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FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, has written to all 211 member associations, offering up to $40 million in funding if they approve a controversial proposal to sell minority stakes in the governing body’s flagship competitions.

Under the plan, member associations that endorse the proposal by 19 September will gain immediate access to an initial $20 million from 1 January 2027, with a further $20 million expected later.

The funds will come from the sale of a minority stake in FIFA Forward Enterprise, a commercial subsidiary created to maximise revenue through private investment.

FIFA believes the initiative could generate as much as $10 billion, with the new subsidiary set to oversee the commercial rights of major competitions, including the FIFA World Cup.

However, the proposal has sparked strong opposition from football bodies in Europe, Asia and North America, with critics raising concerns over a lack of transparency and proper consultation.

Reports suggest several FIFA Vice-presidents were not fully informed about the plan before it was announced, with some claiming they were only given a broad vision rather than details of an already-developed proposal.

In his letter, Infantino described the initiative as a ‘game-changing opportunity’ and said it was his responsibility to present fully developed proposals that would benefit FIFA’s members.

The English Football Association criticised the process, saying it had no prior knowledge of the proposal and was deeply concerned by the apparent lack of governance. The FA added it would state its position once FIFA provides full details of the plan.

Nigerian actress, Annie Macaulay, has covered the tattoo of her ex-husband, singer 2Baba’s surname, with a butterfly design, signalling what many fans believe is another step in moving on from their marriage.

The new tattoo was spotted in photos she shared on Instagram on Tuesday night, where the butterfly appeared to cover the ‘Idibia’ tattoo on the left side of her chest.

The development comes about a year and a half after Annie and 2Baba’s widely publicised separation, which attracted significant attention across social media.

Days earlier, the actress had also shared a post about embracing a new chapter in her life, further fuelling speculation that she was putting the past behind her.

Although Annie has not publicly commented on the meaning of the new tattoo, many fans have interpreted the butterfly as a symbol of healing, transformation and new beginnings.

The former couple’s separation remains one of the most talked-about celebrity breakups in Nigeria, with both Annie and 2Baba continuing to make headlines since ending their marriage.

MTN Ghana, has donated GHS30,000 in cash and assorted items to the Ga Traditional Council to support this year’s Homowo Festival celebrations.

The donation was presented ahead of the annual festival by Jemima Kotei-Walsh, Chief Customer Experience Officer, MTN Ghana, on behalf of management.

Speaking at the ceremony, Ms. Kotei-Walsh said, ‘We believe in supporting communities and celebrating festivals as part of what we do. As we prepare for this year’s Homowo Festival, it is an honour to wish the people of the Ga State successful celebrations.’

She explained that festivals like Homowo promote unity, peaceful coexistence and heritage. ‘Communities that remain united and peaceful create the right environment for progress. There is strength in unity, and it is through peaceful communities that development can thrive,’ she added.

Ms. Kotei-Walsh disclosed that the GHS30,000 donation also marks MTN Ghana’s 30 years of operations in the country, symbolising appreciation for the support received from Ghanaians over the years. Beyond culture, she noted MTN continues to invest in education, healthcare, digital inclusion and economic empowerment.

She highlighted the company’s commitment to financial inclusion, saying, ‘We believe financial inclusion empowers businesses to grow. When people are financially empowered, communities prosper and national development is accelerated.’

MTN also announced plans to intensify customer engagement during community events as well as raise awareness on fraud prevention.

Receiving the donation, Nuumo Akwaa Mensah III, Nae Wulomo, on behalf of the Ga Traditional Council, commended MTN for the gesture and urged other corporate organisations to support traditional institutions.

He invited MTN to participate actively in the Homowo Festival and expressed hope that the support would become an annual tradition. The Homowo Festival, celebrated by the Ga people, commemorates their victory over famine and remains one of Ghana’s most significant cultural events, promoting unity and community spirit.

The Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA) has taken its Regional Investment Roadshow to Ghana’s middle belt, targeting Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions with a five-day drive to turn local potential into bankable projects.

Running from Monday, July 27 to Friday, July 31, 2026, the roadshow forms part of GIPA’s Investment Opportunity Mapping Project (IOMP).

