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Bank of Ghana Governor Johnson Asiama is urging the International Monetary Fund to strengthen its support for African capabilities in artificial intelligence and digital technology. He cited persistent gaps in cybersecurity, infrastructure, regulation and financing at a meeting in Bangkok, according to Starrfm.
Source: Starrfm
Ghana’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Solomon Asamoah, former chief executive of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund, against an order to open his defence in the $2 million Accra SkyTrain project case. He is being prosecuted with Christopher Ameyaw-Ekumfi, according to 3news.
Source: 3news
Ghana will apply value added tax collection to mobile payments and other digital means used to pay for foreign services such as Netflix or Spotify. The system will automatically separate the tax portion from the amount paid to the provider, according to Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, cited by TheGhanaReport.
Source: Theghanareport
Ghana’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Solomon Asamoah, a former head of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund, against his being ordered to stand trial in a case involving an alleged $2 million financial loss. He must present his defence alongside former board chairman Ameyaw Akumfi, reports MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s National Democratic Congress has appointed Julius Kwame Anthony deputy communications director, with immediate effect. The decision, approved on 13 October 2026, aims to strengthen the team responsible for promoting the party’s policies, according to a statement signed by its General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey.
Source: Ghanaiantimes
Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology will receive new students on 15 October 2026 and returning students on 17 October, before lectures resume on 19 October. The new dates for the 2026-2027 academic year were announced after an extraordinary management meeting, according to MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Former SIC Life Savings and Loans managing director Amma Frimpomaa Dwumah responded to a summons from Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). The investigation concerns an alleged conspiracy that caused revised losses of about 27 million cedis, while MP John Darko was placed under investigative bail, according to EOCO.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Senegalese players Makhtar Gueye and Papa Ndiaye have joined Uganda’s Nam Blazers and Ghana’s Spintex Knights for the 2027 Basketball Africa League qualifiers. The qualifying phase will take place from 21 to 25 October 2026, while the two clubs will play in separate groups, according to wiwsport.com and Basket 221.
Source: Senego
George Afriyie, former vice-president of the Ghana Football Association, has called on the Black Stars to bring together their best players to revive their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. Ghana lost its first two matches and will face Somalia in November, according to MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, is asking public officials to account for every cedi entrusted by the state and recover misappropriated funds. He is particularly calling for stronger control systems so that recovering funds does not become an annual practice, reports 3news.
Source: 3news
Ghanaian football administrator Fitzgerald Barkers Woode advises the Ghana Football Association not to rush its choice of the next Black Stars coach. A five-member committee is reviewing applications ahead of the two matches against Somalia scheduled for November, reports MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s New Patriotic Party rejects Emilia Agbenyo’s appointment as Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, citing her alleged links to the National Democratic Congress. The party is asking President John Dramani Mahama to withdraw the appointment before the 2028 general elections, reports The Ghana Report.
Source: Theghanareport
Isaac Tandoh, head of Ghana’s Minerals Commission, has called for partnerships to process more minerals in the country rather than exporting them raw. He notably requested technology and skills transfers during the Russia-Africa Dialogue on raw materials, Starrfm reports.
Source: Starrfm
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has announced an additional 400 million cedis in the 2027 budget to recruit guards tasked with protecting waterways from illegal mining. The funding is intended to strengthen monitoring of rivers and forest reserves, the head of state said during a meeting with traditional leaders in Accra.
Source: Starrfm
Liquefied petroleum gas prices could rise by 16.98% to 18.50% in Ghana during the second half of October 2026, while petrol and diesel prices are expected to fall. The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers links these developments to international supply tensions, according to its forecasts.
Source: Starrfm
Black Queens coach Lars Kim Björkegren considers qualification for the 2028 Olympics very difficult after the 10-0 victory over Mauritius. Ghana will face Zambia from 23 February to 6 March 2027 for one of the two places available to African teams, according to MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
The Ghana Rugby Football Union and the Women’s Commission of the Ghana Olympic Committee organised a breast cancer awareness session for female athletes, coaches, officials and community members. The initiative emphasised early screening and self-examination, with financial support from Sunda International Ghana, according to the organisers.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s women’s team beat Mauritius 7-0 in the second leg of the second round of qualifying for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, taking the aggregate score to 10-0. The Black Queens advance to the third round, where they will continue their bid to qualify for the women’s tournament, The Ghana Report said.
Source: Theghanareport
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