Ghana

Tullow Oil loses $196.5m Ghana tax dispute after ICC ruling

Drowning prevention gains momentum as WHO launches PROTECT

The World Health Organization unveiled PROTECT, a seven‑pillar technical package to prevent drowning, focusing on safer water infrastructure, rescue and resuscitation, occupational safety, stronger water transport standards, swimming and water safety education, child protection, and flood and emergency preparedness, with Ghana highlighted as the launch site ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day. The plan targets roughly 300,000 drowning deaths annually—predominantly in low‑ and middle‑income countries—and follows a global strategy to cut deaths by a substantial margin by 2035 amid rising climate-related risks, calling for cross‑sector action by governments and partners.

M-KOPA Reaches 10 Million Customers Across Five African Markets

M-KOPA has reached 10 million customers across Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa through its More than a Phone platform that blends smartphone financing with embedded insurance and credit for Everyday Earners. Since 2020 it has added 9 million customers in six years, with Nigeria the fastest-growing market, about 10,000 new customers daily, and a Kenya assembly factory of 400+ staff that has produced more than 3.3 million devices, supported by a network of over 40,000 agents.

Cedi coin rejection spurs BoG warning nationwide

The Bank of Ghana warned that refusing to accept cedi coins and notes in transactions is an offence punishable by up to three years in prison, a fine, or both, with enforcement by the police. It stressed that all coins in circulation remain legal tender (including pesewa, GH₵1 and GH₵2) and no trader can reject them, with ongoing enforcement and public reporting encouraged.

Families in the Dark as 19 US Deportees Vanish After Arrival in Ghana

A group of 19 West African nationals deported by the U.S. under a controversial Trump administration program has disappeared after being moved from a Ghanaian hotel to an undisclosed location. According to The…