Africa’s mineral boom must not become another resource curse – MiDA CEO

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will introduce a redesigned series of Ghana cedi banknotes into circulation from December 1, 2026, incorporating enhanced security features, improved durability and smaller sizes as the central bank seeks to modernise currency management and strengthen public confidence in the national currency.

The government will lower its primary surplus target from 1.5 percent to 0.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The aim is to finance a US$10 billion, four-year economic transformation programme branded the New Economy, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson announced on Thursday. 

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.