AfCFTA, Burundi chart roadmap to accelerate continental trade integration

Ghana is taking on a continental leadership role in Africa’s digital development following the appointment of the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George (MP), as Chair of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee on Communication and Information and Communication Technology (AU STC-CICT).

US-based Ghanaian scholar Dr. Nana Kwame Osei Fordjour has been named the inaugural recipient of the 2026 Early Career Scholar Award by the National Communication Association (NCA)'s African Communication Studies Division.

Educationists and industry leaders have called for reforms to Ghana’s education system to improve learning outcomes, strengthen practical skills development and better align academic training with the needs of the economy.

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has disclosed that government will defer import duties, levies and VAT on qualifying machinery and inputs for one year, and exempt solar panels and batteries from import duty and VAT, as it moves to incentivise businesses under 24-hour economy policy.

The government is preparing to extend the regulatory and accountability framework for managing petroleum revenues to the wider extractive sector, with plans to bring earnings from gold, lithium, bauxite and other mineral resources under a new Natural Resource Revenue Management Act.

The Black Stars of Ghana recorded their first victory in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers with a 2-0 win over Somalia at the Essipong Sports Stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi on Thursday.

The D. A. Twum Jnr. Fellowship, powered by The Ninani Group, has successfully graduated its pioneer cohort following a three-month immersive learning and industry development programme designed to prepare young talents for careers in Ghana’s marketing communications industry.

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has received 28,500 exercise books valued at GH¢100,000 from Best Assurance Company Limited as part of a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening teaching and learning resources in educational institutions across Ghana.