Making compliant businesses pay over 700% is no response to tax evasion

Last Friday, during my appearance on JoyFM TV, I reflected on a question that is becoming increasingly urgent for African leaders: we have spent considerable time discussing what artificial intelligence can do, but are our organisations actually ready to use it well? This matters because the global AI conversation is changing. The issue is no longer simply adoption. It is value.

In Ghana’s democracy today, a single social media post can lead to police custody. Recent arrests over alleged threats and calls for violence have renewed a national debate about where free speech ends and responsibility begins.

One of the most painful discoveries many land buyers in Ghana make is realizing that the land they originally purchased is no longer the same land they physically possess years later. In many cases, the dimensions reduce quietly, boundary pillars disappear mysteriously, neighboring structures begin crossing into the property, or fresh survey exercises suddenly reveal conflicting measurements.

It appears that the current government is at war with cocoa farmers and thousands of people whose lives depend on the cocoa sector. The government’s resetting agenda is negatively impacting a subsector that has been the backbone of Ghana’s economy since the 1879s.

"Instead of focusing on the competition, focus on the customer." — Scott Cook

Agriculture remains the backbone of many economies, particularly in developing countries where it contributes significantly to employment, food security and economic growth.

1.0 Introduction/Background Ghana recently completed its US$3 billion Extended Credit Facility with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and transitioned to a non-financing Policy Coordination Instrument, putting the Bank of Ghana under intense scrutiny to maintain zero-financing of the government.

The Missing Question