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Parliament approves GH¢8.7 billion allocation to District Assemblies Common Fund for 2026

Parliament of Ghana has approved an allocation of GH¢8.7 billion to the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) for the 2026 fiscal year, reinforcing the...

Bitcoin resilience shines amid Iran war chaos

Bitcoin resilience has emerged as a defining narrative in March 2026, with the leading cryptocurrency climbing roughly 10% since the Iran war erupted on...

AI agents prediction markets revolutionize trading

AI agents prediction markets are emerging as a powerful force, quietly shifting the dynamics of platforms like Polymarket by enabling 24/7, emotion-free, data-driven trading...

Health authorities warn of rising genital warts cases in Ghana

Health authorities in Ghana have raised concerns over a noticeable increase in cases of genital warts, prompting renewed calls for public awareness, early treatment...

UK pledges support to strengthen Ghana Armed Forces capacity

The United Kingdom, UK, has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the operational capacity of the Ghana Armed Forces, in a move aimed at deepening...

Iran’s security Chief Ali Larijani reportedly killed in Israeli airstrike

Israeli officials have claimed that Ali Larijani, one of Iran’s most senior political and security figures, was killed in a targeted airstrike, marking a...

$300M boost for Ghana secondary education reform

Secondary education reform in Ghana receives a major boost with the World Bank’s confirmed US$300 million commitment to the Secondary Education Transformation for Access,...

Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue OpenAI over alleged copyright violations in AI training

Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the firm of infringing on the copyright of nearly 100,000 articles by using...

President Mahama announces increase in security services recruitment target to 40,000

President John Dramani Mahama has widened the scope of the country’s security services recruitment initiative by directing that the number of new recruits be...

Trump asks China if visit to Beijing can be delayed a month due to Iran war

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Chinese authorities to delay his planned diplomatic visit to Beijing by about a month, citing the intensifying war...

Iran hits key UAE oil port and Dubai airport

Iran has launched a series of coordinated strikes targeting critical infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates, including the strategically vital Fujairah oil port and...

Starlink expands into Central African Republic as Iran blackout sparks global calls for access

Elon Musk has announced the official launch of Starlink services in the Central African Republic, marking a major milestone in efforts to expand internet...

IFC weighs US$30m trade finance facility to boost Angola’s cross border trade capacity

The International Finance Corporation, IFC, is considering a trade finance facility of up to 30 million dollars for Banco de Fomento Angola in a...

SEC and CFTC join forces to reshape crypto oversight in the United States

The United States’ two main financial regulators, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, CFTC, have agreed to...

E&P Bid for Damang Mine signals potential shift toward Ghanaian ownership in large-scale mining

A bid by Ghanaian mining services company Engineers and Planners (E&P) to acquire the Damang Gold Mine is drawing significant attention within the country’s...

GPRTU warns possible transport fare increase over anticipated fuel price hike

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has warned that public transport fares in Ghana could soon increase if fuel prices continue to rise...