By Elikplim Agbitor, RSPO Head, Africa, Market Transformation When the European Union formally adopted the Deforestation Regulation in June 2023, the immediate reaction across West African commodity sectors was one of alarm. Exporters in Ghana’s palm oil belt and cocoa-growing…
Kenya’s President William Ruto announced on Sunday that his government will reduce the cost of fertiliser and seeds for farmers hit by below-average rainfall, framing the intervention as an emergency measure to protect food production ahead of the anticipated September-October…
When Parliament approved the transfer of the Damang Mine to a special purpose vehicle linked to the President’s brother, it passed on a concrete opportunity to renegotiate Ghana’s equity stake upward. That decision now sits at the center of a…
When Ghana’s cocoa regulator COCOBOD confirmed a projected output decline of at least 16% for the 2026/27 season, the announcement was more than a seasonal weather advisory. It crystallised a convergence of governance failures, environmental degradation, and structural neglect that…
A 179% jump in pre-tax profit at Letshego Ghana Savings and Loans PLC reveals more than a single company’s strong half-year performance. It exposes a structural question at the heart of Ghana’s non-bank financial sector: whether the Bank of Ghana’s…
Africa’s hunger rate dropped for the first time in nearly a decade. That is not a minor statistical footnote — it is a signal that deliberate institutional investment, sustained over years, can bend a stubborn curve. According to data from…
Ghana’s state aluminium development body has formally denied that the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) is being sold to businessman Ibrahim Mahama, as public speculation over the smelter’s privatisation process intensifies and threatens to disrupt the government’s industrial strategy for…
A Diplomatic Encounter Rooted in Strategic Recalibration When Gabonese transitional president Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema lands in Accra between 28 and 30 July, the visit will carry weight beyond ceremonial protocol. The three-day official engagement, extended at the invitation of…
The headline figure looks reassuring: Ghana’s two sovereign petroleum funds closed the first half of 2026 with a combined balance of US$1.64 billion, up from an opening balance of US$1.55 billion at the start of the year. Yet the underlying…
When the Bank of Ghana stopped financing the national budget, it marked more than a technical adjustment in public accounting. It signalled a structural reorientation of how Ghana manages the relationship between its central bank and its treasury, a relationship…