This phase focuses on an agrarian corridor that is rapidly emerging as a hub for agribusiness, logistics, eco-tourism and value-added manufacturing.

In Sunyani, Techiman and Goaso, GIPA teams are working with Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, traditional authorities, business chambers and local enterprises to identify and package investment-ready projects that reflect each region’s economic strengths.

$383.65 Million in FDI So Far

Data from GIPA shows that between January 1994 and June 2026, the three regions have attracted 57 registered companies with about US$383.65 million in foreign direct investment.

Bono East leads in value with US$266.9 million across 15 projects, driven mainly by agriculture. The figures highlight the impact of flagship agribusiness investments on a region’s FDI profile.

Bono has the highest number of companies at 32. Its US$56.7 million portfolio is anchored by manufacturing at US$29.6 million and export trading at US$10.1 million, largely in cashew, timber and agro-processing for export.

Ahafo, with 10 companies, has attracted US$60.1 million. Services dominate with US$44.3 million, covering manufacturing, mining support services, and building and construction.

Investors come from India, the UK, US, Canada, China, Lebanon and Australia, signaling sustained international interest in the middle belt’s agricultural, mining support and manufacturing potential.

Between July 2025 and June 2026 alone, GIPA received and profiled 378 projects nationwide, with Bono, Bono East and Ahafo contributing 99.

Turning Potential Into Deals

GIPA says the roadshow is a practical deal-preparation platform. Through pitch sessions and technical guidance, MMDAs, SMEs and community actors will refine concepts into data-backed proposals.

By week’s end, the Authority aims to build a verified pipeline of projects and an investment intelligence database covering agribusiness, storage and logistics, eco-tourism, mining-linked value addition and rural industrialisation.

Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, has claimed that his mother’s widely publicised allegations that he neglected her were fabricated and driven by her long-standing dispute with his father.

Speaking on ‘The Honest Bunch’ podcast in Lagos, Nigeria, the musician said the viral videos of his mother accusing him of abandoning her were nothing more than an act.

‘She has a problem with my dad. And for 25 years now, they have been fighting. I have been telling her, ‘Talk to each other.’ Because my dad has been like a teacher in my life, I am closer to him. My mum feels like I was on his side, so she decided to do some acting,’ he said.

Shatta Wale insisted he has consistently supported his mother over the years, rejecting claims that he abandoned her.

According to him, he has bought her several cars, given her money on numerous occasions and even rented a house for her with plans to eventually purchase it.

‘I have bought several cars for her. I have given her money so many times. We rented a house for her that I wanted to later buy,’ he stated.

The musician’s comments revisit a controversy that first gained public attention in 2022 when his mother, Madam Elsie Evelyn Avemegah, accused him of neglect after revealing she had been evicted from her home. She later disclosed that she was battling health challenges, including severe hypertension.

Shatta Wale had previously denied the allegations, maintaining that he had fulfilled his responsibilities towards his mother through financial support and other assistance.

The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) seems to be struggling to get adequate land for the government’s 24-Hour Economy Market project in the metropolis.

The Kojokrom Market was initially chosen for the project because of its strategic location and commercial significance.

However, preliminary site assessments indicated potential challenges that required further scrutiny.

A special committee was therefore established by the Assembly, which found out that the project’s architectural plan needed a minimum of four acres of land. Meanwhile, the land available is 2.88 acres.

The committee warned that developments on the proposed site could restrict the project, and that compensating affected property owners would also place a heavy financial strain on the Assembly.

The Committee therefore suggested that ‘If no technically and economically viable alternative site is identified, a phased approach must be adopted to begin development on the available 2.88 acres and later expand onto an adjoining 1.2-acre plot.’

The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Frederick Faidoo, disclosed this at the 2nd Ordinary Meeting of the 3rd Session of the 9th Assembly in Sekondi.

He said, ‘Management is reviewing the committee’s report and will consult traditional authorities and affected persons before taking a final decision.’

He mentioned that the Assembly was able to collect about GHS9,799,294.41 as Internally Generated Funds (IGF) by mid-2026.

The achievement, he noted, was about 47.2 per cent of the Assembly’s targeted IGF of GHS20,746,251.85 for the year.

Mr. Faidoo revealed that the revenue came from rates, land and concessions, fees and fines, licences as well as rents.

