# west africa (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 17 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover west africa. Page: Feed: --- ## [Daniel Laryea Passes FIFA Fitness Test to Retain Referee and VAR Badge](https://www.happyghana.com/daniel-laryea-passes-fifa-fitness-test-to-retain-referee-and-var-badge/) _2026-08-25 · Kobina Baidoo · Happy Ghana_ Ghanaian international referee Daniel Laryea has successfully passed his FIFA Fitness Test, retaining his status as a FIFA Referee and Video Assistant Referee (VAR). The achievement comes after a challenging period that saw Laryea combine elite-level refereeing with postgraduate studies and extensive international travel. According to his account, he had gone approximately 20 years without \[…\] ## [How to Destroy a Tour Guide...](https://reissm.substack.com/p/how-to-destroy-a-tour-guide) _2026-08-25 · Mike Reiss · Now I've Seen Everything!_ ...without even trying! ## [Fidelity Bank Completes Renovation of Multipurpose Auditorium at Police Public Safety Training School](https://www.happyghana.com/fidelity-bank-completes-renovation-of-multipurpose-auditorium-at-police-public-safety-training-school/) _2026-08-24 · Kobina Baidoo · Happy Ghana_ Fidelity Bank Ghana, has completed a full renovation of the Multipurpose Auditorium at the Police Public Safety Training School (PPSTS) in Pwalugu, reaffirming a partnership with the Ghana Police Service that now spans a decade of sustained support. The newly refurbished facility provides an improved space for training, conferences, strategic engagements, and other institutional activities. \[…\] ## [YEA shines at Inter-Agency Football Gala To mark National Youth Month](https://www.happyghana.com/yea-shines-at-inter-agency-football-gala-to-mark-national-youth-month/) _2026-08-24 · Kobina Baidoo · Happy Ghana_ It was all excitement and camaraderie at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday as the National Youth Authority (NYA) hosted an Inter-Agency Football Gala as part of this year’s National Youth Month celebrations. The gala assembled staff and representatives from various state agencies for a day dedicated to sports, unity and healthy competition. The event \[…\] ## [Aaron Charles on Making AI Work for African Learners](https://reamby.substack.com/p/aaron-charles-on-making-ai-work-for) _2026-08-21 · Rebecca Mbaya · Rebecca Mbaya_ The African Innovators Series(TAIS): Tech, Data, and AI Changing the Game ## [Okai Mintah vows to take Bimbilla seat for NDC in 2028](https://www.happyghana.com/okai-mintah-vows-to-take-bimbilla-seat-for-ndc-in-2028/) _2026-08-21 · Kobina Baidoo · Happy Ghana_ Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Youth Working Committee, Okai Mintah, has expressed confidence that the party will reclaim the Bimbilla parliamentary seat under his leadership as National Youth Organizer. Addressing Branch Youth Organizers in the Bimbilla Constituency, Mr. Mintah said the NDC Youth Wing was determined to reverse the party’s fortunes in \[…\] ## [Oppong-Fosu engages NDC Western Region caucus ahead of formal declaration](https://www.happyghana.com/oppong-fosu-engages-ndc-western-region-caucus-ahead-of-formal-declaration/) _2026-08-21 · Kobina Baidoo · Happy Ghana_ As part of ongoing engagements with stakeholders of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of a formal declaration, former Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Akwasi Opong-Fosu, has held discussions with the NDC Western Region Caucus. The engagement formed part of a broader process of listening, consultation and dialogue with key stakeholders across \[…\] ## [DVLA expands services with newly launched Amrahia Ultra Centre](https://www.happyghana.com/dvla-expands-services-with-newly-launched-amrahia-ultra-centre/) _2026-08-21 · Kobina Baidoo · Happy Ghana_ The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has expanded its operations with the launch of a new branch at Amrahia, as part of efforts to bring its services closer to residents in the Adentan Constituency and surrounding communities. The launch brought together key stakeholders, including the Member of Parliament for the Adentan