Re-imagine Ghana with Hene Aku Kwapong, PhD: The solution to our Anyhowisn Ghana’s Kaizen Moment: A 10-year framework for standards and shared expectations

Africa contributes less than four percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet when the effects of climate change are felt, the continent often pays a disproportionate price through the loss of lives, livelihoods, and critical infrastructure. 

In February 2026, MTN Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita confirmed what the market had long speculated: MTN Ghana is in active discussions with the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for a digital banking licence.

Boosting trade flows amongst African countries remains a key economic priority.

The Chief Justice's praise for SSNIT and MIIF, and his pointed question about "what we have been doing in the past eight years," was defensible as opinion but costly as precedent.

“My own experience is, use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise”.  Colin Powell

Governments occasionally have to clarify themselves. Ministers misspeak.

Digital Adoption Is Not Digital Transformation Digital adoption and digital transformation are not the same. A country may expand connectivity, digitise public services and install advanced systems while remaining dependent on external equipment, software, expertise and finance.

Ghana's Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) account for over 90% of all businesses in the country, contribute about 70% of GDP, and absorb 80% of the workforce, making them the backbone of the national economy. Yet a sobering reality persists: more than 90% of these enterprises are micro-sized, the overall MSME failure rate stands at 50%, and only 20% of start-ups survive. Behind these figures lies a long-overlooked bottleneck: severe underinvestment in human capital.