The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has signalled renewed interest in deepening its development partnership with Ghana, as the United States development agency welcomed a high-level delegation from the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) for discussions on Ghana’s next …
… MiDA at Centre of Ghana’s New Approach A key element of the President’s proposition is the role of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) as Ghana’s institutional gateway to global philanthropy. …
President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated the strategic role of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) in coordinating Ghana’s engagement with global philanthropic institutions. …
… Governance determines mineral benefits The call for stronger governance systems was echoed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould, who said Africa’s resource wealth must be strategically managed to deliver lastin …
The Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould, has called for stronger governance frameworks to ensure Africa’s critical mineral resources become a catalyst for sustainable development rather than conflict, insisting that …
… The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Mr Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould, cautioned that Africa’s growing critical minerals industry could become another resource curse if governance was neglected. …
The Acting Chief Executive of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould, has cautioned African leaders and policymakers against allowing the continent’s emerging critical minerals boom to become another resource curse. …
The Acting Chief Executive of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould, has challenged Ghana youth to reject the long-held notion that they are merely “leaders of tomorrow.” He insisted, “instead that they are indispensable partners in building the …
… Alexander Mould, Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA); other Ministers of State; and members of the Council of State. …
The Millennium Challenge Corporation has opened fresh discussions with Ghana on a possible return to a development partnership, following a high-level meeting between MCC and Ghana's Millennium Development Authority officials in New York. The two institutions reviewed Ghana's relationship with the U.S. development agency, assessed the legacy of the country's two completed Compacts, and explored areas for possible future cooperation.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation has opened fresh discussions with Ghana on a possible return to a development partnership, following a high-level meeting between MCC and Ghana's Millennium Development Authority officials in New York. The two institutions reviewed Ghana's relationship with the U.S. development agency, assessed the legacy of the country's two completed Compacts, and explored areas for possible future cooperation.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation has indicated fresh interest in deepening its development partnership with Ghana, with senior officials from both the U.S. agency and Ghana's Millennium Development Authority meeting in New York to discuss potential areas of collaboration. Energy and regional power integration have emerged as potential areas for future cooperation.
President John Dramani Mahama has called for a shift from fragmented, short-term philanthropic interventions towards partnerships that strengthen national institutions and build local capacity, addressing about 20 major US-based philanthropic organisations and foundations including the Gates Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Hilton Foundation and Ford Foundation at a presidential funders' roundtable in New York.
President Mahama has described the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) as Ghana's gateway to coordinating engagement with global philanthropic institutions, ensuring grants and development support align with national priorities. He said MiDA's expanded 2025 mandate serves as the government's focal point for coordinating philanthropic, grant and humanitarian partnerships, allowing Ghana to work with international partners to identify priority areas rather than supporting isolated interventions.
A three-day conference organised by the Open Society Foundations is taking place in Accra to examine the nexus between governance, critical minerals, and conflict in Africa. Speakers emphasised that transparent and inclusive governance is needed for critical minerals to drive development rather than deepen inequality and instability.
The Millennium Development Authority CEO told a Accra conference on July 27 that Africa's future will be defined not by its critical mineral resources but by how wisely they are governed, and that effective governance can promote economic justice, democratic governance, and peace while preventing conflict in resource-rich communities.
President John Dramani Mahama has called on African governments to place the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) at the centre of their development strategies and use it as a catalyst for industrialisation and economic transformation. His remarks came at the opening of a High-Level Conference on Governance, Critical Minerals and Conflict in Africa in Accra, where he stressed that Africa must responsibly harness its critical mineral resources to promote peace and drive sustainable economic transformation.
The Acting CEO of the Millennium Development Authority has urged African leaders to prevent the continent's emerging critical minerals boom from becoming another resource curse, calling instead for an approach centred on good governance, value addition and inclusive development. He made the call at a High-Level Conference on Governance, Critical Minerals and Conflict in Africa in Accra, warning that Africa must decide what it wants for itself, not just what the world wants from the continent.
The Acting Chief Executive of the Millennium Development Authority has challenged Ghana's youth to reject the notion that they are merely "leaders of tomorrow," arguing instead that they are essential partners in building Ghana's prosperity now. He stated that a nation's future depends less on natural resources and more on the capabilities, character and execution of its people, citing examples from Singapore, South Korea, Finland and Botswana.
Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang promised the people of Winneba massive infrastructure development at this year's Aboakyer Festival durbar, reaffirming the government's commitment to bridging developmental gaps through targeted investments in roads, telecommunications, water systems, schools, health facilities, and market centres.