5 h. ago GRIC Annual Forum 2025 charts path for research commercialization and industry growth

The Ghana Research and Industry Collaborative (GRIC) has reaffirmed its role as a national platform for innovation and research commercialization with the successful hosting of its 2025 Annual Forum at the British Council in Accra. The event, held under the theme “Catalyzing Innovation through Partnership: Transforming Research into Scalable Solutions for Industry and Society,” convened […]

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16 h. ago Impact Investors Accelerate Ghana’s Research Commercialization Drive

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/impact-investors-accelerate-ghanas-research-commercialization-drive/Impact investors are intensifying efforts to transform Ghana’s academic research into commercially viable products, addressing a persistent innovation bottleneck that has limited the country’s technology-driven economic growth. The 2025 Ghana Research Industry Collaborative Forum convened over 150 stakeholders from academia, industry, government, and international development at the British Council in Accra under the theme “Catalyzing […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/impact-investors-accelerate-ghanas-research-commercialization-drive/

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22 h. ago Stakeholders draft roadmap for commercialisation of Ghana’s Science, Technology and Innovation

In a decisive move to bridge the gap between groundbreaking research and commercial success, some key stakeholders from government, industry, and academia convened to validate a transformative roadmap for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) commercialisation in Ghana. The workshop, themed “Validating Pathways to STI Commercialisation in Ghana: From Diagnosis to Transformation,” highlighted the critical challenges […]

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6 d. ago Africa’s US$220 Billion Trade Boom Strains Creaking Infrastructure

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/africas-us220-billion-trade-boom-strains-creaking-infrastructure/Intra-African trade surged 12.4% to $220.3 billion in 2024, but chronic infrastructure deficits are constraining the continent’s commercial potential and threatening to choke off future growth, industry executives warn. Despite record trade volumes, goods still take an average of 15 days to clear customs at major African ports compared to 3-5 days globally. Truck drivers […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/africas-us220-billion-trade-boom-strains-creaking-infrastructure/

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6 d. ago Africa’s food security gains fall short despite decades of progress – Africa Food Systems Report 2025

The Africa Food Systems Report 2025 says significant challenges remain in improving food systems on the continent despite good progress over the last 30 years. Launched at the 2025 Africa Food Systems Forum on Wednesday in Dakar, Senegal, the report points out that improvements in food systems have been fragmented, and productivity growth has not […]

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7 d. ago AGRA President calls for increased public investment in agriculture as Africa Food Systems Forum kicks off

AGRA President Alice Ruhweza has called for increased public investment in Africa’s agriculture to help improve food systems. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) in Dakar, Senegal, she said African countries need to meet and exceed the Maputo and Malabo Declarations that committed African countries to spending at […]

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8 d. ago Ghana seeks investment in the agricultural sector at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2025

The Ghana Government and AGRA will on Wednesday host a Deal Room session at the ongoing Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) 2025 in Dakar, Senegal to seek investment in the country’s agricultural sector.

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1 week ago Ghana, Singapore ready to chart a new path of prosperity – Ablakwa

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that Ghana and Singapore are ready to chart a new path of prosperity, progress, and transformation.

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2 w. ago #GHIBCONVERGE2025 sets blueprint for Africa’s shift to value

Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has concluded GHIBCONVERGE 2025, its flagship thought-leadership and impact forum, after three days of intensive debate on the future of African commodity trade and finance. The event, held in the City of London from 6–8 August 2025, brought together policymakers, financiers, commodity executives, legal specialists, and development experts from across Africa […]

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2 w. ago African Leaders Chart Path from Raw Exports to Value Addition at London Forum

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/african-leaders-chart-path-from-raw-exports-to-value-addition-at-london-forum/Ghana International Bank’s flagship conference, GHIBCONVERGE 2025, concluded last week with a clear message: Africa must rapidly shift from exporting raw materials to trading value-added goods. Held in London, the three-day gathering brought together central bankers, industry leaders, and finance experts to design a practical roadmap for transforming the continent’s commodity trade. GHIB CEO Dean […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/african-leaders-chart-path-from-raw-exports-to-value-addition-at-london-forum/

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2 w. ago The West only taught us English, nothing more – Jacob Zuma urges Africa to rely on its own resources

Former South African President, Jacob Zuma has called on African nations to chart a path of economic independence by leveraging their own resources and deepening cooperation within the BRICS bloc.

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3 w. ago Public Health Expert Demands Mandatory Health Impact Assessments for Projects

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/public-health-expert-demands-mandatory-health-impact-assessments-for-projects/Ghana must integrate Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) into all major development plans to preempt future public health crises, argues Professor Frank Baiden, Dean of the University of Health and Allied Sciences’ Binka School of Public Health. Speaking at Accra’s 2025 Health Research Dissemination Forum, he warned that neglecting HIAs leaves the health system financially exposed […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/public-health-expert-demands-mandatory-health-impact-assessments-for-projects/

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3 w. ago COCOBOD, Banks Chart Path for Successful 2025/26 Cocoa Season

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, VEK, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/cocobod-banks-chart-path-for-successful-2025-26-cocoa-season/The Management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has met with commercial banks in Ghana to discuss key issues affecting the cocoa industry and the role of the banking sector in the 2025/2026 cocoa season, which opened on August 7, 2025. Discussions at the meeting, which was attended by senior executives of COCOBOD and the Cocoa […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, VEK, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/cocobod-banks-chart-path-for-successful-2025-26-cocoa-season/

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