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Ghanaian rapper Kwaw Kese has disclosed that he plans to refund donations made by the public for Kwesi Arthur. A few weeks ago, Kwaw Kese created a GoFundMe account for Kwesi Arthur after the latter posted on social media that his former management was taking $150,000 from him for using his own images. Unhappy with the gesture, Kwesi made a post asking people to disregard Kwaw’s move, indicating that he knew nothing about it. Speaking to Kwame Dadzie and Doreen Avio on Hitz FM’s morning show Daybreak Hitz, he said he was disappointed in Kwesi’s reaction to his campaign. Kwaw…

A one-week observance ceremony to mark the life and legacy of gospel legend Yaw Sarpong has been scheduled for February 19, 2026, at Asuofua Park in Kumasi. The event follows his death on January 20, 2026, at age 66 after a prolonged illness. His passing was confirmed by his manager, Nana Poku Ashis, and has since drawn tributes from across Ghana’s gospel fraternity and beyond. Yaw Sarpong’s death has left the Asomafo family and the wider gospel community in mourning. The loss came only weeks after the passing of Maame Tiwaa, a long-serving member of the group, deepening the grief…

By Leo Nelson The Mahama administration is placing a hefty bet on value addition. With Cabinet’s approval of new processing facilities and a strategy to revive dormant state assets, the government is signalling an aggressive pivot from raw commodity exports to manufactured goods. The message to global markets is unambiguous: Ghana intends to process what it grows.Trade, Agribusiness and Industry Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare took the parliamentary floor to unveil the strategy, framing it as the “heartbeat of the Ghana FIRST agenda.” The plan targets two immediate priorities: absorbing the surplus created by the recent raw cashew export ban and breathing…

As NDC Government Break Economic Barriers By Leo Nelson Ghana is on course to cement its status as a regional heavyweight, with the International Monetary Fund and multilateral lenders projecting its Gross Domestic Product will hit $113.49 billion in 2026. The figure, a rise from an estimated $108.1 billion in 2025, is expected to rank the country as the eighth largest economy in Africa.The headline numbers tell a story of cautious optimism. The projected 4.8% growth rate suggests an economy steadily finding its feet after the turbulence of recent years. Yet, beneath the surface, the trajectory reveals as much about…

By Prince Ahenkorah The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has moved swiftly to amputate a rebellious limb, expelling Umar Sanda from the party after he declared his intention to contest the upcoming Ayawaso East by-election as an independent candidate. The poll is scheduled for 3 March.In a terse statement issued on 17 February, General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey confirmed that Sanda’s decision to stand against the party’s officially endorsed candidate constitutes an automatic forfeiture of his membership under the NDC’s constitution. The language was characteristically firm: Sanda is now prohibited from using the party’s name, logo, colours, or any other intellectual…

By Prince Ahenkorah A diplomatic visit by President John Dramani Mahama has inadvertently cast a harsh light on Lusaka’s heavy-handed approach to illegal mining, sparking a parliamentary and media debate that contrasts Ghana’s institutional reforms with Zambia’s shoot-to-kill policy.Mahama’s engagement was characteristically measured. He outlined Ghana’s multi-pronged strategy against the galamsey menace: the creation of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) and the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board as the sole buyer to plug smuggling loopholes. But it was his broader message that Africa needs strong institutions, not strongmen—that landed with unexpected force in Lusaka.The contrast could not…

Aidoo’s Son Leads Counter-Coup to Whitewash a $3.8bn Legacy of Loss By Gifty Boateng The implosion of Ghana’s cocoa sector has thrust the mismanagement of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) under the previous administration into sharp focus, forcing a deeply uncomfortable reckoning for the New Patriotic Party (NPP). As the Minority lambasts the current management over producer price cuts, the architects of the current crisis are executing a meticulous disappearing act, leaving a fresh-faced proxy to field the flak.The spotlight has fallen on Joseph Boahen Aidoo, who served as Chief Executive for the full term of former President Akufo-Addo. His…

By Leo Nelson A high-stakes political and economic drama is unfolding along the Volta corridor, where the success of President John Dramani Mahama’s flagship agricultural policy now rests in the hands of traditional rulers. The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), tasked with implementing the president’s ambitious 24-Hour Plus Programme, has issued a direct appeal to chiefs: release the land, or the project stalls.Leading a high-powered inspection tour of the White and Black Volta basins, MiDA Board Chairman Dr Charles Abugre and CEO Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould delivered a stark message to the Worawora Traditional Council. Without access to vast tracts of land…

By Simon Madjie Ghana’s Western Region, is one of the country’s most strategically important and economically dynamic areas. Covering about 13,884 square kilometres and stretching along a 192-kilometre Atlantic coastline, the region combines scale, location, and natural endowments in a way few regions can match. It is bordered by the Western North Region to the north, the Central Region to the east, Côte d’Ivoire to the west, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south, giving it both strong domestic linkages and direct access to international markets. Beyond its geography, the Western Region stands out as one of Ghana’s most…

While Accra moves to stem its own sectoral bleeding, Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa belt is seizing up. A catastrophic slump in global prices has left the world’s largest producer with a paradoxical glut: warehouses are full, but farmers are penniless. The much-vaunted regulatory machinery of the Conseil du Café-Cacao (CCC) is struggling to clear a logjam of unsold stocks from the main crop, pushing growers towards a precarious choice between ruinous price cuts and an unsustainable hoard. The malaise began with last year’s bold but now-burdened pricing strategy. In a bid to outflank smugglers and boost rural incomes, the CCC set…