Constituency, Mohammed Adamu \[…\] ## [Fibre repairs drain millions Ghana needs for digital expansion](https://www.happyghana.com/fibre-repairs-drain-millions-ghana-needs-for-digital-expansion/) _2026-08-20 · Kobina Baidoo · Happy Ghana_ Ghana’s digital economy is absorbing a costly contradiction: while the country invests in expanding connectivity, telecommunications operators are spending tens of millions of dollars repairing networks damaged by construction and other activities. Between 2021 and 2025, telecommunications operators recorded thousands of fibre cuts annually. Incidents rose from 3,900 cuts in 2021, costing about… ## [Fairtrade Africa Convenes Industry for Change Day 2026](https://www.happyghana.com/fairtrade-africa-convenes-industry-for-change-day-2026/) _2026-08-20 · Kobina Baidoo · Happy Ghana_ World cocoa prices have fallen sharply since late 2024 yet that fall has not translated into relief for cocoa farmers as the cost of producing cocoa hasn’t dropped with it. For the many smallholder farmers across West Africa who depend on cocoa for their livelihoods, this decline has deepened existing financial pressures. At the same \[…\] ## [Stocks ranked by what execs say (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QWp1G8a8pXgY) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Evidence-backed watchlists from earnings calls and filings, cited to real transcripts—not guesses. ## [Samsung Begins Sale of Galaxy Z Fold8 on Ghana Market](https://www.happyghana.com/samsung-begins-sale-of-galaxy-z-fold8-on-ghana-market/) _2026-08-20 · Kobina Baidoo · Happy Ghana_ Pre-order customers can now pick up their devices as #SamsungGH’s newest foldable officially hits stores nationwide. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 is now available in Ghana, and customers who pre-ordered can now visit their selected pickup locations to collect their devices and experience Samsung’s latest foldable innovation. Unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked this July, the #GalaxyZFold8 \[…\] ## [Absa supports EUR 456 million financing for Genser Energy’s next phase of growth](https://www.happyghana.com/absa-supports-eur-456-million-financing-for-genser-energys-next-phase-of-growth/) _2026-08-20 · Kobina Baidoo · Happy Ghana_ Absa has participated as one of the arrangers of a EUR 456 million term and revolving credit facilities package for Genser Energy Investments LLC, a leading integrated energy company in West Africa. The transaction was arranged by Absa Bank Limited, acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division, alongside two other banks. The funds will \[…\] ## [Absa Prestige Banking team equips Buzstop Boys to support community clean-up work](https://www.happyghana.com/absa-prestige-banking-team-equips-buzstop-boys-to-support-community-clean-up-work/) _2026-08-20 · Kobina Baidoo · Happy Ghana_ The Prestige Banking team at Absa Bank Ghana LTD has donated essential equipment to Buzstop Boys to strengthen the group’s drain-clearing, waste-management and community clean-up activities. The items were selected based on the group’s operational needs and included a demolition breaker, an angle grinder for cutting concrete, sledgehammers, a submersible sewage pump, a petrol pressure \[…\] ## [Tunisia - North Africa’s most structurally complex economy](https://reamby.substack.com/p/tunisia-north-africas-most-structurally) _2026-08-18 · Rebecca Mbaya · Rebecca Mbaya_ 54 Shades of Opportunity-Africa's distinct markets ## [Worst Eclipse Ever!](https://reissm.substack.com/p/worst-eclipse-ever) _2026-08-18 · Mike Reiss · Now I've Seen Everything!