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NCA Opens Ghana's Digital Market to Zambian Tech Firms
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (214+ words) Ghana's National Communications Authority (NCA) has formally presented its regulatory framework to a visiting Zambian technology delegation, positioning the country as a destination for cross-border digital investment and signalling readiness to support new business partnerships between the two nations. Salifu…...
Viral Video of South African Activist Confronting Ghanaian Migrant Sparks Debate
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (369+ words) News Ghana A video showing a South African activist stopping and questioning a Ghanaian man over his immigration documents has gone viral, reigniting debate across the continent over xenophobia, migration, and African solidarity. The activist, Victoria Africa, popularly known as…...
South Africa's Big Banks Modernise ATMs Instead of Cutting Them
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (324+ words) South Africa's five largest banks are choosing to upgrade and replace ageing automated teller machines (ATMs) rather than accelerate network reductions in 2026, as the sector balances rising digital adoption with persistent cash demand among lower-income communities. Standard Bank is rolling…...
Abuakwa South MP Says Primary Healthcare Expansion Needs Stronger Technical Backing
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (307+ words) Fresh concerns are emerging over the long-term sustainability of the government's new Free Primary Healthcare programme, despite broad support for its goal of expanding access to care. The policy, launched by President John Dramani Mahama, is expected to improve disease…...
Mahama Vows Fiscal Discipline Beyond IMF Exit at Northern Region Tour
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (265+ words) President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that the country's economy is resilient enough to withstand global shocks, pointing to a significant build-up in foreign reserves and the government's decision to absorb rising fuel costs as evidence of that strength....
Afreximbank, St Kitts and Nevis Formalise Hosting Deal for ACTIF2026
1+ week, 1+ day ago (314+ words) The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a formal hosting agreement with the Government of St Kitts and Nevis to stage the fifth edition of the Afri Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2026) from July 29 to 31, 2026, at the St Kitts Marriott…...
World Bank Warns Africa's Inflation Progress Faces Reversal in 2026
1+ week, 4+ day ago (273+ words) Sub-Saharan Africa spent much of the past two years bringing inflation under control, but the World Bank is now warning that those gains could unravel quickly, with the region's median inflation rate projected to climb to 4. 8 percent in 2026 after falling…...
Climate Courts Are Now Reshaping How Africa Finances Energy
1+ week, 4+ day ago (564+ words) News Ghana A wave of climate litigation is doing something that years of policy debate could not: directly altering the flow of capital into African energy projects, shifting the continent's engagement with global legal frameworks from passive compliance to active…...
Africa's Banking Sector Tops US$100 Billion for First Time
1+ week, 4+ day ago (364+ words) Africa's banking sector crossed the $100 billion revenue threshold for the first time in 2025, delivering returns that significantly outpace global peers, even as the industry's gains remain concentrated in a small group of markets, according to a new report by consulting…...
Asia and Gulf AI Models Offer Africa a New Policy Playbook
1+ week, 4+ day ago (345+ words) As African governments work to shape their own artificial intelligence (AI) governance frameworks, a growing body of policy experience from Asia, Latin America, and the Gulf is providing an alternative reference point beyond the European and American models that have…...