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Global systems extract costs from ordinary Ghanaians daily

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A Chronicle essay traces one day in the life of Abena, a 34-year-old fabric seller in Madina who navigates multiple global systems—including money-transfer networks that charge sub-Saharan Africa an average of 8 percent, far above the global 3 percent target—each extracting value before day's end, illustrating how international financial infrastructure shapes the lives of ordinary Africans.

21 July 2026 · The Chronicle →

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Global systems extract costs from ordinary Ghanaians daily
A Chronicle essay traces one day in the life of Abena, a 34-year-old fabric seller in Madina who navigates multiple global systems—including money-transfer networks that charge sub-Saharan Africa an average of 8 percent, far above the global 3 percent target—each extracting value before day's end, illustrating how international financial infrastructure shapes the lives of ordinary Africans.
21 July 2026 · The Chronicle →

Tuesday 14 July

Air quality experts convene in South Africa on African pollution crisis
Air quality experts from more than 40 countries gathered in Pretoria for the Africa Clean Air Forum 2026, held under the theme "Investment Case for Clean Air and Healthy Cities," as African countries face a mounting air pollution crisis. According to the Clean Air Fund's State of Global Air Quality Funding 2025 Report, the African region received less than 1% of global air quality funding despite experiencing high levels of pollutant exposure that caused 1.2 million premature deaths across the continent in 2023.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 29 June

Ghana holds England 0-0 in symbolic football match
Ghana drew 0-0 with England in a June 2026 football match, with the article framing the result as a historical reckoning—noting that England abstained on a UN resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity in March 2026, then failed to score against Ghana three months later.
29 June 2026 · The Chronicle →

Monday 22 June

UNICEF: Ghana needs more early childhood development spending
UNICEF has praised Ghana's early childhood care and development policies but says public spending on children remains low, delayed and unevenly distributed. Children aged zero to five receive only 13 per cent of total public spending on children despite accounting for about one-third of the country's child population, and children from wealthier households benefit from nearly twice as much public investment per person as those from the poorest households.
22 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Thursday 18 June

G7 concentration of power contradicts globalization's equalizing promise
An opinion piece argues that the G7, representing a small fraction of the world's population, exerts disproportionate influence over global finance, trade, technology standards, security, and development despite globalization being presented as a grand equalizer that would disperse power beyond traditional centres.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 13 May

India-Africa Forum Summit signals deepened partnership on resilience
The fourth India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi reflects strengthened ties between the regions, with India and Ghana elevating their relationship to "Comprehensive Partnership" following PM Modi's July 2025 visit to Ghana. The summit, themed around innovation and inclusive transformation, builds on decades of engagement including Ghana's participation since the first summit in 2008.
13 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Kenya hosts Africa-France summit for first time on Anglophone soil
The Africa Forward Summit, held in Nairobi under presidents Ruto and Macron, marks the first time the flagship gathering has taken place outside France or Francophone African countries since its inception in 1973, signaling a shift in France's approach to African partnerships as the continent's economic importance grows.
13 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Monday 11 May

AU Chair demands permanent African seats on UN Security Council
The African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has renewed Africa's call for permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council, characterizing the continent's exclusion as a historical injustice. He reiterated Africa's proposal for no fewer than two permanent seats with veto powers and five non-permanent seats in an expanded Security Council, guided by the Ezulwini Consensus and Sirte Declaration.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 8 May

India-Africa Forum Summit reflects deepening partnership
The fourth India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi, themed "India-Africa Strategic Partnership for Innovation, Resilience, and Inclusive Transformation," brings together the two regions to build economic strength and resilience. Ghana has been a key partner in this relationship since the first summit in 2008, with recent visits by Prime Minister Modi to Ghana in July 2025 elevating ties to 'Comprehensive Partnership'.
8 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Tuesday 5 May

Ghana takes AU vice-chair role; Africa needs execution not vision
Ghana will become First Vice-Chair of the African Union after the February 2026 summit, positioning itself to help shift the AU from aspiration to implementation. The AU has long-standing frameworks like Agenda 2063 and AfCFTA, but implementation remains weak, with intra-African trade below a fifth of total trade and less than a third of flagship projects on track.
5 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →