The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has announced a strategic partnership with the All-Africa Intellectual Property Summit to promote intellectual property as a driver of intra-African trade, industrialisation, innovation and the continent’s creative economy. The partnership will support the seventh All Africa Intellectual Property Summit, scheduled to take […]
“Stop the Blame Game” —AIFF Applaud Government, GPHA Over Tema Port Action
The Advocates for Indigenous Freight Forwarders have commended the government, the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, and the management of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) for their swift intervention to ease congestion at the Tema Port. The commendation follows government’s decision to make an additional […]
HanyPay and Visions Ahead Foundation Launch Ghana–India High-Level Trade and Investment Mission
By Christian Ahodie Yaw Selected Ghanaian and African businesses will engage Indian investors, manufacturers and institutions in New Delhi from 15–23 November 2026 HanyPay Ghana Ltd, in strategic collaboration with Visions Ahead Foundation, India, has announced The Ghana–India Project 2026: High-Level Trade and Investment Mission, scheduled to take place in […]
Puma Energy Ghana Announces New Partnership to Help Accelerate Government’s 50% LPG Penetration Target
CRM Alliance Targets Households While Strengthening Ghana’s LPG Value Chain As the Government advances its goal to reach 50% Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) penetration by 2030 through the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM), Puma Energy Ghana, a global downstream energy company, has formalised a partnership with five local LPG distributors. This […]
AfCFTA Partners with All Africa IP Summit
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the All Africa Intellectual Property Summit have announced a strategic partnership to strengthen the role of intellectual property in advancing intra-African trade, industrialisation, innovation and Africa’s creative economy. The partnership comes at an important stage in the development of Africa’s continental […]
Yellow Card Appoints Ross Everett as Group CFO
Former Monzo and Deutsche Bank finance leader joins Yellow Card to strengthen its financial leadership as the company scales its global payments infrastructure Yellow Card, a global financial infrastructure provider powering stablecoin-enabled payments, treasury and access to dollar liquidity, today announced the appointment of Ross Everett as Group Chief Financial […]
AfCFTA Secretary-General Champions Africa’s Digital Trade Ambition At Unstoppable Africa 2026
The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, H.E. Wamkele Mene, participated in Unstoppable Africa 2026, the flagship convening of the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI), held in New York on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). H.E. Mene featured in a fireside chat […]
Nigeria Digitalises AfCFTA Certificate of Origin, Cuts Processing Time to 24 Hours
Nigeria has reduced the processing time for the AfCFTA Certificate of Origin from more than five days to 24 hours, following the digitalisation of its registration, verification and certification processes. Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, announced the development at the third-quarter meeting of the AfCFTA […]
Tema Port Security Under Spotlight as Liaison Role Change Raises Fresh Questions
Story By: Felix Ernest Odamtten and Mohammed Faisel Mustapha Questions are being raised over the chain of command and coordination of security operations at the Tema Port following changes to the position of a security liaison officer and allegations surrounding the handling of security responsibilities at the country’s largest maritime […]
Access Bank, Visa Push Digital Payments to Market Traders, Vendors
Access Bank Ghana, in partnership with Visa, has launched Visa Accept, a smartphone-based payment solution designed to enable nano and small businesses to accept contactless card payments without the need for a traditional point-of-sale (POS) terminal. The initiative, according to the two financial institutions, is aimed at addressing one of […]










