Xenophobia concerns derail Ramaphosa’s Ghana visit
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Xenophobia concerns derail Ramaphosa’s Ghana visit

The government of Ghana has declined a request for a state visit by South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, following renewed attacks against Ghanaians and other African nationals in South Africa, according to a source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Juliet Etefe·

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Nine African teams storm World Cup knock-outs, but only two progress

Nine African teams storm World Cup knock-outs, but only two progress

For the first time in history, nine African nations reached the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup, a remarkable leap from the two teams that advanced past the group stage in Qatar 2022. Yet by the time the round of 32 came to a close, only Morocco and Egypt remained standing; a disheartening phenomenon, not only for the fans of the participating nations but for the entire continent.

Francis Buetey·
GICC ,IACCI seal strategic partnership agreement

GICC ,IACCI seal strategic partnership agreement

In a significant step toward strengthening economic relations between Ghana and India, the Ghana India Chamber of Commerce (GICC) and the Indo-Africa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IACCI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing trade, investment, and business collaboration between the two countries and beyond.

Francis Buetey·
IIGh, Savannah launch framework on unlocking domestic institutional capital

IIGh, Savannah launch framework on unlocking domestic institutional capital

Impact Investing Ghana (IIGh), in partnership with Savannah Impact Advisory (SIA), has announced the release of a Framework for Domestic Capital Mobilisation in Emerging Markets, coming out of its landmark, summary learning report titled Unlocking Domestic Pension Capital in Africa for SMEs: Lessons from Ci Gaba, Ghana’s First Pension Backed Fund-of-Funds created to celebrate the fund’s first close.

Christabel Danso·
Shift from donor-led evidence to African-owned knowledge systems

Shift from donor-led evidence to African-owned knowledge systems

African countries should move away from reliance on externally generated evidence and build institutions capable of producing and applying their own knowledge to policymaking, Kisumu County Governor in Kenya, Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o said.

Christabel Danso·
GIA holds 4th international educational seminar this week

GIA holds 4th international educational seminar this week

The 4th GIA International Educational Seminar will take place this week, from Wednesday July 8 to Friday July 10, 2026 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra. It is being hosted by the Ghana Insurers Association (GIA), led by its incumbent President Mrs Boatemaa Barfour-Awuah, who is the CEO of Star Assurance. The seminar will be held under the theme: “The Next Decade in the Financial Services Sector: Will Insurance Lead or Follow Change.

Christabel Danso·

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