Investigations Into Microlight Aircraft Crash in Accra Reveal Engine Heating Warnings, Expired Permits and a Forced Landing

May 28, 2026

Ghana's aviation safety bureau reveals engine overheating warnings, an expired permit, and a desperate final attempt at a forced landing in a preliminary report on the March 16 tragedy

How Ghana’s E-Visa Compares To Other African Countries

May 27, 2026

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

May 27, 2026

Audit Report of Ghana’s 2023 Africa Games Reveals GHC 580 Million in Irregularities and Defective Stadiums

May 26, 2026

End of The Takeaway Pack: Ghana To Ban Styrofoam Products for Commerce in 2027

May 25, 2026

Explainer: Why A Broken Alliance In Senegal Is Causing Controversy

May 25, 2026

Ghana’s Police Officers Were To Be Equipped With Body Cameras Nationwide. Only 800 Have Been Deployed

May 25, 2026

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

May 24, 2026

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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

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Government and Politics

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Audit Report of Ghana’s 2023 Africa Games Reveals GHC 580 Million in Irregularities and Defective Stadiums

May 26, 2026

5 mins read

A comprehensive audit of the 13th African Games has named senior officials from the Akufo-Addo era and called for the recovery of hundreds of millions of cedis in public funds

Explainer: Why A Broken Alliance In Senegal Is Causing Controversy

May 25, 2026

4 mins read

How a historic political partnership between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko collapsed — and what it means for one of West Africa's most celebrated democracies

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

May 12, 2026

2 mins read

Ohene Kwame Frimpong, the Independent Lawmaker for Asante Akyem North, Was Reportedly Detained Over the Weekend — Months After Publicly Denying Allegations of Wrongdoing

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

May 11, 2026

4 mins read

A completed 120-bed paediatric facility sits empty as a procurement scandal pits Ghana's Ministry of Health against its own contractor — and costs the country millions in cancelled World Bank financing

How An Error By Ghana’s Audit Service and A Publication By An Investigative Media Outlet Might Have Shaken Public Trust

April 21, 2026

3 mins read

Ghana’s fight against payroll fraud hit a wall of controversy this week after a staggering GH¢427 million 'transpositional error' nearly cost a civil servant his reputation after publication by an investigative media outlet

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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

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

May 13, 2026

2 mins read

Accra invokes pre-emptive rights over Lukoil's 38% share in the Pecan block, as sanctions and a Carlyle Group deal force Russia's hand on its African assets

China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Moves to Take Control of Ghana’s First Lithium Mine

May 7, 2026

2 mins read

A $210 million all-cash deal positions a Chinese battery metals giant at the centre of Ghana's nascent critical minerals industry

Society, Lifestyle and Culture

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Investigations Into Microlight Aircraft Crash in Accra Reveal Engine Heating Warnings, Expired Permits and a Forced Landing

May 28, 2026

4 mins read

Ghana's aviation safety bureau reveals engine overheating warnings, an expired permit, and a desperate final attempt at a forced landing in a preliminary report on the March 16 tragedy

How Ghana’s E-Visa Compares To Other African Countries

May 27, 2026

1 min read

Ghana's new e-visa system is not only the most expensive e-visa in West Africa. It may be the most expensive on the continent

End of The Takeaway Pack: Ghana To Ban Styrofoam Products for Commerce in 2027

May 25, 2026

2 mins read

Environment Protection Agency Sets January 2027 Deadline as Mahama Government Moves to Eliminate Polystyrene from Everyday Commerce

Ghana’s Police Officers Were To Be Equipped With Body Cameras Nationwide. Only 800 Have Been Deployed

May 25, 2026

4 mins read

The Ghana Police Service has repeatedly committed to deploying body-worn cameras to curb misconduct. But with only 800 devices deployed, most officers on the street remain largely unwatched

A Scottish Woman Married a Ghanaian Prophet in 2014. Six Months Later, She Was Found Dead In A Hotel Bathtub

May 23, 2026

5 mins read

A BBC investigation into the death of Charmain Speirs has exposed critical gaps in the Ghanaian police inquiry — and a pattern of alleged abuse by her husband, Prophet Eric Adusah

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Public Officials Should Be Surcharged for Right To Information Failures

May 12, 2026

by Rebel

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

Why African Governments Must Regulate Prediction Markets Before Its Too Late

February 17, 2026

3 mins read

Before Prediction Market platforms make landfall in Africa, public officials must put appropriate guard rails in place to prevent exploitation

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 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

Society, Culture and Lifestyle

Togo Grants Visa-Free Entry for All African Nationals

May 19, 2026

The West African nation becomes the sixth African country to drop visa requirements for continental travellers, joining a growing movement toward free movement on

Business·Telecoms and Communication

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

May 19, 2026

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

Society, Culture and Lifestyle

Organizational Shortfalls Cloud Ghana’s Debut as Host of 2026 African Athletics Championships

May 19, 2026

Ghana's debut as host of the African Senior Athletics Championships was fraught with early logistic challenges which were eventually addressed near the end

Society, Culture and Lifestyle

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

May 18, 2026

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