Ghana and Zambia have agreed to move beyond champagne relations into impactful joint ventures, leveraging their private sectors to deepen industrialisation, increase trade and create sustainable jobs. 

Late last month, a bird known as kite (call it ‘Anomapa’ for purposes of this story) flew more than 3,000 miles across continents to Ghana.

At the hills of Mount Afadja (Afadjato), Liati Soba in the Afadjato South District in the Volta Region, fear slithers into fascination.

Parliament has passed the 24-Hour Economy Authority Bill, 2025, to establish the 24-Hour Economy Authority in a bid spur Ghana’s economic transformation.

The Ministry of Finance has officially relocated its offices to Kanda in Accra, with full operations set to begin at the new premises from Monday, February 9, 2026.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Randy Abbey, has acknowledged a major disruption in the cocoa market, confirming that tens of thousands of tonnes of cocoa beans are stranded with farmers due to uncompetitive pricing.

The case between the Vehicle Embossment Manufacturers Association of Ghana (VEMAG) and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has been adjourned to February 13, 2026, following the joinder company's absence in court on Friday.

When the case was called on Friday [Feb 6], the Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Isaac Addo adjourned it for another week after the company joined as the second defendant in the case, failed to appear.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has concluded investigations into a feeding incident at Savelugu Senior High School following the circulation of a video on social media in January.

Social media app TikTok was charged by EU tech regulators on Friday with breaching EU online content rules through its addictive features and was told that it may have to change the design of its app or risk a fine of as much as 6% of owner ByteDance's global turnover.

The race to elect a candidate to contest the March 3 Ayawaso East Constituency parliamentary by-election on the ticket of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reached fever pitch, with all the five aspirants desperately seeking to swing some votes in their favour.

In a directive aimed at curbing impersonation and clarifying public identity, the Ghana Police Service has mandated a strict national uniform code, outlawing any attire that bears resemblance to state security agencies. 

Hope has been restored for 36-year-old Rebecca Odarquaye, a midwife, through the support of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (MahamaCare) after it provided GH¢210,840 for her to undergo a life-saving brain aneurysm surgery. 

During the week, I observed that a particular word was used frequently on radio/TV.

Social media has taken an early lead in the debate as to who should be flag bearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in 2028.

Farmers in the Atebubu-Amantin Municipality of the Bono East Region are grappling with a sharp decline in maize and bean prices despite a bumper harvest, raising concerns about their livelihoods, future production, and the stability of the local rural economy.

The Minority in Parliament has called on the government and the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to pay cocoa farmers immediately for all cocoa beans sold in order to save the industry from slipping back to the days of despondency and loss of interest.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has not restored the banking licence of GN Bank, which was downgraded to GN Savings and Loans Company Limited before its licence was revoked.

In a move aimed at curbing the "rampant sale" and alleged looting of state property, President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to present a new law to Parliament to strip the Executive of the sole authority to divest public assets.

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has called on the wife and family of the late National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso East, Mahama Naser Toure, to mourn with them.

The Ranking Member on the Economy and Development Committee of Parliament, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has welcomed the presentation of the 24-Hour Economy policy programme document to Parliament by the government.

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has rejected claims that his office has entered into a plea bargain with some individuals linked to the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) cases.

First Lady Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama on Thursday held a meeting with her Zambian counterpart, Mrs Mutinta Hichilema, in what was a display of cross-border sisterhood and collaboration.

Haruna Iddrisu, the Member of Parliament for Tamale South and currently serving as Minister of Education, has disassociated himself from a social media campaign projecting him as a flagbearer aspirant on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2028 presidential election.

A 26-year-old man from Illinois has admitted to orchestrating a wide-ranging cybercrime scheme in which he tricked hundreds of women into surrendering access to their Snapchat accounts, enabling him to steal and trade intimate images online.

The self–styled traditionalist turned evangelist, Patricia Asiedu Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa has had her 15 year-jail term reduced to 12 months by the High Court in Amasaman.

The court, presided over by Justice Solomon Oppong-Twumasi, reduced the sentence after it upheld an appeal by Agradaa that the sentence imposed on her by the Accra Circuit Court was harsh and excessive.