He said of the IGF spending, GHS8,499,848.77 was used for goods and services, while capital expenditure received GHS66,973.00 – just 3 per cent of the GHS2,461,602.28 allocation.

Mr. Faidoo described the security situation in the metropolis as generally peaceful, with only isolated incidents such as theft, illegal dumping, traffic and noise violations, minor disturbances and chieftaincy-related matters.

He said the Metropolitan Security Council (MESEC), working with security agencies, continued to respond promptly to protect lives and property.

He revealed that the Assembly, through its Department of Social Welfare and Community Development, has enrolled 127 households on the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme and assisted 19,966 vulnerable persons to enroll or renew their membership under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to improve access to healthcare.

Mr. Faidoo said the Assembly received 300,000 day-old chicks under the ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ programme for distribution to registered poultry farmers across the metropolis’s three constituencies.

He also reported intensified waste-management efforts to improve sanitation, and ongoing collaboration with the Metropolitan Education Directorate to prioritise quality education and learners’ holistic development.

Mr. Faidoo urged the Assembly Members and stakeholders to support STMA’s programmes and interventions to accelerate development across the metropolis.

Africa CDC (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) releases the Operational Toolkit for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B. It is a deliberately practical document. Treatment algorithms. Liver fibrosis assessment. Clinical decision support for a nurse in a district facility where the nearest specialist is hundreds of kilometres away.

Developed by our Hepatitis B Group of Experts with the Centre for Operational Research on Hepatitis B, HEPSANET and the Society for the Study of Liver Disease in Africa, it translates World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations into guidance a health worker can apply in daily practice.

This is built because the gap on the continent sits between what we know and what we do.

Consider what we already know. Around 64 million Africans live with chronic hepatitis B. Our region accounts for 63 per cent of new hepatitis B infections worldwide. The virus killed an estimated 272,000 people here in 2022. Fewer than five in every hundred people infected have been screened. Fewer than one in a hundred receives treatment.

A vaccine given within 24 hours of birth prevents almost all transmission from mother to child, and 18 per cent of African newborns receive it. Hepatitis C can be cured in more than 95 per cent of cases with a short course of treatment.

Every one of those deaths was avoidable using tools invented decades ago. That is an implementation failure. Implementation failure is a political choice.

Why This Matters Now

Development assistance is falling. Outbreaks are more frequent. Geopolitics is less predictable than at any point in a generation. Africa’s Health Security and Sovereignty agenda exists because the continent can no longer plan its health systems around the assumption that someone else will fund them.

Health sovereignty does not mean isolation. It signals a new model of partnership in which African nations lead with clarity and confidence, finance what they can finance, produce what they can produce, and set their own priorities.

Viral hepatitis is the cleanest test of whether that agenda works. The vaccine costs cents. The medicines are off patent. The diagnostics are simple. Existing maternal health, HIV and tuberculosis platforms can deliver the services. If Africa cannot organise itself around interventions this affordable and this proven, the harder tests ahead will defeat us.

In February 2020, African Union Heads of State and Government adopted the Cairo Declaration on Viral Hepatitis in Africa, committing to expand prevention, testing and treatment. Six years on, the record shows what commitment produces when it is funded, and what it produces when it is not.

Africa Is Already Proving The Case

Egypt screened more than 50 million of its citizens through the 100 Million Healthy Lives campaign and became the first country in the world to reach World Health Organization gold tier status on the path towards hepatitis C elimination. Its support for treatment in Ghana aims to reach 50,000 patients. One African country is accelerating elimination in another. That is health sovereignty in practice.

Rwanda has screened more than seven million people, made hepatitis C treatment free nationwide, decentralised services and authorised trained nurses to manage uncomplicated cases in primary health facilities.

Uganda allocates approximately US$3 million a year in domestic resources for free hepatitis B testing, treatment and viral load monitoring. Nigeria’s Project 365, Senegal’s national elimination strategy, Ghana’s expansion of free treatment and Cameroon’s innovative financing arrangements represent four further routes to the same destination.

The pattern across all of them is identical. Political leadership first, domestic money second, partnership third.

Nearly all African Union Member States have introduced hepatitis B vaccination into routine childhood immunisation. The African Union has adopted the Africa Plan Towards the Elimination of Vertical Transmission of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B by 2030, which treats three infections as one problem to be solved through the same antenatal visit.

