May 11, 2026

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May 11, 2026

How Intelligence Led Operations Are Helping NAIMOS Win the Fight Against Galamsey

Story By: Nii Okpoti Odamtten & Muhammad Faisal Mustapha…. In a decisive demonstration of Ghana’s escalating campaign against illegal mining, the National Anti Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested seven suspected illegal miners during a high impact operation at Akaatiso in the Bia West District of the Western North
May 11, 2026

Residents of Canada Estate in Amamorley Cry Out Over Rising Robbery Attacks, Water Shortage

Residents of Canada Estate at Amamorley in the Ga North Municipality are raising alarm over a surge in violent robbery attacks and a worsening water crisis that they say is making life increasingly difficult for people in the community. According to residents, armed robbers have been terrorising the area for
May 11, 2026

FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE FIELD: Africa Extractives Media Fellows Experience Ghana’s Lithium Story First-Hand

The maiden cohort of the Africa Extractives Media Fellowship has successfully completed its training programme with a practical field visit to the Ewoyaa Lithium Project in Ghana’s Central Region, giving fellows a rare first-hand experience into the realities of lithium exploration and extraction. After weeks of intensive classroom sessions on
May 11, 2026

Lawyer Paul Twum-Barimah admonishes NDC, NPP over weaponising social media to destroy Ghana’s moral fibre

Lawyer and former Member of Parliament for Dormaa East Paul Apreku Twum Barimah has advised the two dominant political parties in the country, the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Partyb(NPP), particularly their young members, to immediately desist from using social media as a tool for



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May 11, 2026

From Research to Impact: Why Ghana’s National Research Fund Matters Now

By: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji Incoom For decades, academics and researchers across Ghana’s universities and research institutions have raised concerns over the absence of a dedicated national research fund to support academic research and innovation in the country. A situation that stifles scientific development and innovation, as many scientists find
May 9, 2026

Gillian Darko: The Quiet Strategy Shaping Africa’s Fintech Future

There are moments in your career that feel like quiet confirmations. Not loud, not unexpected, but deeply validating. The kind that reminds you that the work you’ve been doing, often behind the scenes, is being seen. This was one of those moments for Gillian Darko, VP of Strategy at Yellow
May 4, 2026

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
May 1, 2026

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