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MTN Ghana Board Chair Calls for Decade of Economic Stability While Backing Gold Reserves Strategy
MTN Ghana board chair Dr Yamson has challenged the government to sustain economic stability for ten years rather than four, warning against short-term fixes and arguing that food inflation has historically not responded to monetary…
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Nigeria Issues First Crypto Tax Framework, Setting Regional Benchmark Including 1.5% Stamp Duty in Bitcoin and USDT
Latest: New reporting clarifies Nigeria's crypto regulatory intent as flow-tracing rather than prohibition, extending the regional precedent-setting narrative
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CSA Fines Office of Registrar of Companies GH¢240k for Using Unlicensed Cybersecurity Provider
Latest: CSA resolves licence fee dispute with EY, extending its enforcement record beyond the ORC fine
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Regulators and courts across regions are actively shaping age-gating and youth online-access policies that African markets are monitoring.
Latest: France's top court blocks under-15 social media ban, adding a judicial dimension to the age-gating policy debate Ghana regulators are monitoring
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Finance Minister presents 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review amid reserve and debt pressure
Latest: Bokpin extends structural reform critique to ECG specifically, warning of IMF re-entry risk and calling for transparency on energy utility reforms
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Kenya Crypto Rules Give Exchanges Right to Appeal Regulator Decisions, Signalling Regional Direction
Latest: Nigeria's central bank extends regional virtual asset regulatory momentum as CBN opens its own sandbox to crypto firms.
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Ghana and Nigeria commit to stronger AfCFTA trade cooperation
Latest: Dr Yamson extends earlier AfCFTA advocacy, now calling directly on African governments to provide institutional backing for African multinationals.
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- 2026-08-21Unverified — not yet reviewed
MTN Chair Urges Ghana Stability Decade
MTN Ghana board chair Dr Yamson has challenged the government to sustain economic stability for ten years rather than four, warning against short-term fixes and arguing that food inflation has…
- 2026-08-21Unverified — not yet reviewed
Nigeria Non-Compete Case Eyes Ghana
An MTN-linked employment contract case in Nigeria, centred on the enforceability of non-compete clauses, has drawn attention for its potential read-through to startup employment law across West…
- 2026-08-20Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Growth Lacks Innovation: BoG
First Deputy Governor Opoku-Afari has stated that Ghana's output expansion has been largely driven by labour and capital inputs rather than innovation, identifying a structural productivity gap.…
- 2026-08-20Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Retail Groups Agree Protections
The Ghana Importers and Exporters Association and the Ghana Union of Traders Association have agreed on measures to protect Ghana's retail sector. The accord could affect e-commerce operators and…
- 2026-08-19Unverified — not yet reviewed
CSA-EY Licence Dispute Settled
Ghana's Cyber Security Authority and EY have resolved a dispute over cybersecurity licence fees. The settlement follows the CSA's earlier fine of the Office of the Registrar of Companies for using an…
- 2026-08-19Unverified — not yet reviewed
Strong Cedi Threatens Local Jobs
New analysis argues that the cedi's appreciation to GH¢10.94 per US dollar, while a macroeconomic achievement, effectively acts as an import subsidy that undercuts locally manufactured goods. The…
- 2026-08-19Unverified — not yet reviewed
Nigeria Nationalises Cloud Strategy
Nigeria has introduced a national cloud policy that positions the federal government at the centre of its domestic cloud market. The policy sets a regional precedent that analysts suggest could…
- 2026-08-19Unverified — not yet reviewed
GoldBod Future Under Fire
Ghana's government is reportedly planning significant cuts to GoldBod following what economist Prof Bokpin describes as unsustainable losses, hidden fiscal costs, and avoidable design defects in the…
- 2026-08-19Unverified — not yet reviewed
Galamsey Pulls Kids from School
Illegal small-scale mining activity in Ghana is being cited as a driver of child labour, pulling children out of classrooms and into hazardous work environments. The trend threatens the long-term…
- 2026-08-18Unverified — not yet reviewed
MP Pushes Kente Copyright Protection
Ghana's Agortime-Ziope Member of Parliament has called for formal copyright protection for Kente textile designs as cultural heritage assets. The proposal has direct implications for creative-economy…
- 2026-08-18Unverified — not yet reviewed
Nigeria Targets Crypto Traceability
New reporting clarifies that Nigeria's approach to cryptocurrency regulation is focused on tracing where money flows rather than stopping crypto activity outright. The stance extends a regional…
- 2026-08-17Unverified — not yet reviewed
France Court Blocks Youth Ban
France's highest court has blocked a proposed ban on social media use by children under 15, delivering a judicial check on legislative efforts to restrict youth access to digital platforms. Ghana's…
- 2026-08-15Unverified — not yet reviewed
EC Pushes E-Results Legal Cover
Ghana's Electoral Commission is seeking legal authorisation for electronic backup and storage of election results. The move has direct implications for Ghana's digital governance framework and the…
- 2026-08-15Unverified — not yet reviewed
Ghana Clamps Down on Galamsey Gear
Ghana's port authorities have introduced controls on the import of excavators, signalling a tightening of enforcement against illegal small-scale mining. The measure affects mining-linked businesses…
- 2026-08-15Unverified — not yet reviewed
Nigeria Crypto Tax Signals Region
Nigeria is moving to tax cryptocurrency trading, with traders warning the measures could slow business activity. The debate signals a regional regulatory direction that carries direct relevance for…
- 2026-08-15Unverified — not yet reviewed
Nigeria Eyes Creator Economy Taxes
A tax dispute involving Nigeria's Selar platform has exposed the Nigerian government's intent to tax its creator economy. Analysts note that similar regulatory pressure is plausible in Ghana, where…
- 2026-08-15Unverified — not yet reviewed
AKSA and GoldBod Under Spotlight
Ghana's Newsfile programme is set to discuss the AKSA energy deal, the current legal vacation period, and reported losses at GoldBod. The broadcast agenda keeps both the energy sector governance…
- 2026-08-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
Cybersecurity Gap Before Digital Plates
The Ga Mantse has called on authorities to strengthen cybersecurity measures before the DVLA proceeds with a national rollout of digital vehicle licence plates. The appeal highlights a governance gap…
- 2026-08-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
AGI Demands 24-Hour Economy Action
The Association of Ghana Industries has endorsed the government's 24-Hour Economy policy, describing it as a potential game changer if implemented to the letter, while its president separately…
- 2026-08-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
AGI Battles ABL Tax Crisis
The Association of Ghana Industries has opened formal talks with the Finance Ministry over what it describes as an urgent tax crisis affecting Accra Brewery Limited. The dispute illustrates the…
- 2026-08-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
Nigeria Identity Law Signals Gap
Nigeria's new identity law has raised unresolved questions about which authority regulates digital signatures, a regulatory gap that analysts note mirrors similar open questions in Ghana's own…
- 2026-08-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
NLC Goes Digital for Disputes
Ghana's National Labour Commission has shifted to digital platforms to deepen stakeholder engagement and widen access to its services. The move could ease labour dispute resolution for Ghana's…
- 2026-08-13TakeUnverified — not yet reviewed
CSA Sets Cybersecurity Enforcement Precedent
The Office of the Registrar of Companies — the state body that registers every business in Ghana — hired a cybersecurity firm that wasn't licensed to do the job. The Cyber Security Authority caught…
- 2026-08-13Unverified — not yet reviewed
Over-Regulation Stifles Ghana MSMEs
Research from the Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation Ghana finds that over-regulation is constraining the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises in the country. Separately, ILAPI data…