By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Thechronicle
The Tema Oil Refinery, Ghana’s state-owned refinery, plans to list on the Ghana Stock Exchange to support its operational and financial recovery. Its managing director, Edmond Kombat, presented the plan to an International Monetary Fund delegation visiting to assess the rehabilitation of the site, The Chronicle reports.
Lesotho has unveiled the company tasked with building a bridge over the Senqu River at Tebellong, a project intended to make crossings safer in the mountainous area. The work is due to take 24 months, while a separate project will surface eight kilometres of road towards Thamathu, the Sunday Express reports.
🇱🇸 Lesotho · Source: Sunday Express ·
Transparency International is calling on Ghana’s Ministry of Justice to be held accountable after eleven Chinese detainees convicted of cybercrime escaped. The organisation denounces a failure of the judicial system, while measures have already been taken in the Council of Ministers, Midi Madagasikara reports.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: Midi Madagasikara ·
Seven Ghanaian fishermen missing for two weeks were found in the waters of Benin and Togo, then brought safely back to Tema. The Ghanaian navy, supported by Togolese and Beninese forces as well as other partners, launched the search after receiving a distress signal on 20 October, reports MyJoyOnline.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
Ghanaian gospel singer Bernice Ofeibea Offei will be buried on 14 November 2026 at the Legon Interdenominational Church in Ghana. Aged 63, she died on 12 September at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, reports The Ghana Report.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: Theghanareport ·
Ghana may revise law establishing gold bodyGhanaian Parliament Finance Committee chairman Isaac Adongo is defending the law that established Ghana GoldBod, the body responsible for the gold sector, despite opposition reservations. He says adjustments can be made after implementation if shortcomings emerge, according to Joy News.
Bank lending to manufacturers falls 26.8% in NigeriaNigerian banks cut lending to manufacturers by 26.8% to 5.19 trillion naira in the first half of 2026, down from 7.09 trillion a year earlier. Manufacturers are calling for better credit guarantees and the full activation of a 1 trillion naira stabilisation fund, according to Vanguard, citing Central Bank of Nigeria data.The week in Africa
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