Digital finance experts have warned that Africa’s digital finance boom, including financial technology (fintech) platforms, could fuel illicit financial flows (IFFs). Expert panels at the 2025 West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) insisted that the pace of innovation…
About a dozen of us walked into a US immigration office in Virginia on Saturday morning, people born all over the world, excited to take the final step in becoming American citizens. We clutched our naturalisation notices as we filed…
On Friday, October 10, 2025, the legal landscape of Ghana welcomed 824 new attorneys at the 62nd Call to the Bar. This ceremony, enrolling them as Solicitors, Barristers, and members of the Ghana Bar Association, is more than a formality.…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has lauded the Ghanaian football fans for the colour, passion, and energy they bring to the global stage. Expressing excitement over the Black Stars’ return to the FIFA World Cup, Infantino said the team has the…
President John Dramani Mahama has filled his legacy government with youthful appointees — a move some describe as a political gamble. For me, this is neither a gamble nor a political strategy. It is a national necessity — one that…
Mali has announced that US nationals visiting the West African country will be required to post a bond of up to $10,000 (£7,500) for business and tourist visas, in response to a similar requirement that the Trump administration has imposed…
Head coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo, has etched his name into Ghana’s football history after guiding the national team to a second consecutive FIFA World Cup qualification. Ghana sealed their place at the 2026 World Cup with a…
The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested two individuals over an alleged plot to assassinate a Chief in the Eastern Region ahead of his upcoming Royal Durbar. The suspects, identified as Emelia Akua Asor and Butuakwa Seth, were picked…
The Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) Ashanti Sub-Transmission Region has donated two high-voltage substation panels to the Electrical Engineering Laboratory of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The donation, which comprises a 33 kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS)…
In today’s digital Ghana, children are growing up in a world where screens are part of everyday life. From online learning and YouTube videos to TikTok challenges and gaming, the internet has become their playground. But just as we teach…