Industrialisation must be at the centre of BRICS ambition

The Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA) Ghana Centre and the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences (UEAS) are exploring a strategic partnership to strengthen agricultural education, research, technology transfer and sustainable farming.

Ghana has long held a special place in the hearts of West Africans and visitors from farther afield. Its stability, rich cultural heritage, business-friendly reputation and the genuine warmth of its people give it a natural edge in the race for international visitors, investors and conference business.

The Chartered Institute of Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners (CIRIP) has appealed to the government to allocate funding to the institute, warning that resource constraints are undermining its role in business rescue, insolvency regulation and economic resilience.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) is developing at least three improved sesame varieties to boost yields, strengthen climate resilience and support the commercialisation of the crop in Ghana.

Applications are now open for the Accra edition of Martell Swift Academy, the pan-African talent development platform created by Martell and curated by Africa House to support emerging music creatives and professionals through mentorship, practical development, industry access and collaboration.

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.

Efforts to transform Africa’s creative industries into a stronger economic growth engine gained fresh momentum in Lagos as policymakers, financiers and industry leaders used the opening of CANEX WKND 2026 to advance discussions on financing, investment and market expansion across the continent’s cultural and creative sectors.

In 2020, Zoweh Global Consult published its first survey of coaching in Ghana and six years on, our follow-up asks how far the profession has travelled.