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Ghana

staying power

Ghana: The risks when Chieftaincy conflicts are mixed up with politics

Chieftaincy is one of Ghana’s oldest traditional institutions. It has remained resilient despite attempts by both colonial and post-independent ... governments to control and undermine it. According to Article 270 of Ghana’s 1992 constitution, the chieftaincy institution is recognised as part of the country’s governance system.

Cash Lite

Ghana: Cellulant aims to introduce digital payments for utility and other services

Cellulant, a company focused on digital payments, secured a payment services provider (PSP) license in Ghana in April. It wants to partner with ... the government, banks and insurers to enable digital payments for utility and other services, Eric Kortey, Cellulant country manager for Ghana, tells The Africa Report.

A wake-up call

South Africa: Jorja Smith song brings global interest and worries about Amapiano appropriation

When African music hits the global scene, it can lead to mixed emotions: joy over long-deserved recognition for the continent's talent, but also ... worry that the artistes at the heart of musical scenes will not get their dues.

Detained Ghanaian LGBT+ activists appear in court in Ho

stifling politics

Ghana’s proposed anti-gay bill presents a tough call for Akufo-Addo government

Ghana is mulling an anti-gay law that will criminalise LGBTQ+ advocacy and jail LGBTQ+ people for at least five years. However, is it a political ... tool being used by the opposition to corner President Nana Akufo-Addo's administration? Akufo-Addo now has a difficult choice to make.

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Cash Lite

Ghana: Cellulant aims to introduce digital payments for utility and other services

Detained Ghanaian LGBT+ activists appear in court in Ho

stifling politics

Ghana’s proposed anti-gay bill presents a tough call for Akufo-Addo government

CHOC CHIPS

Ghana’s digital currency plan can boost cocoa value chain: Giesecke+Devrient

Cash Lite

Ghana: Cellulant aims to introduce digital payments for utility and other services

Detained Ghanaian LGBT+ activists appear in court in Ho

stifling politics

Ghana’s proposed anti-gay bill presents a tough call for Akufo-Addo government

CHOC CHIPS

Ghana’s digital currency plan can boost cocoa value chain: Giesecke+Devrient

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CHOC CHIPS

Ghana’s digital currency plan can boost cocoa value chain: Giesecke+Devrient

Ghana’s plans to introduce a central bank digital currency can help the country climb the cocoa-processing value chain, Ferenc Szelenyi - managing ... director for Middle East and Africa at Giesecke+Devrient - tells The Africa Report.

OILY BUSINESS

Why is Ghana giving $1bn to big oil in Norway?

On 30 July, energy minister Matthew Prempeh – in a 10-page power-point presentation and a rambling thesis on ‘global energy transition’ ... – asked parliament to borrow $1.6bn to buy back stakes in two offshore oil licences not yet in development.

Sea disputes

Ghana/Togo: Akufo-Addo and Gnassingbé try to settle 50-year old maritime dispute

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo and Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé are determined to reach an agreement on the maritime delimitation ... between their two countries within the next four months. The dispute has lasted for half a century, and negotiations began in 2018. Will this be the year prove fruitful?

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China-Ghana

The significance of Chinese-funded Bui Dam in Ghana

Aid, trade and foreign direct investments typify China's global rise and its African activities. ...

A farmer collects a cocoa pod at a farm in Alepe

Ghana, wake up! China is exporting Cocoa to Belgium

Of the $130bn chocolate industry, African cocoa exporters make just a small slice. To seize more of the value of a bar of chocolate, it needs ... to bring financial stakeholders and industrial players into alignment.

KINGS OF AFRICA

Chanzo Capital seeks up to $100m to hunt African unicorns

Chanzo Capital is seeking to raise between $50m and $100m for a new fund which will enable African tech start-ups to achieve scale, managing ... partner Eric Osiakwan tells The Africa Report.

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