Professor Maurice OKOLI Moving forward with women's empowerment, exhibiting female leadership and entrepreneurial capabilities, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala confirmed as sole candidate for the World Trade Organization arguably represents the voice of the Global South and concretely the voice of Africa. Okonjo-Iweala brings unique strengths that complement traditional notions of female leadership,...
The world’s leading water sports trade fair, BOOT Düsseldorf 2025, is set to host more than 1,500 exhibitors from over 100 countries during its highly anticipated nine-day exhibition from January 18 to 26 in Düsseldorf, Germany. This global showcase is renowned for its unparalleled breadth, featuring cutting-edge innovations with a...
By Katharina PISTOR This US election marks what Germans call a Zeitenwende (“turning point”). Voters are signaling clearly that they want change, preferring a second Donald Trump administration to another caretaker government presiding over a regime that they reject. True, political parties that promised to protect the status quo have lost...
By Juliet ETEFE, New Dehli ([email protected]) Travelling can be transformative, especially when it reveals insights into one’s own homeland. In just seven days, I found India to be a fascinating study in deliberate progress and cultural pride—a journey that reshaped my perspective on what Ghana could also achieve. India, one...
By Daron ACEMOGLU  The outcome of the US presidential election was more of a Democratic loss than a triumph for Donald Trump. The Democrats lost not because US President Joe Biden stayed in the race too long, and not because Kamala Harris is unqualified, but because they have been losing...
By Isaac OYEGBADE The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), enacted in 2002 in response to high-profile corporate scandals like Enron and WorldCom, transformed corporate governance and financial reporting in the U.S. It aimed to restore investor confidence by imposing stringent requirements for internal controls, financial reporting, and auditing (Coates, 2007; Coffee Jr., 2002)....
The Chairperson, Heirs Insurance Brokers, Dr Awele Elumelu, has called for increased participation of women leadership to unleash the expansion of the insurance sector in Africa. Speaking at the inaugural conference of the African Insurance Women Association (AIWA) in Lagos, she stressed that female leadership is both a strategic...
By Samuel OWUSU-ADUOMI Donald Trump’s victorious 2024 presidential campaign marks one of the most remarkable political comebacks in recent history. Having faced an electoral loss to Joe Biden in 2020, navigating a storm of legal challenges and surviving an assassination attempt in the heat of the campaign, Trump’s re-emergence as President...
By Juliet ETEFE ([email protected]) Ethiopian Airlines has expanded its market offering by introducing Africa’s first Airbus A350-1000, which touched down at Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport on November 8. Operated by the airline, this latest addition signals its ongoing commitment to delivering elevated travel experiences and premium service to Ghanaian and...
By Nadia CALVIÑO This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku is taking place against a tumultuous geopolitical backdrop. In addition to shifting strategic alliances, trade tensions, and violent conflict, the “year of elections” has ushered in a period of heated political rhetoric and led to changes of...