Category: Business

$17m Gold Dispute Escalates as Assay Records and Legal Battles Deepen

A multimillion-dollar gold trade dispute involving Sesi-Edem Company Limited and JG Resources Limited is expanding beyond a commercial disagreement, with the matter now attracting legal, regulatory, and governance scrutiny over alleged assay discrepancies, contractual breaches, and unresolved financial obligations. The controversy, which industry sources estimate involves exposure exceeding $20 million, […]

Gold Fields Reaffirms Commitment to Tarkwa Lease Renewal Despite Traditional Council Concerns

Gold Fields Ghana has reiterated its confidence in its application to renew the Tarkwa mining lease, arguing that its continued operation of the mine offers the strongest guarantee for sustained economic growth, employment and community development, despite objections raised by sections of the Apinto Divisional Council. In a statement issued […]

Visa Expands Visa Pay to Additional Issuers Across Africa; Accelerating Digital Payments Access

Banks, mobile money operators and fintechs are expanding access to e-commerce, remittances and digital disbursements through mobile-first virtual card experiences. Through an SDK, issuers embed Visa Pay capabilities into their existing mobile applications and launch virtual cards and payment experiences quickly and securely. Visa is expanding access to Visa Pay […]

From Trade Fair to Factory Floor: AfCFTA Chief Rallies Angola’s Industrial Drive for Africa’s Single Market

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has concluded a high-profile mission to Angola with a renewed push to transform African industrial production into continental trade, announcing plans to mobilise businesses, investors and development finance institutions to accelerate implementation of Africa’s single market. The mission, led by AfCFTA Secretary-General […]

AfCFTA Secretariat and ADI Foundation Partner to Develop Africa’s Digital Trade Infrastructure to Power the Future of Intra-African Trade

A new joint venture to build an African-owned digital trade infrastructure under the AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and ADI Foundation signed, on 18 July 2026 in New York, a Strategic Partnership Agreement providing for the creation of a joint venture to […]

AfCFTA Digital Trade Drive Targets Faster Payments, Smarter Trade and a $712 Billion African Digital Economy

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has declared that Africa’s digital trade agenda has entered a new phase of implementation following the successful conclusion of the Second AfCFTA Digital Trade Forum in Lagos, Nigeria. Held under the theme “Digital Trade for a Connected African Market,” the forum brought […]