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thebftonline.com > 01/20/2026 > cuts-calls-for-accra-city-transportation-authority-as-commuter-crisis-worsens

CUTS calls for Accra City Transportation Authority as commuter crisis worsens

CUTS calls for Accra City Transportation Authority as commuter crisis worsens3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (566+ words) A leading research and public policy think tank, CUTS International Accra, is calling on the government toestablish an Accra City Transportation Authority to regulate, plan, and coordinate transportation across the capital city. The call follows growing commuter hardship, worsening rush…...

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thebftonline.com > 01/15/2026 > value-chain-actors-criticize-20-cashew-price-reduction

Value chain actors criticize 20% cashew price reduction

Value chain actors criticize 20% cashew price reduction4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (365+ words) By Edward Adjei FRIMPONG Cashew value chain actors are at odds with government after the minimum producer price for the 2025/26 crop season was set at GH12 per kilogram, down 20% from the previous year. The Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) announced the…...

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thebftonline.com > 01/12/2026 > afcfta-news-afcfta-advances-continental-monitoring-system-to-strengthen-implementation-accountability

AfCFTA news: AfCFTA advances continental monitoring system to strengthen implementation accountability

AfCFTA news: AfCFTA advances continental monitoring system to strengthen implementation accountability1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (349+ words) The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat convened the second meeting of the ad hoc Committee on the AfCFTA Implementation Review Mechanism (AFIRM) in Kigali, Rwanda, advancing a continent-wide system designed to monitor and support State Parties" implementation of…...

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thebftonline.com > 01/03/2026 > la-manor-to-make-history-with-world-premiere-on-january-5-2026-in-ghana

‘La Manor’ to make history with world premiere on January 5, 2026 in Ghana

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (426+ words) La Manor is a richly layered, atmospheric drama series that explores love, power, class, and generational consequences, set within the imposing walls of a colonial-era mansion in Ghana. Told through two interwoven timelines, 1962 and 1984, the series examines how suppressed desire,…...

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thebftonline.com > 12/16/2025 > gna-trains-journalists-on-sustainable-mining-2

GNA trains journalists on sustainable mining

GNA trains journalists on sustainable mining1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (332+ words) By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY, Aburi A three-day training workshop on Sustainable Mining for editors and reporters selected from the Western, Greater Accra and Upper East Regions runs from December 12 -14, 2025 at Aburi in the Eastern Region. On the theme "Green Mining:…...

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thebftonline.com > 12/16/2025 > multilateral-agencies-must-be-reformed-to-give-africa-a-voice

Multilateral Agencies must be reformed to give Africa a voice

Multilateral Agencies must be reformed to give Africa a voice1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1071+ words) The" late Ethiopian leader, Emperor Haille Selassie must have been ahead of his time to determine that Africans will one day" be pleading for their recognition, when he said, "we must be bigger than we have been," more courageous, greater…...

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thebftonline.com > 12/12/2025 > breaking-barriers-women-leading-change-in-the-manufacturing-sector-2

Breaking barriers: Women leading change in the manufacturing sector

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (247+ words) By Philip Koku NUNYUIE As an HR professional in one of Ghana's leading ceramic manufacturers, I have witnessed firsthand how inclusivity and diversity strengthen teams and improve business performance. This article explores why women's leadership matters in manufacturing and how…...

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thebftonline.com > 12/09/2025 > world-banks-new-outcome-bond-supports-clean-cooking-initiative

World Bank’s new outcome bond supports clean cooking initiative

World Bank’s new outcome bond supports clean cooking initiative1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1272+ words) The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) has priced its latest outcome bond, a US$200 million Clean Cooking Outcome Bond maturing on 31 March, 2032. The bond aims to make cleaner cooking accessible to more than one million people…...

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thebftonline.com > 12/08/2025 > telecel-director-urges-industry-partnerships-with-academia-to-drive-inclusive-growth

Telecel Director urges industry partnerships with academia to drive inclusive growth

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (316+ words) Director of Enterprise and Wholesale at Telecel Ghana, Ms. Tawa Bolarin, has called for a continuous exchange partnership between telecom operators and research institutions in developing solutions to close the continent's digital inclusion gap. Speaking on a panel at the…...

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thebftonline.com > 12/06/2025 > useless-column-with-mawuli-zobgenu-apor-swerve

Useless Column with Mawuli ZOBGENU: Apor swerve

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (520+ words) I used to be very worried about little little but important things at home until I changed since she won't change or rather continues changing! For some time now, she has stopped sleeping in my bedroom. She sleeps in her…...