_ PREVIOUSLY ON “NOW I’VE SEEN EVERYTHING”: We sailed a tiny cruise ship through the world’s roughest oceans, to see a total solar eclipse in Antarctica.... ## [Why Most International Affairs and Policy Classrooms Teach Students to Be Spectators & How I See Them as Future Colleagues Across the Table](https://stillinoticeeverything.substack.com/p/why-most-international-affairs-and) _2026-08-18 · Katherine Ntiamoah de Martinez · Katherine’s Substack_ How a Journey Through Community Organizing, Capitol Hill, and Foreign Service Shaped My Approach to Paulo Freire and the Tradecraft of Power ## [Congress of African Journalists: A Pan-African Network of Journalists](https://www.delreport.com/2026/08/18/congress-of-african-journalists-a-pan-african-network-of-journalists/) _2026-08-18 · Dela Ahiawor · Del Report_ The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) is a Pan African Organization of Journalists, media executives, and communication professionals of Africa origin with a global network, dedicated to strengthening African voices in world media, promoting press freedom, and advancing professional excellence. ‎ Legitimacy & Legal Status CAJ’s legitimacy is rooted in law and in practice. The … ## [Why Coalitions Drift Into Silos and How True Collective Power Is Built](https://stillinoticeeverything.substack.com/p/why-coalitions-drift-into-silos-and) _2026-08-17 · Katherine Ntiamoah de Martinez · Katherine’s Substack_ The Architecture of Alignment ## [Five things this investor looks for before backing an African company](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/five-things-this-investor-looks-for) _2026-08-17 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ Ibrahim Sagna reveals the five things he looks for when investing in a company. ## [Weah and Taylor 2029: Grassroots Push Builds for CDC Return](https://www.delreport.com/2026/08/16/weah-and-taylor-2029-grassroots-push-builds-for-cdc-return/) _2026-08-16 · Dela Ahiawor · Del Report_ By Dela Ahiawor Advocates point to infrastructure, education, and pro-poor programs as the reason to bring back the former administration\_ With three years to go before Liberia’s next presidential poll, the 2029 race is already taking shape in everyday conversations. In markets, universities, and CDC meetings across the country, two names keep surfacing: George Weah … ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/psbMFFneanNx) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [West Africa: Five entrepreneurs to watch](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/west-africa-five-entrepreneurs-to) _2026-08-15 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ We highlight five entrepreneurs building businesses in West Africa across sectors ranging from retail and footwear manufacturing to fitness. ## [Dr. Adio-Adet Dinika on the Labour AI Refuses to Name](https://reamby.substack.com/p/dr-adio-adet-dinika-on-the-labour) _2026-08-14 · Rebecca Mbaya · Rebecca Mbaya_ The African Innovators Series(TAIS): Tech, Data, and AI Changing the Game ## [Africa’s Business Heroes Announces Top 20 Entrepreneurs Advancing to 2026 Semi-Final in Nairobi](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/africas-business-heroes-announces) _2026-08-14 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ The Top 20 were selected from an expanded Top 100 cohort drawn from more than 24,000 applications across all 54 African countries. ## [The making of a honey export business in Tanzania](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/the-making-of-a-multimillion-dollar) _2026-08-13 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ Swahili Honey sources honey from 3,000 smallholder beekeepers in Tanzania and exports it around the world. ## [Ubuntu in the age of AI](https://reamby.substack.com/p/ubuntu-in-the-age-of-ai) _2026-08-12 · Rebecca Mbaya · Rebecca Mbaya_ Beyond the Algorithm ## [Every AI Answer Costs the Environment](https://www.delreport.com/2026/08/12/every-ai-answer-costs-the-environment/) _2026-08-12 · Dela Ahiawor · Del Report_ By Ramesh Raja ‎ ‎We use Artificial Intelligence almost casually now. We ask AI to write, translate, calculate, research, design, analyze images, prepare reports and answer questions. The technology appears on our mobile phones and computers as if it exists in a weightless digital world. But behind every AI response is a very physical infrastructure … ## [Azerbaijan: Eternal Unity 5 Years- From Unity to The Future Anniversary Event Held](https://www.delreport.com/2026/08/11/azerbaijan-eternal-unity-5-years-from-unity-to-the-future-anniversary-event-held/) _2026-08-11 · Dela Ahiawor · Del Report_ On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the Eternal Unity Youth Public Union, an