Category: Africa-Caribbean News

Why GAEC’s 6-Year abandoned foundry could help farmers

A factory at Kwabenya meant to turn galamsey scrap into ploughs and drainage covers has sat idle since 2019. Former Science Minister Prof. Frimpong-Boateng says reviving it is key to Ghana’s 24-hour economy — and non-interest banking could be the fix. In a large shed at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) in Kwabenya, the walls are up but the machines never arrived. In September 2026, former Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, revealed on Channel One TV that the National Foundry and Computer Numerical Control (CNC)…

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Scaling AI Across African Energy, Mining Operations….Microsoft Leads the Charge

Microsoft is targeting wider artificial intelligence adoption across oil and gas, power and utilities, and mining, focusing on the integration of enterprise data and operational technology to improve industrial decision-making and asset performance. During a Microsoft-hosted session at African Energy Week 2026 on Monday, Gargi Mishra, Frontier Industry Advisor for Energy and Resources, Microsoft, explored how companies can move AI from individual productivity applications into operational workflows. “The opportunity for the energy sector is to connect the data companies already generate across their operations with AI capabilities that can help…

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Scaling up Ghana’s baobab value Chain

HTU and Partners Launch BAOMAP Project Story: Mohammed A. Abu Baobab is critical to the socio-economic development of Ghana and therefore stock taking of it and to understand its spread in the country is important. This observation was made by Prof Kenneth Fafa Egbadzor, Head of the Directorate of Research and Innovation, Ho Technical University, Volta Region, in his opening remarks during a hybrid webinar to officially  launch the BAOMAP Project (Mapping of Baobab Populations (Adansonia digitata) in Ghana Using Remote Sensing and Ground Verification Surveys), in Ho, last Monday.…

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Attaining Vision 2050 goals….Tanzania bolsters reforms in mining sector 

GEITA: PRIME Minister Mwigulu Nchemba has directed the Ministry of Minerals to strengthen the management of the mining sector in order to enhance productivity in line with the country’s Development Vision 2050. Dr Nchemba issued the directives on Saturday of October 3rd, 2026 during the closing ceremony of the Ninth National Mining Technology Exhibition held at the Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan grounds in Geita Municipal Council. He said that, in line with the theme of the exhibition, “Minerals are Wealth, Let Us Take Responsibility Together,” everyone has a responsibility to…

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Ghana’s Finance Minister assures continued Partnership

..As ICC’s Arbitral Tribunal rules in favour of Ghana  Story: Mohammed Abu Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassil Ato Forson says, the arbitral tribunal of the Rules of the Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce rule yesterday in favour of the country in the Tullow Tax Arbitration case, notwithstanding, the company remains a vital partner and it is the country’s largest petroleum producer. Its operations in the Jubilee and Ten Fields,Dr.Forson notes, support Ghana’s energy security, domestic gas supply and thousands of Ghanaian livelihoods. It is in the national interest…

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Dangote  Refinery IPO: myth, reality or a test of Nigeria’s Industrial Future?

Author: Muhammad Adamu Muhammad, Contact: mjamaluddeen99@gmail.com +2348124172958  Examining Valuation, Crude Supply, Policy Stability and the Long-Term Sustainability of Nigeria’s Most Ambitious Industrial Investment. Introduction: Beyond the excitement Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has entered a new and historic phase. The Refinery, one of Africa’s largest industrial projects, is now being opened to public ownership through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The offer comprises 4.1 billion ordinary shares at ₦525 per share, potentially raising approximately ₦2.15 trillion, with the offer running from 14 September to 13 October 2026. The…

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GNPC Moves Voltaian Basin Exploration Towards TUA 1X Well at Chegu

Years of subsurface studies in Ghana’s Voltaian Basin are advancing towards a major milestone, as the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and GNPC Explorco intensify preparations to drill the TUA-1X exploratory well at Chegu in the Mion District. The proposed well will take the exploration programme from seismic data and geological interpretation into the subsurface, providing new information to test years of technical work and help determine the direction of further exploration across the Basin. Management of GNPC and GNPC Explorco visited the proposed well location to review progress and…

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Addressing Nigeria’s gender political imbalance ahead of 2027

Moment for Women Alliance host virtual Summit   Story: Mohammed A. Abu Speakers and panelists representing women’s rights advocates, civil society organizations, political actors, governance stakeholders, media professionals, and allies committed to advancing women’s meaningful participation in Nigeria’s democracy, have unanimously drummed home the need for collective and shared responsibility driven affirmative action for the desirable impact at both state and societal levels towards addressing Nigeria’s persistent democratic deficit that affects women who constitute half of the national population. They were speaking during the Let Women Vote Nigeria 2027 Summit convened…

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Mainstreaming Non-Interest Banking & Finance in Ghana

All-inclusiveness re-echoed… As maiden virtual National Dialogue holds By: Mohammed A. Abu Accra/Panelists drawn from diverse faiths, professional and academic backgrounds from Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya have re-emphasized that, non-interest Banking and Finance (NIBF) in Ghana otherwise termed as “Islamic Banking & Finance” in other jurisdictions, is about offering an alternative all-inclusive ethics driven financing mechanism for economic development not about religion per say, and which is going to be accessible to all Ghanaians irrespective of their religious persuasions. They were also unanimous about the catalytic role it could play…

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Revitalizing Zakat, Waqf,the non-interest social financing tools

For combatting poverty, unemployment, meeting the SDGs Story: Mohammed A. Abu Accra/Ing. Muhammad Lawal Maidoki (Sadaukin Sakkwato), National Chairman, Azawon, Deputy Secretary General, of the World Zakat and Waqf Forum, has made a clarion call for the revitalization of the two non-interest social financing tools of Zakat (the poor rate) and Waqf(endowment) and their alignment with national development plans, the SDGs, and ESG frameworks. The call is being made against the background of UNICEF Nigeria Child’s 2025 report that states that, 18.3M children are out of school,2.2m unvaccinated,4.9M need urgent…

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