Mismatched tires: The cost saving practice that kills cars

Governments occasionally have to clarify themselves. Ministers misspeak.

The BRICS Business Forum 2026 in New Delhi underscored the bloc’s growing influence, with BRICS economies now accounting for 40 percent of global GDP and 25 percent of international trade. For West Africa, and Ghana in particular, the outcomes intersect directly with the Reset Agenda, the Big Push projects and the 24 Hour Economy initiative. A sector by sector econometric analysis reveals how BRICS aligned reforms could reshape Ghana’s growth trajectory, employment creation and trade balance over the next decade.

The relationship between Africa and the United States may be entering a new phase, one in which diplomatic commitments are increasingly expected to translate into investment, infrastructure, trade, economic opportunity and measurable security outcomes.

In recent times, the question of whether Gold Fields Ghana Limited’s mining leases and operating licence should be renewed when they expire in 2027 has become one of the far-reaching national policy debates in Ghana’s extractive sector.

Ghana’s housing deficit is now routinely quoted at around 1.8 million units. Less discussed is what is quietly driving a large part of that number: not the cost of cement or artisan labour, but the price of the bare ground a house must sit on before anyone lays a single block.

Digital Adoption Is Not Digital Transformation Digital adoption and digital transformation are not the same. A country may expand connectivity, digitise public services and install advanced systems while remaining dependent on external equipment, software, expertise and finance.

Africa contributes less than four percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet when the effects of climate change are felt, the continent often pays a disproportionate price through the loss of lives, livelihoods, and critical infrastructure. 

In February 2026, MTN Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita confirmed what the market had long speculated: MTN Ghana is in active discussions with the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for a digital banking licence.