Bolt, Fido receive “Fintech and Non-Bank Partnership of the Year Award”
Partnership recognised for extending credit access to self-employed drivers in Ghana At the recent 5th Ghana FinTech Awards, the partnership...
African Banks, Stablecoins, and the Next Payments Inflection
By Gillian Darko, Group VP of Strategy, Yellow Card We stand on the precipice of a new dawn in Africa....
Moroccan Sahara: Germany Reaffirms Support for Autonomy Under Moroccan Sovereignty, to Reflect Position in Diplomatic and Economic Actions
Rabat - Germany reaffirmed the centrality of autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty regarding the Sahara issue and intends to act in...
Bolt, Fido receive “Fintech and Non-Bank Partnership of the Year Award”
Partnership recognised for extending credit access to self-employed drivers in Ghana At the recent 5th Ghana FinTech Awards, the partnership between Bolt (ride-hailing platform) and Fido (digital lending platform) to provide drivers on the Bolt platform with access to credit facilities was named winner of the Fintech & Non-Bank Partnership
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Blue Skies Calls on Media to Spotlight Responsible Businesses on World Press Freedom Day
Blue Skies Products Ghana Ltd has urged the Ghanaian media to play a more deliberate role in highlighting businesses that are contributing positively to national development. The call was made by Alistair Djimatey, Head of Corporate Affairs and Foundation at Blue Skies, during a media tour of the company’s production
First Batch of Ghana Hajj Pilgrims Welcomed, Settled in Mecca Hotels
The first batch of Ghanaian pilgrims for the 2026 Hajj has arrived safely in the holy city of Mecca after completing a three-day stay in Madina. The pilgrims departed Tamale on Friday, May 1, 2026, as part of the ongoing airlift arrangements coordinated by the Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana
Landguards Disrupt Chorkor Cemetery Clean-Up!…Police Accused of Backing Attackers
Tension flared at the Chorkor Cemetery (Royal Cemetery) in Accra on Thursday May 21,2026 when a group of youth undertaking communal labour were reportedly attacked by suspected landguards, sparking outrage and allegations of police complicity. According to eyewitness accounts, the youth had gathered at the cemetery in the Mamprobi area
Asantehene Osei Tutu II Hails KGL Group at Coronation Ball
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, delivered a stirring tribute to indigenous Ghanaian enterprise, KGL Group and its Executive Chairman, Mr. Alex Apau Dadey, during the World-Meets-in-Ghana Executive Dinner Ball celebrating his 27th coronation anniversary and his recognition as a Pillar of Peace. Speaking before a distinguished audience that included former
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African Banks, Stablecoins, and the Next Payments Inflection
By Gillian Darko, Group VP of Strategy, Yellow Card We stand on the precipice of a new dawn in Africa. In May, Accra is set to host the 3i Africa Summit, a platform publicly positioned around innovation, investment, and impact, and framed by government and central-bank voices as a serious
Implications of Ghana’s new investment law for AFCFTA implementation
Dode Seidu, Chief Executive, Africa Trade Academy a) Introduction On April 4th 2026, Ghana’s Parliament approved the Ghana Investment Promotion Act (GIPA) Bill 2025 into law, replacing the over a decade old investment code and ushering a new era in Ghana’s quest to be a destination of choice for Foreign
The Carnage on Ghana Roads: ‘Na Who Cause Am’? Part VII
Part VI navigated the contributions of LED headlights, other lights and enforcement to the carnage on our roads. This part intends to peruse the contributions of driver fatigue, speed limits, load security and State responsibility to the carnage on our roads. The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) University of
KGL Shows The Way As A Responsible Indigenous Taxpaying Giant In Ghana
Kwabena Adu Koranteng Writes At a time when questions about corporate responsibility and tax compliance continue to dominate Ghana’s economic discourse, one indigenous company has stepped forward not with words, but with action. Last week, the KGL Group, led by its Executive Chairman Alex Apau Dadey, demonstrated what it truly