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Ghana finalizes strategic roadmap for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics
With Africa’s inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) on the horizon, Ghana’s Chef de Mission and Team Leader, Evans Yeboah, has concluded a pivotal strategic engagement in Senegal, solidifying the nation’s operational readiness for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games scheduled for October 31 – November 13, 2026. Following...
The fiscal arithmetic of fuel tax relief: A back-to-basics primer
Recent proposals to suspend fuel taxes in Ghana have ignited a necessary public debate. On one side stand consumers and transport operators squeezed by global crude price shocks. On the other stands the fiscal reality of a nation that has just fought its way back from the brink of macroeconomic collapse.
My Morning Drive
I live off the Spintex Road in Accra, and my morning route to my office takes me through the neighbourhood of Regimanuel Estates and Manet. Until about one year ago, it was a fairly pleasant drive on the Emmanuel Highway as you approached the roundabout with the anchor, and then turned onto the highway that […]
Ghana’s democracy continues to reflect contemporary values and democratic civilisation
It is welcoming news that the government, led by His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, has accepted in principle the recommendations of the Constitutional Review Committee, chaired by Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, as contained in the government’s final paper. Among the recommendations is the proposed reduction of...
Coming home: Turning pain into new beginning – Reflections on the return of Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa
I watched the news reports on the xenophobic attacks on fellow Africans with a heavy heart. To see brothers turn on brothers on this continent is a wound that cuts deep.
Trial during vacation: What does order 79 actually say?
The ongoing debate over the hearing of cases during the legal vacation may benefit from a return to the text of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I. 47), particularly Order 79.
Your mouth is also your office: A word to public officials on the danger of careless speech
After nearly two decades in the media, I have learned one thing the hard way: a microphone does not forgive. It amplifies. It exposes. And once your words are out, they no longer belong to you.
From Altar to Aisle: How Ghana turned “prophets” into kingmakers
The Origins of the Alliance The fusion of politics and prophetic influence in Ghana didn’t happen overnight. It began with a simple electoral calculation: candidates seeking an edge started showing up at church programs, kneeling for prayers, and parading endorsements from self-styled “men of God.” It was optics at f...
The Draft NITA Bill should be shredded
One of Ghana’s veteran business journalists, now based in New York, reached out and asked if I have been following the NITA bill debate. Sadly, I hadn’t. Too much going on. He pressed, subtly but firmly, so I did. I appreciate the ambition of the current management at the Ministry. I am sure they want their names in ne...
Osei Millicent Prempeh writes: Where must Africans go?
The discourse of migration in Africa is complex and characterized by a wide range of circumstances. These include political unrest, environmental, and economic possibilities. Statistically, Africa holds the third largest number of migrants across the world. In 2024, a record 304 million people lived in a country other...
Housing as shelter versus housing as investment: The Airbnb debate; regulation that protects affordability without strangling opportunity
In Ghana, particularly in Accra, Airbnb has become a dominant feature of the urban property landscape.
A crime does not rot: What would reparations look like for African sovereignty?
For the first time, the United Nations General Assembly formally declared the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel slavery to be the gravest crime against humanity.