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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…

By Philip Antoh The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has firmly rejected attempts to link his agency to the US$1.7 billion loss recorded by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) under the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP) in 2025. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series at Jubilee House on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, Mr. Gyamfi provided a detailed breakdown of GoldBod’s operational limits under the program, making it clear that the central bank’s deficit cannot be blamed on the gold board. At the heart of Gyamfi’s explanation was the strict limitation of GoldBod’s mandate during…

Observe legal vacation at the cost of Wontumi’s chairmanship bid The lead counsel for former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, Samuel Atta Akyea, was absent from court as the High Court sat to hear his client’s bail application. The bail application has subsequently been adjourned to October 15, 2026, leaving Wontumi’s bid to contest the NPP National Chairmanship in uncertainty. Mr Atta Akyea had earlier indicated that the legal vacation period was a time for lawyers to rest and that he would not be appearing in court during the…