Since 2022, with the support of the Korea International Cooperation Agency, our Continental Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Control Programme has established a continental group of experts, completed the first assessment of national hepatitis programmes and supported 32 Member States to learn directly from Egypt’s experience.

What I Am Asking For

Member States: put the birth dose in every delivery room, and hepatitis screening in every antenatal package. The first 24 hours of life are the highest-return window in African public health. It requires a measurable national target, a supply chain that reaches health posts, accurate birth notification, and a health worker authorised to vaccinate at the point of delivery. It also requires reaching the millions of children born outside formal facilities, through community health workers, midwives and outreach teams.

Ministers of finance: build the financing before the next crisis, not during it. Solidarity levies, health security bonds, diaspora bonds, taxes on tobacco and alcohol, and catalytic private capital all belong in the conversation. UNITAID has been funded for two decades largely through a levy on airline tickets. African governments can design African versions of the same idea. Predictable domestic financing buys something no grant can offer, which is the ability to retain health workers, maintain supplies and plan beyond the fiscal year.

Regulators, procurement bodies and partners: buy African where African manufacturers qualify. South Africa produces generic tenofovir, and Biovac is producing millions of doses of hexavalent hepatitis B-containing vaccine, with Aspen completing a technology transfer with the Serum Institute. Egypt is expanding regional production of hepatitis therapeutics. Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria are strengthening local production of rapid diagnostic tests.

This capacity survives only if it has customers. The African Medicines Agency and the African Pooled Procurement Mechanism exist to turn 55 fragmented markets into one that manufacturers can plan around.

Digital systems make all of this accountable. Digitalised birth notification identifies the newborn that missed the birth dose while the intervention still works. Digital records ensure that a person diagnosed on Monday is still in care six months later. Africa CDC is supporting Member States to align partner investment behind country-led digital roadmaps rather than the reverse.

The Measure Of Success

We will know this is working from ordinary things. A newborn vaccinated before the family leaves the ward. A pregnant woman told her hepatitis status at her first antenatal visit. A nurse in a rural clinic who knows which patient needs treatment and which needs monitoring. A person diagnosed and treated before cirrhosis or liver cancer. A diagnostic test manufactured on this continent, procured with this continent’s money, in the hands of a health worker paid by this continent’s treasury.

None of that requires a scientific breakthrough. All of it requires a decision.

We do not make these decisions alone. KOICA, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, professional societies, civil society organisations and affected communities have all invested in this agenda, and their contribution has made continental progress possible. Partnership on these terms strengthens African leadership rather than substituting for it.

Egypt, Rwanda and Uganda have shown what determined action achieves. Their progress should now become the continental standard.

AN ACCRA High Court has granted a 10-day interim injunction restraining former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Sarah Adwoa Safo, from proceeding with the funeral and burial arrangements of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka.

The order, granted on an application by the Kristo Asafo Mission, effectively suspends funeral plans which had been scheduled for July 30 to 31, and August 8, 2026, over disputes relating to the estate of the late industrialist.

Lawyer for the Kristo Asafo Mission, Nana Kofi Safo Kantanka, said the injunction temporarily bars Adwoa Safo from organising the funeral until the court further considers the matter.

Siblings Feud

The legal action is the latest escalation in the ongoing dispute within the Safo family over who has the authority to oversee the funeral arrangements and implement the final wishes of the founder of Kristo Asafo.

The court case follows days of press interviews and public statements by the two siblings of the family. Adwoa Safo had earlier insisted that the burial would proceed on July 30, 2026, as planned by the family. But Kwadwo Safo Akofena Kantanka, who currently leads Kristo Asafo, dismissed the date as false, describing reports circulating on social media and in some media outlets as inaccurate.

The disagreement has deepened an already tense family standoff over leadership of the church and control of the late Apostle’s estate.

The dispute heightened three weeks and two days after the announcement of the date for the final funeral rites, when Adwoa Safo was hospitalised following a shooting incident involving private security stationed at her brother Akofena’s Kwabenya residence on Sunday, June 21, 2026.

