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China’s Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Cong Song, has outlined three areas he believes could help translate China’s zero-tariff policy into greater trade and industrial opportunities for Ghana: Access, Alignment and Advocacy. Speaking at the Ghana–China Zero Tariff Policy Roundtable in Accra, convened by the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS Africa) and the Africa–China Centre for Policy & Advisory (ACCPA), Ambassador Cong said the policy creates new opportunities for Ghanaian products to enter the Chinese market, but practical barriers must be addressed for those opportunities to deliver tangible results. China began implementing zero-tariff treatment on all products from 53 African…

The Africa-China Centre for Policy & Advisory (ACCPA) and China Europe International Business School (CEIBS Africa) have convened a high-level policy roundtable in Accra to examine how Ghana can translate China’s zero-tariff policy into increased exports, stronger competitiveness and deeper commercial engagement with the Chinese market. The Ghana–China Zero Tariff Policy Roundtable brought together senior representatives from government, regulatory institutions, the private sector, financial institutions, academia, exporters and the Chinese business community for a practical discussion on the opportunities and challenges associated with the policy. Speaking at the Roundtable, Paul Frimpong, Executive Director of ACCPA, underscored the need to move…

-Former CDS Admits Probe in Private, Denies In Public -as GAF Contradicts it’s own Former Chief TNR Files Former Chief of Defence Staff General Thomas Oppong Peprah is playing a double game. In private or rather, in a telephone conversation with this newspaper he acknowledges that an investigative board was constituted to probe the controversial procurement of armoured personnel carriers for the Ghana Armed Forces. In public, through proxies and official military statements, he denies any probe exists.The contradiction exposes a military establishment at war with itself, and raises urgent questions about who is telling the truth and what they…

Akomea Drafted to Counter Agyarko In NPP Chair Showdown TNR Files Panic over independent-minded chair frontrunner forces flagbearer to deploy former communications director as ‘insurance’ in first vice-chair race.Barely weeks before the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) national executive polls on 3 October, the Bawumia camp has activated a contingency strategy. Former Communications Director Nana Akomea initially absent from the race has been convinced, reluctantly per insiders, to contest the First Vice Chairman position. The move, according to multiple party sources, is not about the vice-chair seat itself; it is about neutralising the threat posed by Boakye Agyarko.Akomea joins a crowded…

-Volta Corridor Checkpoints turned into Cashpoints Extorting from Drivers and Passengers -MTTD  Runs mobile- money Machine disguised as welfare TNR Files Mobile Money A forensic audit of a mobile money wallet linked to the Volta Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) shows that nearly GH¢196,000 was deposited over nine months, raising serious questions about systematic corruption within the unit.The account, registered as “MTTD/HO WELFARE” (0540751376), received 636 deposits totalling GH¢195,830.04 between October 2025 and July 2026, according to documents obtained by The New Republic. Withdrawals amounted to GH¢79,410.46, leaving a closing balance of GH¢115,981.70 an average monthly intake of…

As court gives former GIIF officials September 23 to file defence The trial involving the alleged $2 million SkyTrain payment has been hit by further delays, with the two former Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) officials yet to open their defence despite being given several opportunities by the court. The High Court in Accra has granted former GIIF Chief Executive Officer, Solomon Asamoah, and former Board Chairman, Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, a third extension to file their witness statements in the case. Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay ordered the two accused persons to file their witness statements by September 23, 2026, following separate…

25 Suspects Face Trial, 13 Others Remain on the Run Twenty-five suspects have so far been put before the courts in connection with election-related violence recorded during Ghana’s 2020 and 2024 general elections, the Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has disclosed. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series, Mr Muntaka said one of the 26 suspects had since been discharged, while the remaining 25 are currently standing trial. He added that the police were pursuing 13 other suspects who had been identified in connection with various cases but remained at large. The Minister assured the public that efforts were…

Government freezes GH¢6.9m and $440,000, 217 arrested, 165 prosecutions initiated The government has intensified its crackdown on illicit drug trafficking, freezing about GH¢6.9 million and US$440,000 in cash linked to suspected drug-related activities. The Interior Minister, Mohammed Muntaka-Mubarak, disclosed this on Monday, August 24, 2026, during the Government Accountability Series. He said the government’s strategy was moving beyond the arrest of drug users and street-level distributors to targeting the traffickers, financial networks and assets believed to be sustaining the illicit drug trade. “Our campaign is not just (targeted) at the users, but those who are bringing it,” the Minister said.…

The late Deputy Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Dramani Bukari, was laid to rest today in Damongo, in accordance with the Islamic tradition. As part of the burial arrangements, the Islamic clergy offered a sermon on the inevitability of death, followed by funeral (Janazah) prayer at his family residence. It was attended by family members, management and staff of NPA, colleagues and well wishers from across Ghana. Following the prayer, the remains of Dr. Bukari were conveyed to the Damongo cemetery for burial in line with the Islamic tradition. Hundreds of dignitaries, industry captains and mourners…

Let me begin by quoting myself: “Natural resources never guarantee a country’s success. Human resources certainly do. In the hands of a nation impoverished by poor human resources, rich natural resources can become a terrible curse” When we discuss galamsey, attention usually centres on the poisoned rivers, devastated forests, ruined cocoa farms and enormous pits left across the landscape. These are visible and horrifying. But another form of destruction may be taking place quietly inside the brains of our children. It cannot be photographed by a drone. It does not immediately turn a river brown. It may take years before…