Category: COVER

Stepping up the Northern Region’s Youth Drug Abuse Crusade

Mr Mohammed

Queen Teiya’s Brightpath Global Foundation Takes Action Mohammed A. Abu The maiden edition of Ghana’s Northern Region Youth Drug Abuse Prevention Forum, is scheduled to be held in its administrative capital of Tamale on Thursday,16th April 2026 Held under the theme, “Drug Free Generation — Building Responsible Youth for National Development”, the event is being organised by the Brightpath Global Foundation in collaboration with Total Life Enhancement Centre Ghana (TOLECGH), Aisha Hospital, Tamale, Tamale Teaching Hospital — Mental Health Dept. Ghana Education Service, Northern Region University of Development Studies (UDS),…

AIFF Launched to Strengthen Continental Financial Sovereignty

Mr Mohammed

African Heads of State and Government on February 14, 2026, formally launched the Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility (AIFF), a coordinated, Africa-led platform designed to accelerate the preparation and facilitation of financing for priority cross-border infrastructure projects aligned with Agenda 2063,says an official statement issued in Addis Ababa,Wednesday. The launch took place during the Third Presidential High-Level Dialogue of the Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AAMFI), convened on the margins of the 39th African Union Summit under the theme: “Strengthening Africa’s Financial Architecture to Finance Agenda 2063.” Held under the patronage of H.E.…

Upbeats on Non-Interest Banking & Finance in Ghana: Inputs of SEC and NIC Due Soon

Mr Mohammed

Report: Mohammed A. Abu The Special Advisor to the Governor of Bank of Ghana on Non-Interest Banking and finance Prof John Gartchie Gatsi,has disclosed that the Securities Exchange Commission(SEC ) and National Insurance Commission(NIC) have gone very far regarding sukuk and Takaful Guidelines expected to be out, between March-April, 2026. Prof Gasti therefore  advised potential local and foreign  parties interested in rendering services relating to sukuk (non-interest bond) and Takaful (non-interest insurance) to rather  consider engaging directly SEC and NIC and not the Bank of Ghana. The two institutions, he…

Ghana Makes Strides in Non-Interest Banking  Introduction

Mr Mohammed

…..As Country’s Central Bank Finally Issues Guidelines Report: Mohammed A. Abu Ghana’s Central Bank (Bank of Ghana) has finally issued its Guidelines for the Regulation and Supervision of Non-Interest Banking 2025, bringing to an end, the decades long much expected introduction of  the globally  most patronized alternative financing model into the country’s financial system. The introduction of Non-interest banking came out as one of the key policy recommendations during last year’s National Economic Forum which tended to have stimulated the pursuit of a series of pragmatic action measures by the…

ICD-Coris Bank Partner to Support Benin SMEs with EUR 25 M Sharia Compliant Line of Financing

Mr Mohammed

This strategic financing facility will enable CBI Benin to provide much-needed capital to SMEs and corporate clients across Benin, supporting the country’s economic diversification efforts and private sector development, says, an official statement issued in Jeddah, Thursday. EUR 25 million Shariah-compliant Line of Financing facility to support private sector growth in Benin Four-year facility to facilitate access to finance for the private sector enterprises, mainly SMEs and Large corporates. Expected to create 600 new jobs and support sustainable economic development Expanding ICD’s successful partnership with Coris Holding across West Africa…

Boosting Dagbon’s emerging Organic Farming Paradigm…Ntiligira Enterprise Leads the Charge

Mr Mohammed

By: Mohammed A.Abu Dagbon’s Maiden Convention and Home Coming event has since taken off with debates in Tamale and Yendi that had preceded the official launch in Tamale and now scheduled to be rounded off on December, 27, with a grand durbar in Yendi, the seat of Kingship. One of the main objectives being to institutionalize yearly convergence of Dagbamba to among other things discuss the development agenda of Dagbon is no doubt going to be one of the major takeaways. Dagbon,Northern region’s, local economy has been agrarian driven for…

Grants for African Entrepreneurs: Three grab a total of USD700,000.00

Mr Mohammed

……As 7th ABH Summit & Grand Finale ends in Kigali Report: Mohammed A. Abu   The final pitch of the 7th Africa Business Heroes (ABH) Summit Grand Finale concluded in Kigali, Rwanda, with the judges addressing the room with clarity and care while also emphasizing that, reaching the Top 10 out of more than 32,000 applicants, was itself a remarkable achievement disclosed the event organizers. With a Pan-African lens and a deep sense of responsibility they said, the judges announced the three finalists advancing to the final round as Diana…

Africa Investment Forum: AfDB appoints SG as Lead Advisor for innovative Synthetic Securitization Platform

Mr Mohammed

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Societe Generale as Lead Advisor for the structuring and execution of its Multi-Originator Synthetic Securitization Platform (SST Platform) says an official statement issued in Rabat,Friday. The two entities,it said, signed a contract on November 26 during the Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2025 in Rabat (Morocco). Joining three other transactions executed since 2018 under the Bank Group’s successful Room to Run (R2R) initiative, the SST Platform will operate as a revolving, evergreen and scalable risk-transfer vehicle offering development finance institutions regulatory capital…

Equipping 750,000 African Youth, Educators, and Parents with Digital Safety Skills….Google-JA Africa Join hands

Mr Mohammed

Junior Achievement (JA) Africa (https://JA-Africa.org/), with support from Google.org through USD $1.5 million funding, will deliver digital literacy and online safety education to children, teachers, and parents across Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Through this groundbreaking initiative, JA Africa will implement Google’s Be Internet Awesome (BIA) curriculum, empowering 250,000 children aged 7–15, 6,000 teachers, and 8,000 parents and caregivers with the skills and confidence to explore the digital world safely and responsibly by 2027. As internet access expands across Sub-Saharan Africa, many children are coming online for the first…

Championing   Regional Transit Guarantee Scheme in ECOWAS….Afreximbank Urges Nigeria

Mr Mohammed

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has urged Nigeria to champion the implementation of an effective regional transit guarantee scheme under the new transit regulation endorsed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Delivering a keynote address at the inaugural session of the Customs Partnership for African Cooperation in Trade (Customs PACT) held in Abuja, Nigeria, from 17 to 19 November, Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade and Export Development, Afreximbank, highlighted the challenges imposed by the current interstate road transit regime in the region. Key among…