Kofi Ahovi

  By Albert Amekudzi In Ghana today, one of the easiest ways to trend on radio, television, or social media is to blame mining companies for underdevelopment in mining communities. According to the growing public narrative, mining firms are not doing enough. They are accused of taking the gold, making profits, and leaving communities poor. It is an argument that gets applause almost instantly. But while everyone is busy pointing fingers at mining companies, there is one awkward question nobody seems eager to ask: What exactly has the State done with the billions of cedis in mining royalties and taxes it has already collected? That question rarely enters the conversation. And perhaps it is because asking it would force us to confront a very uncomfortable truth: maybe the bigger issue is not simply whether mining companies are doing enough, but whether the State itself has failed in its own developmental responsibilities. Because let us be honest for a moment when a community lacks r...

  The Group Chief Executive Officer and President of MTN, Ralph Mupita, has expressed strong optimism about Africa’s role in shaping the future of global finance, stating that the continent is well positioned to lead the next phase of digital financial transformation. He made the remarks during a fireside chat with   broadcaster Bernard Avle at the 3i Africa Summit held at the Destiny Arena in Accra. Ralph said Africa’s rapid progress in mobile money and digital financial services provides a strong foundation for the continent to transition into a more advanced and integrated digital finance ecosystem. We are moving from mobile money to true digital finance. Across Africa, we have seen tremendous growth in financial inclusion, but the next phase will be defined by more sophisticated, app-based, and technology-driven financial systems,” he said. He noted that the evolution of digital finance will go beyond basic payments to include digital credit, remittances, embedded fin...

The Project Director of Zoomlion Kenya , Dr. Peter Dagadu, has announced that the company is making significant progress barely a month after commencing operations in Nairobi under the city’s integrated waste management programme. Speaking during a working visit by Kenya’s Majority Leader, Kimani Ichung’wah, to the Zoomlion head office in Nairobi on Wednesday, May 13, Dr. Dagadu stated that the company is working closely with city authorities to deliver an end-to-end waste management solution aimed at improving sanitation, environmental conditions, and public health across the city. According to Dr. Dagadu, Zoomlion’s intervention is focused on transforming Nairobi’s waste management system through a combination of emergency clean-up operations, infrastructure development, and long-term sustainability measures. He disclosed that before the company’s intervention, Nairobi had approximately 109 illegal dumpsites spread across different parts of the city, posing serious environmental and ...

Kobby Bentsi-Enchill, Head, Investment Banking, Stanbic Bank Ghana Kobby Bentsi-Enchill, Head of Investment Banking at Stanbic Bank Ghana, has advised real estate developers across Africa to complement their innovative ideas with careful project preparation, highlighting that well-structured plans are more likely to attract meaningful financing from banks. Bentsi-Enchill made the remarks at the Africa Real Estate Festival, where he joined industry leaders, investors, and developers to examine the persistent financing gaps that continue to slow the pace of property development across Africa. When a developer walks through our doors with a project, the quality of the idea matters, but it is rarely the deciding factor. What separates a fundable project from one that stalls at the assessment stage is preparation. Complete documentation, credible financial projections, clear land title, and a well-articulated exit strategy tell us that the developer has done the hard thinking. That is what ...

Kwabena Boamah, Managing Director, Stanbic Investment Management Services (SIMS), Ghana   Kwabena Boamah, Managing Director of Stanbic Investment Management Services LTD, has called for a more structured and strategic approach to pension fund investments in private equity, stressing that gaps in policy, governance, and expertise continue to limit participation in the asset class. Delivering a presentation at the 2026 Annual Conference of the Ghana Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (GVCA), Boamah addressed industry stakeholders on the theme: “Pension Fund Co-Investment Success: Internal Processes, Reviewing VC/PE Transactions, Expectations of Trustees and Fund Managers.” His remarks highlighted both the progress made and the persistent barriers preventing trustees from fully embracing private equity as a viable investment avenue. “While it is encouraging that more trustees are beginning to explore private equity and even making second commitments, the pace of adoption...

 By Emmanuel Borketey Bortey- Enterprise Banker, Business and Commercial Banking, Stanbic Bank Ghana. There is a quiet transformation underway across Ghana’s business landscape. One that does not announce itself with fanfare but reveals itself in the hum of solar panels on factory rooftops, the reduced fuel bills of a mid-sized agribusiness, and the steady output of a hotel that no longer dreads the next power outage. Ghana’s small and medium-sized enterprises, the backbone of an economy that generates over 70 percent of employment, are beginning to chart a different course. They are moving, however gradually, toward cleaner, more sustainable energy solutions. And at the heart of that movement is the growing role of green financing. For too long, the conversation around sustainability in Ghana has been dominated by large corporations and government policy frameworks, leaving SMEs to navigate an energy reality that is both costly and unreliable. Frequent power fluctuations, an overd...