Ghana

WAEMU's financial markets authority paralysed

The West African Economic and Monetary Union's capital‑markets regulator has been unable to convene its board.

Accra nurtures its relations with Alliance of Sahel states

John Mahama chose to invite the Alliance of the Sahel States to the high-level consultative conference on regional cooperation and security, rather than Ivory Coast and Benin.

The New Guard
Morocco, Ethiopia, Ghana

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

MoroccoIsmaïl Zouhair, behind the wheel of Tesla's future in the kingdom

EthiopiaImran Nuruhussen, new champion of coffee producers

GhanaGertrude Emefa Donkor, sparkling strategist heading national jewellery

Lomé secures future leadership of the West African Health Organization

Togo, which has long coveted the position, ultimately won the argument in the ECOWAS negotiations.

ECOWAS military chiefs heading to Freetown to debate future of standby force

The leaders of the region's armed forces will meet in the Sierra Leone capital in the coming weeks to launch the regional anti-terrorist force. The contingents made available to ECOWAS by each army will also be announced.

Rand Refinery hesitating over golden opportunity in Accra

The continent's leading gold refinery has signed a partnership agreement with Ghana's Gold Coast Refinery, a subsidiary of Egypt's Euroget. However, the South African group fears that by collaborating with it, it will lose its industrial mining customers in Ghana.

ECOWAS 50th birthday bash cancelled in Lomé

The regional organisation's anniversary summit, scheduled to take place in the Togolese capital in 2026, had sparked intense debate from the outset. It will not take place after all.

Ivorian banker Abdourahmane Cissé leaves Lazard Frères

Recruited in early 2025 to revive the African operations of Lazard Frères bank, founded in 1848, Abdourahmane Cissé has stepped down from his post.

Ouattara irked by Sandaogo Damiba's extradition to Ouagadougou

President Ouattara was far from happy with the extradition of former Burkinabé transitional leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba from Lomé to Ouagadougou.

Société Générale's former executives set up own consulting bank

A handful of former senior African executives from the banking institution are preparing to officially launch a new structure called Tomasteed Alternative Credit Advisors.

Former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta to know outcome of Interpol notice by February

While the Red Notice issued against him by Interpol was recently suspened, the founder of Databank is looking to get it permanently deleted.

Head of Belgian diplomacy sets up West African tour

Maxime Prévot plans to travel to West Africa in 2026. He could notably visit Nigeria, especially as Brussels is set to inaugurate a new embassy there in January.

WAEMU succession battle against backdrop of AES crisis

The departure of Togolese Badanam Patoki from the presidency of the Financial Markets Authority of the West African Economic and Monetary Union has reopened a succession battle within the institution, this time pitting Niger against Benin.

Accra's return to the bond market takes shape

Initially planned for the end of 2025, the next issue of domestic bonds by the Ghanaian government should finally take place in the second half of 2026. This will give John Dramani Mahama's government time to win over investors and rating agencies.