Made in Ghana, but Trusted Everywhere - Royal Keynote Address at the Ghana Industries and Manufacturing Awards 2026

Ghana does not need to manufacture everything. It must identify where it can compete, build world-class capability, and earn a dependable place in global markets.

AI may look like software, but its foundations are physical, such as land, electricity, fibre, cooling, capital and skills. For Ghana, the real opportunity may lie in learning to supply what the AI economy cannot function without.

Golda Naa Adaku Addo stopped measuring the problem and went upstream After 17 years measuring whether development interventions were working, Ghanaian strategist Golda Naa Adaku Addo went upstream, building a 12,000-acre farming enterprise while challenging the systems that keep women from controlling land, resources and economic power.

Wearing a vintage or original branded product often gives people a sense of pride and satisfaction. Many aspire to associate themselves with well-known brands, whether in clothing, shoes, medicines, cars, watches or other products. Owning a recognised brand can create a feeling of confidence, status, fulfilment and social acceptance.

A Oburumankoma, Oburumankoma  Odapagyan ee  Oson ee  Oson n'ekyir nnyi aboa 

“There are no Jazz Singers in this country…” said the lady at the other end of the phone call. We had just had a conversation about promoting a Jazz event and something led to her making this statement. But honestly, she made a very valid point, because there are a number of essential elements that must be present in a singer’s ‘singing’ before they can pass themselves off as an authentic jazz singer… clearly, the lady was aware of this fact and could distinguish between singers.