Also known as: WEF
World Economic Forum — international organization cited for projections on job displacement and AI-related skills disruption, and for ranking misinformation as a severe global risk.
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Every mention in the Ghanaian press over the period you choose, compiled as a PDF or Word document.
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Business & Financial Times
… According to the 2025 World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report, artificial intelligence and information processing technologies are expected to transform 86 percent of businesses by 2030. …
When technology meets talent: Human talent remains the ultimate differentiatorBusiness & Financial Times
… The World Economic Forum has repeatedly warned that the Fourth Industrial Revolution is not merely changing technology but transforming “the way we live, work, and relate to one another.” According to Klaus Schwab, “In its scale, scope, and complexity, the transformation will be …
The Business Strategy Analyst with Jules Nartey-Tokoli: Participatory management: Applying political science to corporate governanceBusiness & Financial Times
… The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 highlights rising state-sponsored attacks, AI-powered cybercrime, and widening cybersecurity capability gaps between developed and emerging economies. …
The silent fragmentation: The internet is quietly breaking apart, and Africa must choose its sideJoy Online
… The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report consistently places regulatory burden reduction among the highest-impact levers for improving digital economy competitiveness in middle-income countries. …
Regulating tomorrow’s Ghana today: A case for getting the NITA Bill rightBusiness & Financial Times
… The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026 captures the mood of this moment, noting that 50% of global leaders anticipate a turbulent or stormy outlook over the next two years, which is expected to rise further over the next decade. …
To what degree can universities alone save Africa?Business & Financial Times
… The World Economic Forum estimates it will take over 130 years to close the gender gap at the current pace. …
Her Space with Bridget Mensah: Dear Maame Tiwaa, 14 truths for a girl turning 14: For every girl who is becomingJoy Online
… The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026 captures the mood of this moment, noting that 50% of global leaders anticipate a turbulent or stormy outlook over the next two years, which is expected to rise further over the next decade. …
To what degree can universities alone save Africa?Business & Financial Times
… Retrieved from NIST Cybersecurity Framework World Economic Forum. (n.d.). …
The insurer’s dilemma: Cybersecurity as a threat and productJoy Online
… Government also used the event to promote South Africa’s expanding business tourism ambitions, with De Lille confirming the country would host the SADC Heads of State Summit in Durban later this year, followed by a special World Economic Forum meeting and the 2027 Cricket World C …
Africa’s Trade Indaba: South Africa targets new tourism markets as arrivals hit 10.5 millionThe Director of Communications of the Bank of Ghana has called on journalists to translate technical policy decisions into stories reflecting ordinary Ghanaians' lives, arguing that accurate communication of monetary policy is essential because the public relies on headlines and reports to make economic decisions.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of Communications of the Bank of Ghana has called on journalists to translate technical policy decisions into stories reflecting ordinary Ghanaians' lives, arguing that accurate communication of monetary policy is essential because the public relies on headlines and reports to make economic decisions.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Africa's more than US$600 billion in pension assets could finance small and medium-sized enterprises, infrastructure, and climate solutions if structural barriers to domestic investment are addressed, stakeholders said at the official launch of the Domestic Capital Africa campaign on October 8, 2026.
14 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Roots and Routes, a youth-led project under the World Economic Forum's Clean Air Collaborative, combines health walks with air-quality monitoring and tree planting to raise awareness about air pollution in Ghana. The team has completed two of four planned health walks through Accra, collecting data on air quality while mapping polluted areas.
25 September 2026 · Joy Online →
MTN Group Board Member Rosie Ebe-Arthur has warned that Africa must urgently rethink talent development to harness its youthful population as an economic advantage, as rapid advances in AI and automation are fundamentally changing the workplace and making workforce development a strategic business issue.
14 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Franklin Cudjoe, Founding President and CEO of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, has been appointed to Ghana's Joint National-United Nations Steering Committee, the country's highest strategic oversight body for guiding the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework covering 2027–2030.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Constance Swaniker, founder of the Design and Technology Institute, urged young Ghanaians to develop AI and entrepreneurial skills to compete in a changing job market. She noted that while automation and AI could displace 85 million jobs globally by 2030, they would also create 97 million new roles, and cited Ghana's youth unemployment rate of 32.5 per cent among those aged 15 to 24.
21 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
At the 2026 DTI Jobs & Opportunities Fair in Accra, the Design and Technology Institute's founder called on young people to strengthen their AI competencies and entrepreneurial mindsets to stay competitive, citing projections that AI could displace 85 million jobs globally by 2030 while creating 97 million new roles.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Founder and President of the Design and Technology Institute has urged young Ghanaians to embrace artificial intelligence and entrepreneurial mindset to remain competitive as industries transform globally. She cited World Economic Forum projections that while automation and AI could displace 85 million jobs globally by 2030, they are expected to create 97 million new roles, emphasizing the need for continuous upskilling and reskilling.
20 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
South Africa has experienced waves of xenophobic violence against foreign nationals from Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somalia and Ghana, with frustrations rooted in high unemployment and economic inequality. The article argues that the real long-term employment threat may come not from migrants but from artificial intelligence, which represents a fundamentally different technological force than previous inventions.
11 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim warned that misinformation, artificial intelligence, and coordinated disinformation campaigns are among the greatest threats to democracy in West Africa, with the World Economic Forum ranking misinformation and disinformation as the world's most severe short-term risk for the second consecutive year.
