Beyond military defence: AfCFTA positions economic security at the heart of Africa’s strategic future

·         New El Niño data covering 20 cities across three African regions, including Accra, points to a drying risk along the West African coastal belt from Liberia to Nigeria, which includes Ghana’s coastline

MTN Ghana Foundation has awarded the second batch of 500 Bright Scholarships to 300 academically talented university students and 200 teachers pursuing further studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), vocational and technical education.  

African market knowledge, specialist banking expertise and increasingly capable AI could reshape how trade is financed. The opportunity is to make sound transactions easier to assess, faster to execute and more transparent throughout their lifecycle.

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has successfully concluded the first phase of its Digital Inclusion and Entrepreneurship Programme (ADIEP), reaching more than 7,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across 16 African countries in a major effort to strengthen digital entrepreneurship and expand participation in intra-African trade.

Prima OTC Market, a Ghanaian digital asset company, has hosted a webinar to bridge the knowledge gaps in blockchain analytics, transaction monitoring and licensing readiness, as virtual assets firms prepare for licensing by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) in 2027.

Soft Spark, a leading Ghanaian fintech and payment services company, has donated a motorbike to the Abelemkpe Police Station as part of its commitment to community development, public safety, and corporate social leadership.

China exported $225 billion in goods to Africa in 2025.

Demonstrating its commitment to inclusion and accessibility, Telecel Ghana participated in this year's Disability Inclusive Hackathon (DI-HACKATHON),