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Kwahu Business Forum 2026: Ghana targets manufacturing hub status in West Africa – Chief of Staff
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has declared that Ghana is poised to reposition its economy and emerge as the leading manufacturing hub in West Africa, signalling a renewed policy direction under President John Dramani Mahama.
Ghana’s flood problem is an enforcement issue, not a policy gap — Osae-Kwapong
Director of the Democracy Project at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), John Osae-Kwapong, has blamed weak enforcement of urban planning regulations for recurring floods in Accra and other Ghanaian cities, urging authorities to implement existing laws more effectively. Speaking on The Forum on Asaase Ra...
Afri-SET holds third regional workshop on Air quality sensors and data analysis for West Africa
Air pollution is becoming one of Africa’s biggest public health threats. From vehicle exhaust fumes and dust to smoke from burning waste and cooking fuels, millions of people across the continent breathe polluted air every day. But before countries can solve the problem, they first need to measure it properly.
Seequent turning old data into the new mining edge
Seequent, a global leader in subsurface earth modelling, analysis and data management software, operates in more than 150 countries. Its client base spans mining majors, government geological surveys, consulting firms and universities and nine out of the world's ten largest mining companies use its software. In West Af...
KAIPTC restructures research and academic units to strengthen response to West Africa’s evolving security challenges
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has embarked on a major institutional restructuring aimed at enhancing its capacity to respond to West Africa’s increasingly complex and fast-evolving peace and security environment.
UHAS set to house one of West Africa’s largest laboratory complexes — Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) is on course to house one of the largest laboratory complexes in West Africa upon the completion of an ongoing laboratory block, describing the project as a major boost to medical education, research, and vaccine develo...
When the Protector Leaves the Room: ECOWAS, the Alliance of Sahel States, and West Africa’s displaced millions
There is a particular kind of institutional failure that does not announce itself with a single catastrophic event. It accumulates quietly, in the gap between what regional bodies promise and what displaced people receive. It is visible in the mother in Ouagadougou, who has been displaced three times in four years and...
KAIPTC Research Director defends structural split as response to fast-moving West Africa security threats
The Director of the Department of Applied Research and Innovation in Peace and Security (DARIPS) at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Dr Emma Birikorang, has said the Centre’s recent restructuring is a deliberate and necessary response to the rapidly evolving peace and security challen...
EBID board unveils ambitious investment drive and new GRO strategy to transform West Africa
The Board of Governors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has announced an aggressive new investment agenda for West Africa, alongside the unveiling of its 2026–2030 Growth, Resilience and Optimisation (GRO) Strategy, at the close of its 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Accra.
CDD-Ghana training tackles disinformation and information warfare in West Africa
The second day of the CDD-Ghana International Desk Regional Media Training has focused on the growing challenge of disinformation, technology, and information warfare in West Africa, as journalists continue to grapple with an evolving digital information space.
West Africa pushes regulatory harmonisation to scale up vaccine manufacturing
West African countries are deepening the use of regional regulatory frameworks to fast-track biomanufacturing and reduce dependence on imported vaccines. This was a key focus at the West Africa Bio-manufacturing Regulation and Market Access Conference in Accra, where industry players highlighted the need to align polic...
World Bank pushes regional health strategy to close financing gaps in West and Central Africa
The World Bank has launched a new regional health strategy aimed at addressing persistent financing gaps and weak systems across West and Central Africa, warning that fragile healthcare structures could undermine national development if not urgently strengthened. Vice President for People at the World Bank, Mamta Murth...