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By David TamakloeGhana has made a bold, unambiguous pitch to American capital, presenting itself as the premier gateway to the African continent at the 3rd Africa-America Trade and Investment Summit in Cincinnati. The message, delivered by Deputy Chief of Staff Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, was one of a nation not seeking aid, but forging profitable, sovereign partnerships.Central to the pitch is Ghana’s newly streamlined investment landscape. According to Bampoe Addo, the new Ghana Investment Promotion Authority Act has removed blanket minimum capital thresholds for most sectors and guarantees the transfer of dividends and proceeds for registered enterprises. This, she said,…

Prince Ahenkorah Ghana Airport Company boss, Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare is taking a Facebook frick to court for GH¢10 million, claiming his posts painted her as tangled up in cocaine trafficking, political favoritism and abuse of office.managing director of Ghana Airports Company Limited, filed the libel suit against Samuel Bryan Buabeng, a fanatic and former presidential staffer at the Accra High Court, according to a writ of summons. She is seeking general, aggravated and exemplary damages. At the center of the case is a Sept. 22, 2026 Facebook post in which Buabeng allegedly published Opare’s name and photo alongside Frank…

As Delegates Head for Kumasi Showdown By Gifty Boateng The opposition New Patriotic Party is bracing for a political brawl Saturday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, where delegates will elect national officers for the next four years and decide whether Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia should formally run the whole show.A proposal to make the already-elected flagbearer the substantive leader of the party has set off alarm bells.Supporters call it a no-brainer for unity and command. Critics call it a last-minute power grab that would turn the yet-to-be-elected national chairman into a “white elephant” or persona non grata.The chairmanship race alone…

New Ayalolo contra-flow service turns gridlock into VIP joyride and commuters want it foreverBy Phillip Antoh Accra commuters have a blunt message for President John Dramani Mahama: Keep this bus rolling.The government’s new Ayalolo Bus Rapid Transit contra-flow service on three major corridors has turned brutal peak-hour commutes into fast, cheap, air-conditioned wins, passengers say and they are begging officials not to make it a “nine-day wonder.” Riders on the Kasoa Accra, Adenta Accra and Amasaman Accra routes say the buses are faster, more affordable and far more comfortable than sweating through traffic in trotros.Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs…

-Manhyia South MP accused in GHC3.1M kickback, GHC9M SIC Life swindle -Ex-board members deny authorizing sweetheart deal and he bolts to Parliament By Stanley AsorNana Agyei Baffour Awuah is a person of interest for the Economic and Organised Crime Office over an alleged kickback scheme that pulled in more than GHC3 million and left SIC Life Savings and Loans GHC9 million in the hole, according to explosive claims from Akwatia MP Baidoo Bediako Bernard. And as the heat turned up, past board members of SIC Life Savings and Loans sprinted away from him, telling investigators they never authorized the out-of-court…

ICC tribunal rejects oil giant’s claims, upholds GRA assessment in full By Prince AhenkorahAn International Chamber of Commerce arbitration tribunal has dismissed every claim Tullow Ghana Limited filed against the West African nation and upheld a US$393,091,993.70 tax assessment by the Ghana Revenue Authority.The award came Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in a fight over taxes on business interruption insurance proceeds. The Finance Ministry announced the clean sweep Wednesday, Sept. 30.The tribunal ruled “entirely in favour of the Republic of Ghana,” the ministry said. It found Ghana’s tax assessment did not breach the applicable Petroleum Agreements. It also ruled the penalty…

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has reaffirmed its commitment to providing responsive, efficient and transparent regulatory support to investors as Puma Energy, a key player in Ghana’s Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM), deepens its investment in the LPG sector. The commitment was expressed when a delegation from Pumagas, led by the General Manager for Puma Energy, Mr. Lanzeni Coulibaly, paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Executive of the NPA, Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, Esq. on Monday. The engagement provided an opportunity for Puma Energy to formally introduce Pumagasa subsidiary, and some of its key distributors and dealers to the Chief…

In a crucial address to US business and diplomatic leaders, Ghana has moved to allay any fears that Africa’s push for economic self-sufficiency is an isolationist or anti-Western move. Instead, the message was that a stronger, more sovereign Africa is a more stable, profitable, and reliable partner for the United States.”Africa building competitive economies is not a threat to anyone,” declared Deputy Chief of Staff Nana Oye Bampoe Addo. “A continent that can pay for what it buys, honour what it signs and deliver what it promises is the best trading partner America could ask for.”Bampoe Addo was keen to…

A new vision for Africa’s economic future is taking shape, one that rejects the role of a mere supplier of raw materials and instead positions the continent as a competitive, integrated, and industrializing powerhouse. This was the powerful message delivered by Ghanaian Deputy Chief of Staff Nana Oye Bampoe Addo at the Africa-America Summit in Ohio. Bampoe Addo pointed to a wave of “credible African models” that are redefining the continent’s engagement with the world. Chief among them is the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), whose secretariat is in Accra. She cited a World Bank study estimating that a…

Ghana is formally pivoting its foreign and economic policy away from traditional aid dependency toward a model of “development sovereignty,” a profound shift articulated by Deputy Chief of Staff Nana Oye Bampoe Addo during a major address in the United States this week.The policy, spearheaded by President John Dramani Mahama and initiated with former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, is known as the “Accra Reset.” At its core, it rests on a single, powerful principle: “that Africa must move from development dependency to development sovereignty, leading its own priorities, financing its own systems, and negotiating from strength.”According to Bampoe Addo, the…