Sea robberies hammering small-scale fishermen just pushed Ghana's defense brass to publicly demand more global backup in the Gulf of Guinea.
Ghana's maritime security push
Ernest Brogya Genfi called for beefed-up international help.
Artisanal fishermen are getting hit by high-sea robberies.
Genfi compared the ocean threat to regional terrorism.
Advanced surveillance gear tops Ghana's wishlist.
French Navy patrol vessel at Tema
Commandant Bouan docked for joint counter-piracy work.
Lieutenant Commander Damien Tocquer heads the 104-person crew.
Prior stop was Gabon, and Guinea-Conakry comes next.
Departure from Ghanaian waters is set for March 6.
A pilot housing scheme just kicked off across eight districts, aiming to chip away at Ghana's massive home shortage.
Ghana's Greenville housing rollout
Kenneth Gilbert Adjei confirmed the district-level program launch.
Eight districts are testing the initial pilot phase.
Each site gets 20 two-bedroom units built.
Rollout targets all 261 districts eventually.
National Homeownership Fair in Accra
Adjei dropped the news at the fair's opening.
Prospective buyers can link up with developers directly.
Mortgage options and ownership paths get showcased.
Financial institutions are on-site for the two-day event.
Ghana's fintech and e-government playbook is officially going continental after Malawi asked to copy the whole digital blueprint.
Malawi wants Ghana's tech model
Samuel Nartey George revealed the Africa expansion plan.
Dr. Shadric Namalomba extended the invite at MWC 2026.
Barcelona's Mobile World Congress hosted the key meeting.
Ghana's digital-innovation reputation drove the request.
The Zambia trip set the precedent
Twelve Ghanaian tech firms landed US$60 million in Zambia.
Those deals closed in just a three-day window.
President Mahama's state visit accompanied the business push.
George framed it as proof of continental demand.
Malawi's specific tech wish list
Digital ID systems and rural connectivity are top priorities...
A Ramadan iftar dinner hosted by Ghana's foreign ministry turned into a diplomatic rallying cry for Middle East peace and global humanitarian action.
Ablakwa's call at the iftar dinner
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa urged prayers for the Middle East crisis.
His speech leaned heavily on Koranic shared-humanity themes.
Diplomats attending reinforced Ghana's international friendships.
Dialogue was pitched as the fix for global conflicts.
National Chief Imam got a shoutout
Ablakwa honored the Chief Imam's interfaith unity work.
His leadership was called a moral anchor for Ghana.
Fasting Muslims were encouraged to spread Ramadan blessings.
Community generosity was framed as a spiritual obligation.
Dr. Azindoo tied Ramadan to diplomacy...
A three-day military tour by American war-college students just put Ghana's border defense playbook under a friendly but strategic spotlight.
US Air War College delegation in Ghana
Ten students visited the Ghana Armed Forces General Headquarters.
Colonel Amanda Watkin led the delegation's strategic tour.
Air Vice Marshal Joshua Mensah-Larkai hosted the group.
West African security threats dominated the briefing topics.
Key stops on the itinerary
The Ghana Navy Headquarters was part of the tour schedule.
Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre got a visit.
Students also toured the Ministry of Defence facilities.
GAF Command and Staff College rounded out the trip.
Defence ties and regional stability
Mensah-Larkai...
A fake gold-task-force heist just blew up in Accra after one of the alleged robbers got physically grabbed by the very person he tried to rip off.
Gold heist at Achimota Mile 7
Edem Abotsi faces robbery charges in a circuit court.
Accomplices allegedly swiped one kilogram of gold.
A gold-testing machine also vanished during the incident.
Abotsi denied conspiring with five other suspects.
How the sting fell apart
Razak brokered a bogus gold sale to Agape Mining.
Buyers shelled out GH¢900,000 before everything unraveled.
Fake task-force shirts reading Ghana Goldbod were worn.
Razak bolted with the cash in a Toyota Corolla.
Complainant fought back hard
Joel John Rawlings physically wrestled Abotsi into custody.
His suspicion kicked...
Armed men in unmarked vehicles besieged a prominent Zimbabwean opposition figure's offices, assaulting staff and issuing explicit death threats tied to an upcoming political launch.
CDF offices stormed by armed, unidentified men
Tendai Biti's offices got surrounded by men in unregistered vehicles.
Assailants beat his driver and the accompanying women with batons.
AK-47 rifles were reportedly brandished during the attack.
Attackers explicitly threatened to kill the CDF convener.
Chilling threats referenced past political violence
Assailants vowed that CDF will never launch in Zimbabwe.
They invoked what happened to Professor Lovemore Madhuku.
Three vehicles tailed Biti's car after he left the offices.
Contact with Biti and other CDF...
Australian rightsholders pulled AUD $330 million from Spotify last year, reflecting a 7% bump that tracks with the platform's broader global payout surge past $11 billion.
Spotify's Australian payouts keep climbing
Spotify funneled AUD $330 million to Australian rightsholders in 2025.
Over 370 local artists now earn AUD $100K-plus annually from Spotify.
That earner count doubled compared to 2017 figures.
Australia ranked as the eleventh-largest recorded music market globally.
Listener engagement numbers paint a healthy picture
Australian fans streamed local artists 223 million more times year over year.
Global first-time discovery of Australian artists hit 2.7 billion instances.
Nearly half of all Australians actively use the...
A five-year plan delivered in just three years caps off a tenure that saw the UK's biggest songwriting royalty body double its revenues over the past decade.
PRS for Music CEO exits at year's end
Andrea Czapary Martin steps down from PRS for Music in late 2026.
Her departure was mutually agreed upon with the Members' Council.
PRS represents over 180,000 songwriters, composers, and publishers.
Martin joined as CEO back in June 2019.
The numbers under her watch look impressive
PRS paid out £1.02 billion in royalties during 2024.
That figure climbed 8.1% compared to the prior year.
Revenues and distributions doubled across the last decade.
Her ambitious five-year plan landed three years ahead of schedule.
Pandemic leadership defined...