She was rushed to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra for treatment, and later referred to the Bank Hospital for specialist care to remove bullet pellets. Following the June 21, 2026 shooting, police launched a search at Akofena’s home which led to the retrieval of 120 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 50 rounds of .45 calibre ammunition, 25 rounds of .40 calibre ammunition, additional loaded magazines, and two Glock pistols, one of which is registered in his name. Akofena and eight others were arrested and arraigned at the Adenta Circuit Court over the shooting and were granted bail totaling GHS4.5 million – GHS500,000 each with two sureties.

With both siblings unwilling to settle the matter amicably and the court now intervening, the July 30 burial date remains in limbo. Many of the invited guests are now waiting on Adwoa Safo to issue a communiqué on the way forward.

Ghana national Derrick Van Yeboah, popularly known as Van, has been sentenced to 85 months’ imprisonment in the United States for his role in an international criminal organisation that stole more than $100 million from victims via romance scams and business email compromises.

Van Yeboah had pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud before US District Judge Arun Subramanian on March 5, 2026 and was awaiting sentencing.

He was held responsible for more than $10 million he stole from victims via his romance scams.

In addition to the jail term, Van Yeboah was sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay $10,149,429.17 in forfeiture.

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, who announced the latest development, said romance scammers do not simply steal money-they weaponise trust.

‘Van Yeboah and his co-conspirators exploited trust, loneliness, and legitimate business relationships to steal more than $100 million. Today’s sentence reflects the seriousness of these calculated frauds and our commitment to pursuing international criminal organisations that target Americans,’ he said.

Court documents indicate that Van Yeboah was a member of a criminal organisation primarily based in Ghana that committed romance scams and business email compromises against individuals and businesses located across the United States.

The documents point out that many of the conspiracy’s victims were vulnerable older men and women who were tricked into believing that they were in online romantic relationships with persons who were, in fact, fake identities assumed by members of the conspiracy.

Once members of the conspiracy had gained the trust of their victims, they deceived those victims into sending their money to the enterprise or into helping them launder funds from other victims, the documents stated.

‘The conspirators also committed business email compromises to trick and deceive businesses into wiring funds to the enterprise. In total, the conspiracy stole and laundered more than $100 million from dozens of victims. After stealing the money, the fraud proceeds were then laundered to West Africa.’

Court documents further point out that Van Yeboah personally perpetrated many of the romance scams by impersonating fake romantic partners in communications with victims.

They state, for instance that, in 2019 and 2020, Van Yeboah assumed fake identities to engage in romance scams with an Ohio woman and a Delaware woman and induced them into transferring approximately $4.2 million to accounts belonging to members of the conspiracy.

‘Similarly, in 2024, Van Yeboah assumed a fake identity to engage in a romance scam with a North Carolina man and induced him into transferring approximately $123,000 to accounts belonging to members of the conspiracy by claiming that he needed funds for both a parent’s funeral and to recover gold and diamonds from Italy.’

Van Yeboah’s arrest, extradition and prosecution was through a collaboration between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the US Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, and Ghana’s Attorney General.

Others include the Economic and Organised Crime Office, the Ghana Police Service – INTERPOL, Cyber Security Authority, and the National Intelligence Bureau, which all provided significant assistance to ensure Van Yeboah’s extradition.

Renowned indigenous mining entrepreneur and Founder of Rabotec Group, Alhaji Ali Ibrahim, has called for a move beyond exporting raw minerals to developing world-class mining technologies and systems that can compete globally.

Speaking in an interview, Alhaji Ibrahim said although the country has over a century of mining experience, it is yet to transform that knowledge into indigenous innovations that can be exported to the world.

He said Ghana needs to leverage its abundant mineral resources and technical expertise to create homegrown mining solutions that other countries would be willing to adopt.

He cited industry analyses indicating that Ghana still possesses mineral resources estimated to be nearly three times what has been extracted over the past century, suggesting the country has enough reserves to sustain mining for another 300 years.

‘We have over 300 years of mineral resources ahead of us. It is time for Ghana to create mining systems that the world will come here to buy,’ he said.

Alhaji Ibrahim believes this presents a unique opportunity for young Ghanaian engineers, innovators and entrepreneurs to collaborate and develop technologies that will leave a lasting legacy.

