Category: Ghana

Engineers & Planners takes over Black Volta and Sankofa Gold projects

Mr Mohammed

First Published: 8 September,2025 The long-dormant Black Volta and Sankofa gold projects in Ghana’s Upper West Region are set for revival after Engineers & Planners (E&P), one of West Africa’s largest indigenous mining contractors, acquired full equity in Azumah Resources Ghana Ltd and Upwest Resources Ghana Ltd. The transaction, completed with the Registrar of Companies and the Minerals Commission, transfers all issued shares of the Ghanaian beneficial owner to E&P, marking a dramatic shift in Ghana’s mining landscape. For nearly two decades, the concessions promised much but delivered little. Legal…

Arise Africa! Politics, Education, Religion, Not Bad by Nature, but Bad by Design(By Ms Alice F.Sarkodie)

Mr Mohammed

In today’s concluding part of Ms Alice Frimpong Sarkodie’s ,Opinion Piece.”Arise! Africa: Pan Africanism is Diseased’,she takes a more critical look at the nagging issues of Politics,Education and Religion as they relate to pre-colonial Africa and the modern day African context. She argues that, none of the three  is bad in actual sense but what is bad about them is,when foreign parties give them,a  deliberately manipulative  foreign touch and then weaponise it against Africans intended  to, derive maximum benefit therefrom, while Africa suffers gross  disadvantage. Now read on: Let us…

Arise Africa! Pan-Africanism is Diseased(By Alice Frimpong Sarkodie)

Mr Mohammed

Author:—-MsSark,LifeCoach,Director,Nobel Heights School, Ghana,alice.sarks@gmail.com Introduction Pan-Africanism, the dream of a truly united Africa struggles to move from dream to reality.Why? Because of Colonial Leftover Syndrome.This syndrome cripples us by distorting our mindset. It poisons unity at its root. Let us name its symptoms: Division Instead of Unity Colonial borders fragmented us, cutting across ethnic groups, languages and kingdoms. Today, instead of dismantling those walls, we defend them fiercely, treating one another as foreigners on our own continent. Effect on Pan-Africanism: Every group pushes its own agenda. Mistrust overshadows partnership. We thirst…

Afrobarometer builds capacity of civil society organisations and journalists to harness data for advocacy and news reporting

Mr Mohammed

ACCRA, Ghana, September 1, 2025/ — Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) has completed a five-day training for civil society organisations (CSOs) and media practitioners from Eastern and Southern Africa on using data for policy advocacy and news reporting. Participants in the training, held in Lusaka, Zambia, learned how to effectively access and use Afrobarometer public opinion data, gaining practical skills in conducting online data analysis and interpreting survey results. The CSO session equipped 21 participants with skills to amplify citizen voices on governance and economic and social issues through the use of Afrobarometer…

Ghana’s Islamic Banking & Finance Journey: A cursory Glance

Mr Mohammed

Background The issue of Islamic banking and finance(IBF) in Ghana was first put  into the Ghanaian public domain,way back  in 2002 when the country for the first time in her history, took a first and bold step towards joining of the Jeddah, Saudi Arabia based, Islamic Development Bank(IsDB) as a member country. This took the form of a maiden official visit to Ghana by an IsDB delegation during which meetings were held between the delegation and then Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Governor of Bank of Ghana and Economic…

From the Era Miracles to the Era of Machines-By Anaba S A

Mr Mohammed

Africa must trade superstition for science if we want to survive this century. 1.) The next 50 years will not be kind to slow thinkers. By 2075, nations will not compete on prayers, they will compete on patents. Your children will not eat because you fasted; they will eat because you built something people will pay for. Drones, AI, synthetic biology, quantum computing etc., these are the “miracles” of the next generation. And they will belong to whoever understands the natural laws that make them work. The Brutal Truth  2.)…

Mahama courts Singapore investors, touts 24-hour economy as gateway to $3.4 trillion AfCFTA market

Mr Mohammed

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday used the opening of the 8th Africa–Singapore Business Forum to pitch Ghana as a “reliable gateway” to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), calling Africa “investable” and urging deeper South–South partnerships amid a more fragmented global economy. “We are here to learn, to partner, and to deliver,” President Mahama said at his first engagement on a three-day state visit to Singapore. “Africa is investable, and Ghana is your reliable gateway to the continent.” Framing Africa and Asia as the world’s “two youngest, fastest‑urbanising…

A Country in Reverse Gear?-(By Brother Fred Apenteng) 

Mr Mohammed

For several years now, I have observed with a heavy heart how we, as a nation, seem to be reversing instead of accelerating forward like many modern countries. Yesterday, I spent the afternoon with a much younger relative, reminiscing about the achievements of Nkrumah’s Ghana — the Ghana handed down to us. I told her about the Ghana Railways and how I used to travel back home from boarding school on the night train, popularly called the sleeper train. She was stunned, almost in disbelief, and asked if I was…

Mosquitoes, Malaria, and Markets: Ghana’s Health System Through the Lens of Public–Private Partnerships-(By Joannitta Joannides)

Mr Mohammed

Author: Joannitta Joannides, Lab Manager, Vestergaard–Noguchi Vector Labs  As we marked World Mosquito Day on 20 August, it’s a powerful reminder that defeating mosquito-borne diseases like malaria requires renewed commitment and smarter strategies—especially in countries like Ghana, where the burden remains high. In 2024, there were over 5.3 million cases, making up 2.5% of cases worldwide and nearly 2% of global malaria deaths. Although fewer children under five are getting sick, with national rates dropping to 8.6%, some rural areas still see rates as high as 12.8%. The disease is…

The Success of rCOMSDEP Could be the Best Tribute to the Lost Lives

Mr Mohammed

Editorial Comment As Ghana bade farewell to mortal remains of the rest of the six out of the eight fallen heroes last Friday, Ghanaians need to reflect soberly on this question-what was their mission that day and most unfortunately they couldn’t even reach their destination as fate had it? It was in connection with the planned official launch of the Responsible Mining & Skills Development Programme(rCOMSDEP) a government initiative intended to create sustainable jobs through responsible cooperative mining and also address the decades long devastating impact of illegal mining on…