9 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A 35-year-old mayor in western Japan announced plans to take four months off around her mid-September due date, becoming Japan's first-ever mayor to take maternity leave. Her announcement sparked national debate about whether elected officials should take time off for childbirth in a country struggling with low birth rates, with public reaction ranging from support to criticism, though her workplace was supportive.
3 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Bernard Otabil, Director of Communications at the Bank of Ghana, called on journalists to prioritise accuracy and professionalism, warning that misinformation can damage national security and economic stability. He addressed journalists from the Eastern, Ashanti, Central and Volta regions at a capacity-building workshop in Koforidua.
25 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Esi Mmirba Wilson, MTN Ghana's Chief Human Resources Officer, called on organisations to transform their workforce models to keep pace with AI and digital innovation, citing the World Economic Forum's projection that 22% of jobs will be disrupted by 2030 and nearly 40% of current skills will become obsolete or require updating. She urged businesses to invest in reskilling, upskilling programmes, and learning platforms to keep employees relevant.
24 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Bank of Ghana held a four-day media capacity-building programme in the Eastern, Ashanti, Central, and Volta regions to deepen public understanding of monetary policy, exchange rates, inflation, and reserve management. BoG officials warned that misconceptions about these topics distort public discourse and market expectations, urging journalists to combat misinformation through accurate financial reporting.
23 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
An opinion essay defines feminism as the belief that women deserve the same rights, dignity, and opportunities as men, and clarifies that patriarchy is not a personal club belonging to individual men but a broader system. The author argues that feminism requires no rejection of marriage, motherhood, or traditional roles—only the conviction that a woman's worth is not negotiable and her rights should not depend on male approval.
19 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Bank of Ghana's Communications Director Bernard Otabil warned that misinformation and disinformation pose threats to economic stability, national security and social cohesion. He announced the central bank's nationwide Media Capacity Building Programme to train journalists in accurate, factual reporting on economic and financial issues.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
MTN Ghana's Chief Human Resources Officer told the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management conference that organisations must prioritise continuous learning and skills development to stay competitive as AI and digital technology reshape labour markets. She cited forecasts that 22 percent of jobs will be disrupted by 2030 and nearly 40 percent of current skills will become obsolete or require significant updating.
17 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana has highlighted the importance of a free and responsible press in safeguarding public trust and promoting economic stability, warning that misinformation and disinformation pose major threats to financial sector confidence and national development.
10 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Bernard Kelvin Clive argues that while AI and automation tools help businesses move faster and innovate, business owners risk building fast companies that cannot last if they automate everything without developing people who understand the business's roots, values, and culture. Legacy, he contends, runs through people, not systems.
8 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
An opinion piece argues that AI, as a creation of human ingenuity, cannot replace humans because it is fundamentally dependent on human minds that program and govern it. Rather than wholesale replacement, AI serves to augment human capability and only replaces those who resist adaptation.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Technology is reshaping organisations, but human creativity, judgment, ethics, and emotional intelligence provide direction that machines cannot replicate. According to the 2025 World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report, AI and information processing technologies are expected to transform 86 percent of businesses by 2030, with an estimated net increase of 78 million jobs globally despite 92 million job displacements.
2 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
An analysis argues that while technology has transformed human civilization over three centuries, management structures have remained resistant to meaningful change, with many organizations still operating on First Industrial Revolution assumptions. The piece explores how excessive concentration of organizational authority mirrors historical dangers of absolute political power and argues modern organizations must move away from centralized control.
1 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The internet is gradually fragmenting into multiple regional systems shaped by geopolitics and national sovereignty concerns, with Africa facing particular risks of digital dependence and economic exclusion due to weak infrastructure ownership and governance leverage.
30 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
An opinion piece argues that while Ghana's government has a valid legal basis for the National Information Technology Authority Bill 2025 under existing acts and subsidiary legislation, the country should focus on whether the approach serves a thriving digital economy, not merely on legal validity or political debate.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
African universities struggle with scale—tertiary enrolment sits at around 9%, far below the global average of 38%, while capacity would need to expand nearly twelvefold by 2035 to meet demographic demand. The article also identifies a crisis of expectation, where university education has become seen as the only pathway to success, placing a burden on youth excluded from higher education.
23 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Inspired by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's feminist manifesto, a column addresses Maame Tiwaa on her 14th birthday with fourteen truths for girls, starting with knowledge of gender inequality and the historical women who fought for their rights.
23 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
African tertiary enrolment remains around 9% despite the continent having more than 400 million people aged 15–35, with capacity needing to expand nearly twelvefold by 2035; simultaneously, universities have become burdened as the only perceived pathway to success, creating psychological pressure on youth who don't gain admission.
22 May 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece argues that while technology secures systems, organisational culture—built through staff training, ethical data handling, and security awareness—is what truly protects organisations. Cyber risk now extends beyond hacked systems to include financial losses, operational disruption, reputational damage, and regulatory penalties.
20 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
South Africa welcomed 10.5 million international visitors last year, with three-quarters from the SADC region. President Ramaphosa said the government is intensifying efforts to expand into new global tourism markets through improved regional travel, expanded air connectivity, and visa reforms, including a proposed SADC UNIVISA system.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →