🍫 The Cocoa Crisis: Emergency Cabinet Meeting
President John Mahama has summoned an Emergency Cabinet Meeting today to address the worsening liquidity crisis at COCOBOD.
Unpaid Farmers: Reports of cocoa purchasing clerks “unable to sleep” due to unpaid arrears have gone viral. The sector is currently facing a massive GH₵32.91 billion debt burden.
The Goal: Today’s high-level session aims to find a “hybrid funding approach” to settle outstanding payments for over 300,000 metric tonnes of cocoa and prevent a total industry collapse.
🗳️ Ayawaso East: IPAC Meeting & Baba Jamal Clearance
Politics is peaking today as the Electoral Commission (EC) holds an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting at 11:00 AM.
By-Election Prep: The meeting focuses on the upcoming March 3rd by-election.
Baba Jamal cleared: Despite the “32-inch TV and cash” vote-buying scandal that trended all week, an NDC probe committee officially cleared Baba Jamal yesterday. He is expected to file his nomination with the EC today.
📈 Economic Outlook: Cautious Optimism
GDP Growth: New data from Emerging Markets Advisory projects Ghana’s economy will grow by 4.8% in 2026. This follows a rare annual gain for the Cedi and a drop in inflation to 5.4% at the end of 2025.
Gold Refinery Risks: Bright Simons and other analysts are trending for their warnings regarding fiscal risks associated with the government’s new gold refinery deals.
✈️ Aviation & Security
Aviation Safety: Ghana has launched a new security initiative supported by the ICAO to modernize air travel protection, aiming to make Kotoka (or “Accra International” per the new bill) a top regional hub for safety.
Maintenance Outages: ECG is continuing its planned maintenance today, with power cuts expected in parts of Accra West.
🎨 Culture & Sports
Fugu Wednesdays: Following the “Fugu Diplomacy” in Zambia, there is a trending push (supported by Haruna Iddrisu and other leaders) to declare Wednesdays as National Fugu Day to boost local textile production.
Asante Kotoko: The fallout from their MTN FA Cup exit continues as fans debate the resignation of head coach Karim Zito.