‘If 10 or 15 young engineers come together with a unique mining innovation, I’m ready to invest. I want to be part of a legacy that the world will recognise as Ghanaian,’ he added.

Reflecting on his journey as the head of an indigenous mining company, Ali Ibrahim said the greatest challenge facing local businesses is not access to capital but the lack of confidence Ghanaians have in one another.

He argued that entrepreneurs often face criticism and opposition from their own people, making leadership more difficult.

‘Being a leader in Ghana is like being on a political platform. You always have an opposition waiting for the day you make a mistake.

‘Our good days are written on water, but our bad days are written on brass,’ he said as he calls for a shift in mindset and more support from stakeholders particularly the government.

Rabotec’s Expanding African Footprint

Alhaji Ibrahim revealed that Rabotec is currently managing mining and infrastructure projects valued between US$1.5 billion and US$1.8 billion across several African countries.

According to him, Rabotec is executing projects worth approximately US$350 million in Mali, US$285 million in Sierra Leone, US$250 million in Burkina Faso, and US$250 million in Guinea, where the company is responsible for complete mining operations, including drilling, blasting, loading, hauling and mine management.

In Ghana, Rabotec is executing a US$400 million mining contract at Asanko Gold after the client renewed and expanded an earlier agreement.

‘Currently, we are running projects worth between US$1.5 billion and US$1.8 billion over a five-year period. That reflects the scale of Rabotec’s operations across Africa,’ he said.

Investing in Sustainable Mining

Alhaji Ibrahim highlighted Rabotec’s leadership in the design and construction of Tailings Storage Facilities (TSFs), engineered facilities used to safely contain mining waste generated during mineral processing.

He said the company has built several of Ghana’s major TSFs and has undertaken similar projects across the continent, including in Sierra Leone.

He explained that TSFs play a vital role in preventing hazardous mining waste from contaminating nearby communities and the environment, adding that Rabotec has obtained ISO certification and is investing in green mining technologies to align with evolving global environmental standards.

Ambition to Become a Mine Owner

Alhaji Ibrahim reiterated his ambition to transform Rabotec into a fully integrated mining company that owns and operates its own large-scale mines across Africa.

‘My ambition is clear. Very soon, you will hear of Rabotec Mine. We are developing concessions in Ghana and other African countries, and we are working towards becoming mine owners,’ he added.

Quiet Philanthropy

Beyond business, Alhaji Ibrahim supports prison inmates and helps former inmates rebuild their lives through employment.

‘Not everybody in prison is a criminal. Sometimes circumstances put people behind bars, and when they come out, they deserve another chance,’ he said.

He said several former inmates are now employed across Rabotec’s operations as drivers, equipment operators and skilled artisans.

He disclosed that even before the government’s Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative, he had donated day-old chicks to prisons to equip inmates with livelihood skills and support their reintegration into society.

His corporate social responsibility initiatives also include support for hospitals, orphanages, flood relief efforts, dredging waterways in communities, constructing mosques and responding to humanitarian emergencies.

Investing in People

Alhaji Ibrahim revealed that Rabotec has trained and mentored more than 300 employees who entered the mining industry with little or no prior technical knowledge.

He estimated that Rabotec currently employs more than 5,000 people directly across its operations, with the livelihoods of approximately 20,000 people supported through the company’s employment opportunities.

Overcoming Challenges

Despite the company’s rapid growth, Alhaji Ibrahim acknowledged that the journey has not been without setbacks.

He revealed that one of Rabotec’s operational sites suffered a devastating attack this year when unidentified individuals allegedly set heavy mining equipment ablaze, causing losses worth almost US$30 million.

He also noted that Ghana’s local content and localisation policies are increasingly shaping mining regulations across West Africa, requiring companies to strengthen local partnerships while remaining competitive.

‘Most countries in the sub-region are adopting Ghana’s localisation policies. We comply with local content requirements everywhere we operate, but the changing regulations remain a challenge,’ he added.

Looking ahead, he said the company’s vision is to evolve into a major mine owner and gold producer, while investing heavily in sustainability, compliance and innovation to position itself for the next phase of growth in Africa’s mining industry.

Away from business, Alhaji Ali Ibrahim is a devoted family man, happily married and blessed with children.