Story by: Daniel Kwabena Asare The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network is marking a decade of empowering women of African descent across the continent and the diaspora with a year-long celebration that blends intellectual discourse, public health advocacy, fundraising, and high-level networking. The Network, presently operating in eleven (11) countries thus Kenya, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia, United states of America and whose headquarters sits in Ghana has released a detailed timetable for its tenth Anniversary activities that will commence from June to October 2026. At the centre of the celebrations is the tenth Anniversary Public Lecture scheduled for June 10, 2026. The lecture is expected to bring together thought leaders, policymakers, and young women from across Africa

By: Daniel Asare Chartered accountant and corporate governance expert, Dr. Valentin Kwasi Mensah as reacted to the just ended state of the nations addressed read by the President on the floor of parliament on February, 27th 2026 Dr. Mensah urged the current government to implement practical measures to enhance the transport sector in order to improve the delivery of goods and services and boost Ghana’s agriculture sector and economy. Delivering the 2026 State of the Nation Address in Parliament, President John Dramani Mahama announced that Ghana’s economy has crossed the $100 billion mark for the first time in the nation’s history, a milestone expected to position the country among Africa’s largest and fastest-growing economies. According to him, growth has been recorded across all major

Story by: Daniel Kwabena Asare President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association Perpetual Ofori- Ampofo, has reiterated the need for women to receive essential support. Delivering a commemorative speech at an event to climax this year’s International Women’s Day, she intimated that equipping and empowering them to contribute their quota would equally sustain economic growth and accelerate national development. International Women’s Day which falls on March 8th is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural. and political achievements of women. It also focuses on issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. As part of efforts to climax this year’s edition, the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association of Ghana held themed: “Give to gain”: The Role

Story by: Daniel Kwabena Asare Director of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, Dr. Collins Rawlings Nunyonameh, has stated emphatically that Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was not overthrown due to dictatorship or corruption but rather for his success against imperialism. According to him, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) fear his perseverance and success to such an extent that they connived with internal collaborators and facilitated his removal. As part of an annual event, the Socialist Movement of Ghana (SMG) commemorated the First President of the Republic, Osaegyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, reflecting on his successes and the events leading to his overthrow, observed as “Ghana's Day of Shame”. The theme for this year's commemoration was "60 Years after Ghana’s Day of Shame: Imperialism on the Rampage." The

Story By: Daniel Kwabena Asare The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) has commended the Government of Ghana and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for their bold and timely directive banning the entry of transit goods for some selected products through the Aflao border including spaghetti and tin tomatoes According to the Association This decisive intervention is a significant step toward safeguarding local industries, protecting government revenue and strengthening regulatory control at the nation’s borders For several years, the influx of transit goods through land borders has posed serious challenges to legitimate businesses, undermined local manufacturing, distorted market competition and import ecosystem, particularly within the food and beverages sector, where unregulated inflows of goods have had severe implications for local producers and

By: Daniel Asare General Secretary of the Construction and Building Materials Workers Union (CBMWU), Richard Asamoah-Mensah has made a strong case for the fourth tranche of the International Monetary Funds to improve the country’s road network and pay contractors. Citing the reduction in prices of iron rods ton from 9,600 to 7,700 Ghana cedis, he also urged the government to inject part of it to pay contractors for enhanced efficiency. Ghana has received a fresh disbursement of approximately US$367 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), following the successful completion of the Fourth Review of the country’s programme with the Fund. The funds, which were credited to the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) account on July 9, 2025, come in the wake of the IMF