Kofi Ahovi

  By Faustina Dagau The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is working towards establishing a regional framework for private copying remuneration to ensure that creative professionals across member states benefit from the reproduction of their copyrighted works. The initiative is expected to draw on existing practices in Francophone countries and extend the experience to Anglophone and Portuguese-speaking member states to promote a more harmonised approach to compensating creators. Dr. Roland Kouakou, Director of Education, Science and Culture at the ECOWAS Commission, said a study on private copying remuneration had examined existing legislation and practices in Francophone countries to identify approaches that could be adopted across the region. ECOWAS has 12 member states now. When you take all the Francophone countries, they already have guidelines on the remuneration of private copying. So this study is also to share the best practices ongoing in Francophone cou...

The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called for stronger intellectual property protection and fair remuneration for African creatives, while urging countries holding looted African cultural artefacts to return them to their countries of origin. She said African musicians, writers, filmmakers, performers and other creative professionals deserved appropriate compensation for their intellectual contributions, just as African countries deserved the restoration of cultural treasures taken from their communities. If I had the opportunity to be paid for the work that I have done, I am sure I would be in a much better position by now,” she said, drawing on her personal experience in the creative industry, which she entered at the age of 17. Gomashie made the remarks in Accra on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, when she officially opened a technical meeting on the validation of a study on private copying remuneration in ECOWAS member states, alongside a regiona...

  Panellists at a civil society dialogue on Ghana’s mining sector have called for greater transparency, accountability and effective management of mineral revenues to ensure that the country derives maximum value from its natural resources. They said Ghana’s benefits from mining should go beyond royalties and taxes to include local employment, skills development, infrastructure, local procurement and stronger participation of Ghanaian businesses in the mining supply chain. The call was made at a dialogue organised by the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), in partnership with the Ghana Chamber of Mines, in Accra on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The dialogue, held on the theme, “Ghana’s Mining Fiscal and Revenue Governance Architecture: Is Ghana Maximising Value from its Mineral Wealth?”, brought together representatives of government, the mining industry and civil society to examine the country's fiscal arrangements and the distribution of benefits from mineral resources. Th...

Prudential Bank LTD has strongly advocated inclusive banking and equitable financial access by hosting a specialized Financial Literacy workshop for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The event held in Accra was organized in partnership with Sightsavers International on the theme Advancing Financial Inclusion: Empowering Every Ability. The workshop brought together members of the disability community, advocates, and financial experts to address the unique barriers that PWDs often face when accessing formal financial services. The initiative aimed to strengthen participants’ financial knowledge and promote greater access to banking information and services among persons with disabilities by equipping them with the tools needed to make informed financial decisions, build wealth, and navigate the banking system with confidence. Speaking at the programme on behalf of the Acting Managing Director, the Head of Commercial Banking, Fredrick Adomako-Ansah emphasised the importance of ensuring th...

  To address the growing complexity of modern digital crime, AI-powered learning platform brAInify and IGNITE Social Enterprise (IGNITE) have conducted an intensive AI and Cybersecurity Workshop in Accra for 50 leading Ghanaian law enforcement and security officers. The hands-on capacity-building program convened senior officers from the Ghana Immigration Service alongside specialized units within the Ghana Police Service’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID). Participating divisions included investigators from Interpol, Cybersecurity, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU), Financial Crime, and Legal units. Designed and powered by brAInify —IGNITE’s proprietary AI-driven digital education platform—the workshop focused on practical, high-impact digital skills to assist officers in modernizing case management and command briefings: Applying prompt engineering and data structuring to manage high-volume case documentation. Tracing complex financial transaction trails across cross...

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has called for a balanced mining fiscal framework that delivers fair public revenues and tangible community benefits while sustaining the investment needed to secure the industry’s future. The Chamber’s Chief Operating Officer, Ahmed Dasana Nantogmah, said Ghana’s success in maximising mineral wealth should be measured by both the revenues collected today and the lasting economic opportunities created for the country. He was speaking at a civil society dialogue organised in partnership with the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) under the theme, “Ghana’s Mining Fiscal and Revenue Governance Architecture: Is Ghana Maximising Value from Its Mineral Wealth?” Nantogmah described investors, communities and government as three interdependent pillars whose interests must be considered together. Investors, communities and government form the mining tripod. Each must derive value through fair returns, improved livelihoods and sustainable public revenues. Our...