent Arrests of Social Media Users Have Prompted Debate about Free Speech and Censorship in Ghana

June 6, 2026

4 mins read

A surge in arrests of social media users under decades-old statutes is forcing a reckoning over whether Ghana's democracy can afford its own laws

A Charter in Sheep’s Clothing: How a Proposed African Treaty Could Dismantle Decades of Hard-Won Rights

June 5, 2026

4 mins read

Wrapped in the language of sovereignty and African values, the Draft African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values is drawing sharp legal rebuke — with analysts warning it would gut existing continental human rights protections rather than defend them

Eleven Years Later, Victims of Ghana’s June 3 Fire Disaster are Still Seeking Justice from Authorities

June 4, 2026

4 mins read

A preventable catastrophe at Accra's Kwame Nkrumah Circle killed over 150 people in 2015. A decade later, a class action suit drags on, and the survivors are running out of patience.

Coalition of Civil Society Organisations Call on President Mahama to Reject Ghana’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill

June 1, 2026

3 mins read

A coalition says the bill's rushed, thin-quorum passage undermines democratic legitimacy — and that its consequences for public health and human rights are already visible elsewhere

Opinions

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Is An Awards Ceremony for Ghanaian Public Servants Really Necessary?

June 5, 2026

by Rebel

For a country which has had governance issues in the past, is an awards night for public servants really necessary?

Public Officials Should Be Surcharged for Right To Information Failures

May 12, 2026

6 mins read

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

Africa’s Democracy Is Ours to Build

March 24, 2026

4 mins read

On youth, power, and why this moment demands more than we've been willing to give it

Ghana’s 5G Fanfare Is a Distraction From Its Bigger Connectivity Issues

March 9, 2026

5 mins read

A minister's promise of a simultaneous national rollout sounds bold. But it could be actually be a recipe for delay, dependency, and digital inequality

Beyond the Bed: The Crisis Behind Ghana’s Emergency Care Failures

February 21, 2026

11 mins read

Nana Kofi Quakyi, a Ghanaian public health expert, writes about the convenient fiction of the “No Bed Syndrome” - and what the data actually reveals

Technology

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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

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

May 11, 2026

4 mins read

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

A Partner In Ghana’s UAE AI Hub Deal Was Named In The Epstein Files. Another Has a Controversial History with Surveillance

May 7, 2026

6 mins read

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

Ghana’s National AI Strategy Looks Great On Paper. But Execution Will Determine If Its AI Ambitions Will Succeed

April 27, 2026

5 mins read

The government's National AI Strategy 2025–2035 is ambitious, well-structured, and arrives at exactly the right moment. It also faces some serious headwinds

Several Countries Have Restricted Teens from Social Media. Should Ghana Follow In Those Footsteps?

April 20, 2026

7 mins read

A number of countries has started banning teens from social media. The question is whether any of it actually works — and whether Ghana should consider doing the same

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Ghana Doesn’t Have Enough Cinema Screens for Filmmakers. Jacqueline Nsiah Started a Fund To Build One in Her Hometown

June 2, 2026

With fewer than 20 cinema screens for a country of 34 million, a Berlin-based Ghanaian programmer is building a film hub outside Accra —

Government and Politics·Policy

U.S. to Drastically Reduce Embassies That Process Visas in Africa

June 1, 2026

A Trump administration directive will consolidate consular visa processing to just 20 African "hubs," forcing citizens of dozens of countries to travel abroad to

Healthcare·Society, Culture and Lifestyle

Coalition of Civil Society Organisations Call on President Mahama to Reject Ghana’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill

June 1, 2026

A coalition says the bill's rushed, thin-quorum passage undermines democratic legitimacy — and that its consequences for public health and human rights are already

Government and Politics

President Mahama Warned State Owned Enterprises Would Face Consequences for Delayed Audit Reports. Only 32% Complied With an April Deadline

June 1, 2026

Two months after President Mahama's blunt warning that SOE chiefs would lose their jobs, more than 100 state entities have blown past the April

Human Rights·Society, Culture and Lifestyle

How Family Watch International, A US Based NGO, May Have Helped Shape Ghana’s Anti-LGBT Law

June 1, 2026

A U.S. "pro-family" nonprofit with a designated hate group label has spent years quietly lobbying African parliaments — and Ghana's freshly passed bill may