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Sir Sam Jonah’s dispute with Nigerian authorities over alleged changes to company ownership in Abuja has reached ECOWAS, raising wider questions about investor protection and cross-border investment in West Africa.
The global shift to electric vehicles and renewable energy has made minerals such as cobalt, lithium, and manganese strategically important. Africa supplies many of these resources, yet most refining and battery manufacturing occur elsewhere. As demand grows, the key question is whether African countries will remain raw material suppliers or build the industries needed to capture greater value from the energy transition. Read More.
Alhaji Alhassan Dantata was one of the most powerful merchants in West Africa before independence. Born in Kano in 1877, he built a vast trading network that connected Northern Nigerian farmers to global markets through the groundnut trade. By financing farmers, organizing buying agents, and controlling supply routes, he became the largest African merchant in the region during the colonial era. Today, he is also known as the grandfather of Aliko Dangote, but his own legacy stands as an early example of African commercial power operating within global trade systems.
Step into Accra’s malls and supermarkets and you’ll see more than shopping. You’ll see a fierce contest for the hearts and wallets of Ghanaians.
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Belgium’s Royal Museum for Central Africa rejected a digitisation proposal from KoBold Metals for colonial Congo geological archives, raising questions over who controls mineral data in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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From Bandana to Shatta Wale, Ghana’s dancehall king rewrote the rules of fame. His Independence Square birthday bash wasn’t just a concert — it was the coronation of a living legend.
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The Asante story reminds us: resources become power only when used for unity. Every region has a gift to bring to Ghana’s table — and when we bring them together, we rise as one nation.
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