Category: Ghana

Factoring  South-South Cooperation into Ghana’s Emerging NIB

UNIDA GONTOR-IFRIG Join hands for Scale Up Source:University of Darussalaam Gontor News,First Published, 30 June 2026 The University of Darussalam Gontor (UNIDA Gontor), Indonesia, and the Islamic Finance Research Institute of Ghana (IFRIG) formalized a strategic partnership today through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. The collaboration is in direct conjunction with the planned establishment of a free-interest bank in Ghana. The signing was witnessed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Khoirul Umam, Vice Rector for Student Affairs, Cooperation, and International Relations alongside Prof. Dr. Akhmad Affandi Mahfudz., CPIF a renowned…

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Kofi Adams breaks silence on Carlos Queiroz’s reported Black Stars resignation

Minister for Sports and Recreation Kofi Adams has clarified that he has not received any official communication regarding the resignation of Black Stars head coach Carlos Queiroz, despite the veteran tactician’s recent farewell message on social media following Ghana’s exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Queiroz, who was appointed on a short-term deal ahead of the tournament after replacing Otto Addo, appeared to signal the end of his tenure in a post reflecting on Ghana’s World Cup campaign. In the message, the 73-year-old stated that the team had “restored…

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Ghana’s Non-Interest Banking & Finance Journey gets a major boost

……As Five-Day Trainning & Study Tour Ends in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Story: Mohammed A. Abu The five-day International Workshop and Study Tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that entailed, non-interest banking and finance training, sukuk structuring, capital market products, and Takaful (non-interest insurance) has ended on a successful note. The primary intended target audience were Ghana’s state financial institutional regulators, capital market operators, bankers, pension fund administrators, potential sukuk issuers, etc. The programme brought together professionals from Ghana, Nigeria, Malaysia, and other countries to explore the exploits of this East Asian…

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VWA Expresses Solidarity with Flood Victims Across Africa

Victims Watch Africa (VWA) has extended  its deepest sympathies and unwavering solidarity to all individuals, families, and communities affected by the devastating floods impacting several countries across Africa. We are deeply,the organisation said, saddened by the loss of lives, the destruction of homes and livelihoods, and the displacement of thousands of people. During this difficult time, it intimated, our thoughts and prayers are with every victim, their families, emergency responders, volunteers, and all organizations working tirelessly to provide relief and restore hope. These were contained in a Press Release signed…

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High Commissioner urges Ghana to look beyond the west for economic solutions

Source: Anass Sabit, KUALA LUMPUR , 26 June 2026 11:16am Ghana’s High Commissioner to Malaysia, Florence B. Akonor, has called on the country to reduce its over-reliance on Western economic models and instead draw lessons from Asia’s development success stories. According to her, Ghana must learn from Malaysia’s discipline, policy consistency and long-term vision if it is to overcome its current economic challenges. The remarks were made on the fourth day of an intensive five-day training and study tour in Kuala Lumpur, where Ghana’s top financial regulators are studying Malaysia’s globally The…

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Ghana Beat England 0 – 0 …. Yaachajaaa Ma!-(By: Professor Kwesi Yankah)

D-Day Tuesday. Ghana was busy cross-country: long vehicular traffic, pockets of crowd; eating joints, drinking spots come alive. Not quite a holiday, but it was. If you were a bank cashier, you counted twice, saliva assisted. The Living Room restaurant would not be left out, festooned in flags and buntings. The day’s dress code was Ghana; or else indigestion! Shops around the country were busy with sales, and one vendor was celebrating an average sales of 10k cedis a day! A Black Star win anywhere, boosts local economies. Not quite…

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Netherlands, Germany to return 2,000 looted artefacts to Ghana

The Governments of the Netherlands and Germany have announced plans to return about 2,000 looted artefacts and items of cultural significance to Ghana as part of ongoing international restitution efforts. The announcement was made during the Next Steps Conference, where ambassadors of both countries presented a catalogue of the artefacts scheduled for repatriation to President John Dramani Mahama at the plenary session. President Mahama receives catalogue from Dutch Ambassador Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa confirmed the development in a Facebook post on Saturday, June 20, describing it as a…

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Ghana-based Origen Private Debt Fund is participating in the $137 million financing of Project Shiprite.

Ghana-based Origen Private Debt Fund is participating in the $137 million financing of Project Shiprite, with a GHS 23 million (about $2 million) local-currency debt commitment. Developed by Prime Meridian Docks under a 25-year concession with the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Project Shiprite will deliver a floating dry dock and ship repair facility at the Port of Takoradi in Ghana. “Origen’s investment contributes to the project’s late-stage financing, helping advance a critical piece of maritime infrastructure that will strengthen Ghana’s shipping industry, reduce vessel downtime, and position the country…

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Ensuring accuracy of School textbooks content in Ghana

Dagbon Team engages NaCCA Story: Mohammed A. Abu The Director General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) in Ghana, Professor Samuel Ofori Obuobisa Bekoe, has expressed his gratitude to the Dagomba Community for choosing to engage with the Council rather than pursuing alternative options. The Director-General commended the team from Dagbon for taking this approach to formally engage NaCCA. He bemoaned the practice whereby some writers in the system publish books and falsely claim NaCCA approval when no such approval was granted, and indicated that NaCCA is…

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Climate Change Impact in Dagbon: The Shea Factor

By: Mohammed A. Abu Introduction Climate change refers to long-term shift in the Earth’s average temperatures and weather patterns. While the Earth’s climate has changed naturally throughout history, the current, rapid warming is primarily driven by human activities with fossil fuels said to be the worst offender which releases heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Climate change has since impacted sources of livelihood of many in Dagbon and the wider Northern Savannah Zone (NSZ) making climate action mitigation and adaptation strategies non-negotiable. Climate change impact researchers have since unearthed how…

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