anniversary event titled “ETERNAL UNITY – 5 YEARS: FROM UNITY TO THE FUTURE” was held. The event commenced with the National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan, followed by a one-minute silence in memory of the National … ## [The business of fashion in East Africa](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/the-business-of-fashion-in-east-africa) _2026-08-11 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ “I don’t come from a fashion background, so I tend to approach things purely from a business perspective,” says Wandia Gichuru, founder and CEO of Vivo Fashion Group. ## [Niger - Africa's Landlocked Resource Giant](https://reamby.substack.com/p/niger-africas-landlocked-resource) _2026-08-11 · Rebecca Mbaya · Rebecca Mbaya_ 54 Shades of Opportunity-Africa's distinct markets ## [Concrete Over Promises: George Weah’s Six-Year Presidency And The Record He Leaves Behind](https://www.delreport.com/2026/08/11/concrete-over-promises-george-weahs-six-year-presidency-and-the-record-he-leaves-behind/) _2026-08-11 · Dela Ahiawor · Del Report_ By Dela Ahiawor, West Africa Bureau Editor, CAJ Intl magazine ‎‎On January 22, 2018, George Manneh Weah walked into the Executive Mansion with a mandate bigger than politics. A global football icon, Ballon d’Or winner, and former senator, he was succeeding 12 years of Unity Party leadership. Doubters questioned his experience. His base believed he … ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fOz07z4AV0bA) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [The Neurological Ceiling: Why Exposure Dictates Ambition](https://stillinoticeeverything.substack.com/p/the-neurological-ceiling-why-exposure) _2026-08-11 · Katherine Ntiamoah de Martinez · Katherine’s Substack_ Why Exposure Dictates Ambition And How to Break Through It/Why You Can’t Be What You Can’t See ## [Oh, Ship!](https://reissm.substack.com/p/oh-ship) _2026-08-11 · Mike Reiss · Now I've Seen Everything!_ There's a big solar eclipse TOMORROW! Don't miss it! ## [Cultivating Calculated Risk at the State Department and Learning Control It](https://stillinoticeeverything.substack.com/p/cultivating-calculated-risk-at-the) _2026-08-10 · Katherine Ntiamoah de Martinez · Katherine’s Substack_ Lessons from the front lines of diplomacy on breaking bureaucratic drift and training a risk ready generation ## [Mame Fatou Gueye DIOUM on Building the Conditions for Innovation](https://reamby.substack.com/p/mame-fatou-gueye-dioum-on-building) _2026-08-07 · Rebecca Mbaya · Rebecca Mbaya_ The African Innovators Series(TAIS): Tech, Data, and AI Changing the Game ## [What it takes to sell African agricultural products in supermarkets abroad](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/what-it-takes-to-sell-african-agricultural) _2026-08-06 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ Entrepreneur Seun Rasheed unpacks the realities of exporting African fruits and vegetables. ## [Rewarded Incompetence in the Age of AI](https://reamby.substack.com/p/rewarded-incompetence-in-the-age) _2026-08-05 · Rebecca Mbaya · Rebecca Mbaya_ Beyond the Algorithm ## [Comoros - The Indian Ocean's Blue Frontier](https://reamby.substack.com/p/comoros-the-indian-oceans-blue-frontier) _2026-08-04 · Rebecca Mbaya · Rebecca Mbaya_ 54 Shades of Opportunity-Africa's distinct markets ## [Hundreds of Conference Panels Later, Why the Passive Panel is a Dead Ting (And How to Fix It)](https://stillinoticeeverything.substack.com/p/hundreds-of-conference-panels-later) _2026-08-04 · Katherine Ntiamoah de Martinez · Katherine’s Substack_ Why Information Transmission Is the Worst Reason to Gather Smart People in a Physical Room and How to Build Gathering Spaces That Matter ## [The Wild, Wild West Africa](https://reissm.substack.com/p/the-wild-wild-west-africa) _2026-08-04 · Mike Reiss · Now I've Seen Everything!