Kwame Mensah

Kwame Mensah

Accra-Kumasi Expressway framed as strategic investment

Accra-Kumasi Expressway planned six-lane route and interchanges

Ghana’s government is presenting the planned Accra-Kumasi Expressway as a long-term, economy-wide transport investment, citing shorter travel distance, faster journey times and modern highway standards as it advances early implementation steps under its “Big Push” infrastructure agenda. Officials say the…

Uganda internet shutdown and army deployed before vote

Soldiers patrol Kampala as Uganda orders an internet shutdown ahead of the election

Uganda ordered a temporary internet shutdown and deployed soldiers across Kampala two days before the presidential election scheduled for January 15, 2026, intensifying concerns over civic space and election transparency. Authorities said the blackout would curb misinformation, fraud and incitement;…