Beyond The Surface
U.S. to Drastically Reduce Embassies That Process Visas in Africa
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
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
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
Audit Report of Ghana’s 2023 Africa Games Reveals GHC 580 Million in Irregularities and Defective Stadiums
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
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
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
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
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
Uganda Has Drafted A New Sovereignty Bill Which Could Have Broad Effects on Foreign Investment and Civil Society
A sweeping new law threatens to redraw the lines between national protection and economic isolation — and reshape Uganda's place in the world
Ghanaians Yearn For Alternate Political Parties. Historically, Odds Of Breaking Ghana’s Duopoly Have Not Been Great
Ghana continues to be a duopoly with two major political parties constantly switching positions. History shows opposition parties have tried, and failed to change the narrative