Eswatini says the talks were part of regional diplomacy and not an attempt to interfere.

Northern-based afropop and rap sensation Sherif Abdul Majeed, popularly known as Maccasio, has been crowned overall Artiste of the Year at the maiden edition of the Ghana Northern Music Awards (GNMA 2025), held on Saturday in Tamale. Maccasio emerged ahead of eight other nominees in the five Northern Region claim the top honour, reaffirming his […]

By Kwame Nyame, PhD. At an early stage in learning, we were told that economics is a science. However, the aspect that economics is a dismal science only dawned on us in the later stages of the profession. The subject matter is full of policy trade-offs, demonstrating the fact that there are costs to everything […] The post The ‘potential loss’

Asante Kotokoâ??s Communication Director, Sarfo Duku, has said the club was â??not surprisedâ? by the resignation of head coach Karim Zito.Zito stepped down on Monday following Kotokoâ??s FA Cup exit, a 4-2 penalty shootout defeat to Aduana FC at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday. The club has appointed Prince Yaw Owusu as interim coach in the wake of Zitoâ??s departure.â??We were not surprised, because we knew that the coach wasn't happy with the performance

By Michael Kofi Fosu In the early months of 2026, Ghana’s economy feels like a patient on life support—stable on the surface, but weakened by an unseen internal bleed. The Bank of Ghana has done what central banks do best in moments of stress: intervene decisively. With Gross International Reserves of about US$11.4 billion, equivalent […] The post Trade fraud is killing the cedi appeared first on

The committee established by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to look into claims of vote buying and inducement during the Ayawaso East parliamentary primary is scheduled to deliver its findings to the party today, Tuesday, February 10, 2026. A three-member committee was established by the NDC to look into claims that certain candidates used bribery […]

Ghana’s 2025 CPI score rises marginally to 43. Transparency International warns of persistent corruption and weak institutional enforcement despite the slight ranking improvement.

Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) has launched a revamped version of its SpeedApp, strengthening its digital banking offering with improved speed, enhanced security, and a more intuitive user experience, nearly a decade after the app’s original introduction. The launch reflects UMB’s continued investment in digital platforms that support customers’ growing reliance on mobile banking, while reinforcing […] The post UMB

By Prof. Samuel LARTEY www.pefghana.org Ghana’s telecommunications sector has become the invisible infrastructure underpinning modern life, commerce, and governance, carrying the weight of a rapidly digitising economy while contending with rising demand, infrastructure strain, and heightened consumer expectations. As the largest player in this ecosystem, MTN Ghana sits at the centre of this transformation, expanding […] The post Powering

Ghana is strengthening her position as an emerging fund domiciliation jurisdiction in West Africa, driven by renewed policy attention, regulatory reform, and growing collaboration between government, regulators, pension funds and private-sector stakeholders. Recent developments are laying the groundwork for enhanced local capital mobilisation, positioning Ghana to attract long-term domestic, diaspora, and international capital. While Ghana’s […] The post Ghana

By Bill BEDZRAH In Ghana’s Western North Region, the cocoa harvest should be a time of movement and money. Instead, 2025 has brought silence in many villages, broken only by the anger of farmers waiting months for overdue payments. Ghana, long hailed as a model cocoa producer, is now confronting a structural crisis in its […] The post Cocoa crossroads – Reform or relapse appeared first on

The Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital has recorded a major milestone in its history with the successful provision of dialysis treatment for the first time, more than six decades after its establishment in 1961. The historic procedure, carried out at the hospital’s newly established Dialysis Centre, marks a significant boost to renal healthcare delivery in Mampong … The post Tetteh

The Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr Ahmed Ibrahim, has handed over sanitation cleaning tools and equipment to all the 29 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Greater Accra region. The tools, which include 979 waste bins, 1,000 rakes, 1,600 shovels, 120 boxes of hand gloves, 120 Wellington boots, 1,000 … The post Local Govt

On Monday, 9th, February, 2026, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) , Eric Adjei accompanied by his deputy and the Management Team of the NEIP engaged the Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF) in a strategic discussion aimed at strengthening collaboration in support of The Adwumawura Programme . Venture Capital […]

The Head Coach of the national female U-20 team, the Black Princesses, Charles Sampson, says he was among the plethora of football fans that left the Accra Sports Stadium in a sombre mood following the team’s failure to record a good result in their qualifier against South Africa on Sunday. “Knowing the quality of the … The post It’s not over for Black Princesses — coach Charles

ZAMBIA stopped Ghana’s Futsal Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) dream by defeating them 2-0 in the 2nd leg of the qualifiers on Sunday. The hosts, who played in front of their fans in Lusaka, went into the match with a slim advantage after securing a 6-6 draw in Cape Coast. Ghana fought hard in Lusaka, … The post Ghana fails in futsal AFCON bid appeared first on Ghanaian

KUMASI – Asante Kotoko and archrivals, Accra Hearts of Oak, will reignite Ghana’s fiercest football rivalry when they clash in a Ghana Premier League (GPL) Matchday 22 encounter on Sunday at the Baba Yara Stadium at 5pm. Both teams are neck-to-neck on the log, with the Porcupine Warriors trailing their guests on Sunday by a … The post Kotoko host Hearts in Kumasi, Sun appeared first on Ghanaian

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama has said that it is normal for the Cedi to occasionally experience short-term depreciation. He mentioned that a number of factors, such as speculation and noise in the market, affect the behaviour of the local currency. “What we have is a managed floating system, […]

The recent Akwasidae celebration at Manhyia Palace on February 1, 2026 saw the Asantehene, Nana Osei Tutu II, receiving a grand guard of honour from the Royal Police Ladies of the Ghana Police Service. There was an earlier one in Accra on January 6, 2026 when Asantehene Nana Osei Tutu II visited the Police Headquarters for […] The post Guard Of Honour: Manhyia Reacts To Dormaahene’s Demand

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Armah-Buah, will later this month officially commission several cooperative mining projects as part of government efforts to promote responsible small-scale mining and clamp down on illegal mining activities. The projects to be inaugurated include the long-awaited Nkaseim Cooperative Mining Project in the Asutifi South District; […] The post Armah-Buah