AfCFTA news: AfCFTA advances continental monitoring system to strengthen implementation accountability

Societe Generale Ghana convened women business owners for an intimate engagement, creating a platform for direct conversations between the entrepreneurs and the bank’s senior leadership on financing, business growth, sustainability and the banking support required to scale.

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has called for a major overhaul of Ghana’s waste management system to make the collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of waste more efficient

The Minerals Commission is stepping up efforts to formalise the small-scale mining and industrial minerals sectors through new exploration zones, digital monitoring systems and proposed legislative reforms. 

The Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has begun consultations with key ministries on the government’s New Economy transformational programme.

Members of the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association have embarked on a sit-down strike, demanding the urgent rehabilitation of the 7.2-kilometre Tema Oil Refinery (TOR)–Kpone road, which they say has deteriorated to a level that poses serious risks to lives, vehicles and petroleum-product transportation.

Management of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) are exploring additional opportunities for strategic collaboration in the supply and off-take of petroleum products, as the refinery works to ramp up operations and strengthen its role in the domestic energy supply chain.

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has rejected allegations of unfair labour practices, victimization, coercion and intimidation leveled against its Director-General, Rev. Stephen Wilfred Arthur, by the Ghana Air Traffic Safety Electronics Association (GhATSEA).

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has settled GH¢2.31 billion to complete its mandatory payment obligations to holders of bonds affected by the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) for 2026.