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As Ghana Leads West Africa Single Currency RaceIn a quiet but telling milestone, Ghana has achieved full convergence with the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) criteria for adopting the single currency, the eco, by the third quarter of 2025  less than a year into President John Dramani Mahama’s administration. The feat, downplayed in official channels, underscores the government’s aggressive stabilisation drive, slashing inherited inflation from 23% to 8% and restoring fiscal buffers, though sceptics question its sustainability amid volatile commodity prices and lingering debt overhangs.The turnaround is stark. Upon Mahama’s January inauguration, Ghana’s economy teetered on the brink:…

Pilots Online Tax Tool, Plans AI-Powered Customs Overhaul By Prince Ahenkorah The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), is taking major steps to modernize its operations, announcing the pilot of a digital economy tool to tax online businesses and plans to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) to transform customs classification and valuation. Speaking at the KPMG 2026 Post-Budget Forum in Accra on Monday, November 17, themed “Resetting for Growth, Jobs and Economic Transformation,” Acting Commissioner-General Anthony Kwasi Sarpong said, the digital economy tool aims to ensure Ghana benefits from the rapidly growing online business sector. “Online businesses are growing. There are businesses outside…

…Amid Push for Green Energy ShiftThe National Petroleum Authority (NPA) celebrated its 20th anniversary on Friday with a ceremony in Accra, highlighting two decades of oversight in the country’s downstream petroleum sector and pledging alignment with global energy transitions under President John Mahama’s administration.*The event, themed “20 Years of Fueling Ghana’s Progress: The Journey, the Legacy and the Future,” drew past and present board chairmen, chief executives, management and staff to reflect on the authority’s role in fostering efficiency, fairness and consumer protection.NPA Chief Executive Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, in his welcome address, credited former President John Agyekum Kufuor for establishing…

The government has earmarked GH¢150 million to support the Black Stars’ participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This was announced by the Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, on Thursday, November 13, when he presented the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament. According to Dr Forson, the allocation forms part of government’s broader commitment to sports development and national representation on the global stage. The funds will cater to the team’s preparations, logistics, and participation in the tournament, which will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In addition to the World Cup…

By Prince Ahenkorah Gifty Oware Mensah, the former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), has been released from custody after meeting the GH¢10 million bail condition set by the court. The release was confirmed by the Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, during an interview on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Wednesday. Haruna noted that while Gifty Oware has been released, her former superior, former Executive Director of the NSA Osei Assibey Antwi, remains in custody after failing to meet his GH¢800 million bail condition. “Madam Gifty Oware met her bail…

By Prince AhenkorahThe Attorney-General’s Department has mounted a robust defence of the government’s controversial financing of the National Cathedral, as legal scrutiny intensifies over alleged constitutional breaches tied to the project and pandemic-era borrowing.The case, now before the Supreme Court, was initiated by private citizen Jonathan Amable, whose petition challenges the legality of withdrawals from the Consolidated Fund for the Cathedral’s construction. Amable argues that the executive bypassed constitutional safeguards notably Article 179(11) by failing to secure prior approval from the Speaker of Parliament and the Council of State.The suit also targets a broader set of transactions, including a $10…

Stampede Turns Recruitment Drive into Deadly ChaosBy Prince AhenkorahA deadly stampede at Accra’s El-Wak Sports Stadium has left six young women dead and dozens more injured in a horrifying start to the Ghana Armed Forces’ 2025/2026 recruitment exercise.The tragedy unfolded just after dawn on Wednesday, when thousands of hopeful applicants surged toward the stadium gates. Only one side of a double metal gate had been opened, forcing the crowd into a narrow passageway. The result: chaos, panic, and a crush that claimed lives and shattered dreams.In Kumasi, another fatality was reported during the Ashanti Regional enlistment, bringing the death toll…

By Prince Ahenkorah The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, reportedly attended the ECOWAS Parliament session in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, from September 25 to 28, 2025, even though he had been officially removed from Ghana’s delegation to the regional body. His action has sparked outrage from the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, who has accused him of contempt of Parliament and is urging that he be referred to the Privileges Committee for disciplinary measures. Raising the issue in Parliament on Tuesday, Ayariga cited Order 31(O) of the Standing Orders, which defines contempt as any act that undermines Parliament’s dignity, authority, or reputation. He…

By Nelson Ayivor Ghana’s economy has been characterized by corruption, which hinders the efforts and initiatives of successive governments, overshadowing policy implementations and consequently stalling the country’s growth. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest Governance Diagnostic Report released this year, was a response to the government’s request for a governance review in October 2023. Though the report was completed in the period of the new government in 2025, much of its work reflects the previous administration. However, the report incorporated current events in 2025 but disclaims that its main findings are set between 2023 and 2024. Nevertheless, corruption…

At a diplomatic gathering marked by historical reflection and forward-looking ambition, Ghana reaffirmed its longstanding solidarity with Algeria during the 71st anniversary of the Algerian Revolution, hosted at the residence of Ambassador Mourad Louhaidia in Accra on 12 November. The event, attended by members of the diplomatic corps, media, and dignitaries from across Ghana’s political and civil society landscape, served as both a commemoration of Algeria’s anti-colonial struggle and a platform to deepen bilateral ties between the two nations. In a speech delivered on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama, Ghana paid tribute to the National Liberation Front’s (FLN) eight-year…