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SEC Warns Ghana Will Not Be ‘Weak Link’ in Global Virtual Asset Regulation

SEC Warns Ghana Will Not Be ‘Weak Link’ in Global Virtual Asset Regulation

Ghana’s securities regulator has signalled a firm stance on digital asset oversight, declaring that innovation in virtual assets will not be allowed to undermine the country’s financial integrity. The warning was delivered at the inaugural

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Ghana’s University of Cape Coast emerges as the highest-ranked university in West Africa 2026 according to the Times Higher Education

Ghana’s University of Cape Coast emerges as the highest-ranked university in West Africa 2026 according to the Times Higher Education

Across West Africa, higher education institutions are producing research that increasingly shapes international conversations in science, health, technology and development. At the centre of this momentum is Ghana’s University of Cape Coast (UCC), which has

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Ace Ankomah Urges Africa to Dismantle Borders to Boost Intra-Trade

Ace Ankomah Urges Africa to Dismantle Borders to Boost Intra-Trade

Renowned private legal practitioner Ace Anan Ankomah has issued a bold challenge to African governments to dismantle—not police—the continent’s borders. Speaking at the closing session of the 2026 Africa Prosperity Dialogues on Thursday, the senior

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Good Policies Are Paying Off for Emerging Markets – IMF MD, Kristalina Georgieva

Good Policies Are Paying Off for Emerging Markets – IMF MD, Kristalina Georgieva

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, says sound economic policies are delivering tangible results for emerging market economies, even as global uncertainty intensifies. Speaking at the 2026 AlUla Conference for

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Listing Cocoa on Exchange Would End Syndications – Mensah Thompson, Deputy Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Listing Cocoa on Exchange Would End Syndications – Mensah Thompson, Deputy Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Ghana’s cocoa sector could see a fundamental shift in how prices are set and how farmers access markets if the commodity is listed on the country’s commodities exchange, according to Mensah Thompson, Deputy Director of

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MIUC Partners with AfIMPP to Launch 10 Career-Fast-Track Certificate Programs

MIUC Partners with AfIMPP to Launch 10 Career-Fast-Track Certificate Programs

ACCRA, GHANA – In a strategic move set to transform technical education in Ghana's extractive industries, Mountville International University College (MIUC) and the African Institution of Mining Professionals and Practitioners (AfIMPP) have announced a groundbreaking

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U.S., China and India Compete for Congo Cobalt Miner Linked to Shiraz Virji

U.S., China and India Compete for Congo Cobalt Miner Linked to Shiraz Virji

Competition for Africa’s critical minerals is intensifying, with U.S., Chinese and Indian investors locked in a high-stakes contest for cobalt assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world’s largest source of the battery

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VP Opoku-Agyemang Warns Low SME Exports Are Holding Back Africa’s Growth

VP Opoku-Agyemang Warns Low SME Exports Are Holding Back Africa’s Growth

Africa’s push toward regional integration and industrial transformation is being slowed by the weak participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in cross-border trade, Ghana’s Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has warned. Only around

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Ghana’s Economic Recovery Driven by Stability, Not Expansion — PwC Outlook

Ghana’s Economic Recovery Driven by Stability, Not Expansion — PwC Outlook

Ghana’s economic recovery is increasingly anchored on fiscal discipline, easing inflationary pressures, and the restoration of macroeconomic credibility—factors that are helping to stabilise the economy and rebuild investor confidence. However, this stabilisation-driven recovery is also

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Zambia, Ghana Finalise Visa Waiver Agreement During Mahama State Visit

Zambia, Ghana Finalise Visa Waiver Agreement During Mahama State Visit

Zambia and Ghana are on the brink of sealing a visa waiver agreement, a move expected to significantly ease travel between the two countries and unlock new opportunities for trade, investment, and private-sector collaboration. The