_ Readers of last week’s Substack learned about the Angriest Place on Earth: Ghana. ## [Investor upbeat about retail, healthcare, and tech in Africa](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/investor-upbeat-about-retail-healthcare) _2026-08-03 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ Richard Okello, co-founder of African investment firm Sango Capital, sees strong potential across a variety of sectors. ## [Leading on Empty: What Four Pregnancies and a Global Pandemic Taught Me About Command in West Africa](https://stillinoticeeverything.substack.com/p/leading-on-empty-what-four-pregnancies) _2026-08-03 · Katherine Ntiamoah de Martinez · Katherine’s Substack_ On consecutive tours in Islamabad, four pregnancies in four years, and the intense reality of leading a fifteen-person interagency team through the crucible of West Africa. ## [Let Us Never Sacrifice Truth at the Altar of Politics: Jewel Howard-Taylor Condemns False Claims Against President Boakai](https://www.delreport.com/2026/08/03/let-us-never-sacrifice-truth-at-the-altar-of-politics-jewel-howard-taylor-condemns-false-claims-against-president-boakai/) _2026-08-03 · Dela Ahiawor · Del Report_ By Dela Ahiawor, CAJ West Africa Bureau Editor Former Vice President of Liberia H.E. Jewel Howard-Taylor has issued a strong public rebuke against what she described as a “deeply disturbing and entirely false” allegation concerning President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s condolence visit to her home following the death of her son. In a statement released to … ## [Worldwide Writers Association Appoints CAJ Editor-in-Chief as Literature Cultural Ambassador for Nigeria](https://www.delreport.com/2026/08/02/worldwide-writers-association-appoints-caj-editor-in-chief-as-literature-cultural-ambassador-for-nigeria/) _2026-08-02 · Dela Ahiawor · Del Report_ By Dela Ahiawor Michael Adeboboye, International Journalist, Chairman Board of Trustees of the Congress of African Journalists, and Editor-in-Chief of Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) International Magazine, has been appointed Literature Cultural Ambassador for Nigeria by the Worldwide Writers Association. The appointment was announced by Muhammad Shamsul Huq Babu of Bangladesh, President of… ## [Embracing Agroecology: How West Africa Is Fighting Climate Change With Soil, Seeds, and Ancestral Wisdom](https://www.delreport.com/2026/08/01/embracing-agroecology-how-west-africa-is-fighting-climate-change-with-soil-seeds-and-ancestral-wisdom/) _2026-08-01 · Dela Ahiawor · Del Report_ By Dela Ahiawor The rains in The Gambia came late this year. Again, in Senegal, the millet harvest shrank. In northern Ghana, farmers watched topsoil wash away after a single downpour. Across West Africa, climate change is no longer a forecast. It is a season. And in response, farmers, scientists, and policymakers are turning to … ## [Five entrepreneurs unlocking Africa’s agribusiness opportunities](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/five-entrepreneurs-unlocking-africas) _2026-08-01 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ From farming chickens in Rwanda and growing moringa in Uganda to exporting dried hibiscus flowers from Nigeria. ## [William Lesetja Makgaba on the Foundation Africa's AI Conversation Keeps Skipping](https://reamby.substack.com/p/william-lesetja-makgaba-on-the-foundation) _2026-07-31 · Rebecca Mbaya · Rebecca Mbaya_ The African Innovators Series(TAIS): Tech, Data, and AI Changing the Game ## [Investor shares his playbook after a 29x exit in Africa](https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/investor-shares-his-playbook-after) _2026-07-31 · How we made it in Africa · How we made it in Africa_ Ibrahim Sagna, executive chairman of Silverbacks Holdings, discusses the firm's origins and how it picks its investments. ## [Defining African AI Adoption](https://reamby.substack.com/p/defining-african-ai-adoption) _2026-07-29 · Rebecca Mbaya · Rebecca Mbaya_ What Counts as African AI Adoption? ## [Burkina Faso - Africa’s fifth-largest gold producer](https://reamby.substack.com/p/burkina-faso-africas-fifth-largest) _2026-07-28 · Rebecca Mbaya · Rebecca Mbaya_ 54 Shades of Opportunity-Africa's distinct markets ## [Has the Internet Gotten Boring or Have You?](https://stillinoticeeverything.substack.com/p/has-the-internet-gotten-boring-or) _2026-07-28 · Katherine Ntiamoah de Martinez · Katherine’s Substack_ Beyond the Conveyor Belt: How to Reclaim Agency in an Algorithmic Age