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Context Matters: Understanding the Tony Elumelu First-Name Debate – Afanyi Dadzie writes
Yesterday, a video went viral in which Nigerian billionaire and Group Chairman of UBA, Tony Elumelu, inadvertently drew the attention of a young female mentee at a public event to the fact that she could not simply refer to him by his first name.
Eunice Acheampomaa writes: no opponents, only ideas: inside Andy Owusu’s victory address to YEF UK
On a sunny afternoon on the 15th of August 2026, members of NPP UK gathered for the Young Executive Forum’s annual summer barbecue. I was there, with the team that had spent the better part of the year working alongside Andy Owusu on his campaign. I was not prepared for what our newly elected Chairman chose to do with...
Competence has no age; let’s stop punishing new businesses
There is a persistent and, in my view, backward notion in our public discourse that the age of a company is somehow synonymous with its competence. It is not. A company may have existed for decades, possess every conceivable certificate and have an impressive history, yet lack the equipment, personnel, financial capaci...
What Is Wrong With Us: The roads that keep counting our dead
Africa does not need a miracle to end its road carnage. It needs citizens brave enough to obey, policymakers wise enough to fund, and politicians honest enough to choose courage over convenience.
When African States walk away from the ICC, victims pay the highest price
The formal request by Niger’s military government to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) this month should prompt sober reflection — what happens to victims of atrocities in Niger, and indeed across ICC member states, when governments abandon the world’s court of last resort? Niger’s withdrawal, which...
Ghana’s new wealth window
Ghana’s 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review, presented to Parliament on 23 July under the theme “Resetting for Growth, Jobs and Economic Transformation,” reads like routine housekeeping – no supplementary budget, spending held within the approved ceiling.
The Algorithmic Gavel: Analysing automated customs valuation, ICUMS and the rule of law in international trade
I. Introduction The deployment of Single Window platforms has transformed customs administration across developing economies by improving trade facilitation, revenue collection, and administrative efficiency. In Ghana, the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) was introduced to modernise customs operations by re...
Daily Insight for CEOs: Leading Organisational Transformation
Transformation succeeds when strategy becomes coordinated action. CEOs must ensure that transformation is not treated as a collection of disconnected projects but as an integrated organisational journey.
Useless Column: ‘Weytin do Akosua?’
Did you know that a single fin whale releases 250 gallons of urine into the sea every single day? If you didn’t know, please you too urinate and let’s measure and see something.
Part 1: The year of return, The year of reality: The woes of Kofi Bambara
Eeeeeeeeeiiiii! Eeeeeeeeeiiiii! Sometimes trouble doesn’t knock before entering your life. Sometimes… you invite it. And sometimes… you even buy a plane ticket for it! John returned home after a hard day’s work and found his fiancée, Betty, waiting excitedly at the door. Something was different. Very different. Betty w...
Give young people skills and the systems to create jobs
Ghana’s youth are its economic engine. Today, young people make up roughly 38% of Ghana’s population of about 35 million, meaning millions of young Ghanaians are entering, or preparing to enter, an economy that must create opportunities at an extraordinary pace.
The loneliest generation: Why young people are more connected than ever, yet feel more alone
There was a time when loneliness meant having no one around. Today, it can mean sitting in a room full of people while scrolling through hundreds of social media updates, yet feeling invisible. Across the world, young people are more connected than any generation before them. A smartphone can bridge continents in secon...