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Ghana: what was counted on 14 October 2026
Every article that passed the risk gate for Ghana on this day, by category — the outlet, its leaning where known, and the link. These counts are what the pressure table adds up.
Signals counted
100 articles
Regulation
- Netflix to shed 1,000 jobs in steepest cuts since 2022 ↗ Joyindependent
- Africa risks falling further behind without urgent action on AI and digital governance – Dr Asiama ↗ Adom FMindependent
- EPA orders immediate halt to unpermitted reclamation and dredging nationwide ↗ Joyindependent
- Government backing is no EPA permit – Authority warns GoldBod, ministries ↗ Joyindependent
- Digital VAT collection system will not add another 20% to existing charges – GRA clarifies ↗ Adom FMindependent
- GRA identifies about 100 additional foreign digital service providers for VAT collection ↗ Adom FMindependent
- GRA clarifies digital VAT system will not introduce new tax ↗ Adom FMindependent
- KMA to extend daily toll collection to nights and weekends ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Supreme Court halts promotion of 40 police officers pending IGP’s appeal ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Meta removes 3.7 million accounts in international fraud crackdown linked to UK, US victims ↗ Joyindependent
- Court halts promotion of 40 police officers pending IGP’s appeal ↗ Joyindependent
- Banks to charge 20% VAT on payments for Netflix, Zoom, TikTok and others ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Govt must intervene in Ghana football despite FIFA fears – Kudjoe Fianoo ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Ghanaians Receive Some Good News As COMAC Drops Fresh Update About Prices Of Petrol ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- Banks to charge 20% VAT on payments for Netflix, Zoom, TikTok and others ↗ Joyindependent
- IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings: Africa must help shape global AI rules – BoG Governor ↗ Joyindependent
- Digital VAT collection system will not add another 20% to existing charges – GRA clarifies ↗ Joyindependent
- GRA identifies about 100 additional foreign digital service providers for VAT collection ↗ Joyindependent
- Digital VAT collection to cover mobile payments, not just bank cards – GRA ↗ Joyindependent
- Regulator would quit over Man City interference ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Saudi Arab tightens barber shop rules; home services require special permit ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- Anthropic seeks rehearing of case over Pentagon’s security risk branding ↗ Joyindependent
- English football’s independent regulator would quit over Man City interference ↗ Joyindependent
- EC safeguards must check partisan bias among commissioners – Osae-Kwapong ↗ Joyindependent
- Judge extends White House access for CNN, MS NOW, Politico amid legal fight ↗ Joyindependent
- Banks to apply 20% VAT on cross-border digital payments with Ghana-issued cards ↗ Joyindependent
Disruption
- Musk says US government may be behind slowdown of Ukraine drone speeds ↗ Joyindependent
- Thunderstorms to hit parts of Ghana tonight ↗ Adom FMindependent
- 15 arrested, 6 trucks impounded over sand winning activities on Kumasi-Accra Expressway ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Traders fear losing livelihoods over Madina Market demolition ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Starlink restrictions in Ukraine war linked to political situation, Zelensky aide says ↗ Joyindependent
- 15 arrested, 6 trucks impounded over sandwinning activities on Kumasi-Accra Expressway ↗ Joyindependent
- GNFS contains Somoco warehouse fire, bushfire near TTU in Takoradi ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Fuel crisis hits Indonesia’s Bali, triggers long lines in gas stations for days ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- GNFS contains Somoco warehouse fire; bushfire near TTU in Takoradi ↗ Joyindependent
- Newspaper headlines: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Fire at GRIDCo substation at Mallam disrupts power supply to parts of Accra ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Dark signals: The death trap of non-functioning traffic lights along Asokwa-Aputuogya road ↗ Adom FMindependent
- ECG Announces Three-Day Planned Power Outage In Accra West From October 14 To 16 ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- Fire at GRIDCo Mallam substation disrupts power in parts of Accra ↗ Joyindependent
Internal tension
- ‘Seven Years Of Bandit Attacks’: Sokoto IDPs Lament Lost Farms As Woman Gives Birth On Road, Begs For Baby’s Wrapper ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- Tension mounts as Police stop alleged installation of Zongo chief at Numereso ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Govt deploys monitoring teams across 16 regions to assess LEAP payments ↗ Adom FMindependent
- 16 in custody as police, soldiers recover guns and ammunition at Gbane mine ↗ Adom FMindependent
Safety & health
- Torrential rains in Libya’s Tripoli kill two ↗ Joyindependent
Companies
- Cocoa Capital PLC undertakes bond and note programme on GSE ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Former BOST deputy MD sues company over alleged unlawful termination ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Top 10 Most Profitable Companies in Africa in 2026 ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- GRA fully recovers $154k legacy debt owed by foreign entities between 2022 and 2024 ↗ Joyindependent
- Kpemka seeks compensation as he sues BOST over alleged unlawful termination ↗ Joyindependent
- Bank of America hit with $1.2bn fine for money laundering failings ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Dangote Refinery Reports N6.3tn Profit as IPO Deadline Gets Extended ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- Total number of jobs advertised increased 32% year-on-year to 3,578 in 7 months of 2026 ↗ Joyindependent
- Former SIC Savings and Loans MD Amma Frimpomaa Dwumah honours EOCO invitation ↗ Joyindependent
- PIC CEO faces questions over mining interests ↗ MG Modern Ghanaindependent
- Dangote Refinery Declares $22.5bn Revenue, Moves To Net Cash Position In H1 ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- Bank of America hit with $1.2bn fine for money laundering failings ↗ Joyindependent
- Dangote Refinery Returns to Profit With $4.73 Billion Earnings as IPO Deadline Extended ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
Markets
- The illusion of a good deal: Why some everyday money-saving habits may be costing you more ↗ Joyindependent
- Cedi edges higher as GoldBod boosts dollar supply to banks ↗ Adom FMindependent
- CBN faces N2.41tn OMO test as liquidity hits N4.04tn ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- HTX Publishes Its Q3 2026 Scorecard: Cumulative TradFi Trading Volume Approaches $6B Amid 13th Anniversary Celebration ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- Economic activities mixed in 7 months of 2026; Cement sales decline by 10% ↗ Joyindependent
- Petrol, diesel prices set to fall from Oct. 16 as LPG faces 18.5% hike ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Oil prices climb as traders weigh Saudi supply risk, Russian diesel flow ↗ Adom FMindependent
- IMF warns Nigeria against restoring petrol subsidy, proposes relief ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- Petrol, diesel prices set to fall from Oct. 16 as LPG faces 18.5% hike ↗ Joyindependent
- India September 2026: Record market (+20.9%), Kia, Maruti Suzuki Baleno at record high ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- Oil prices climb as traders weigh Saudi supply risk, Russian diesel flow ↗ Joyindependent
- Cedi edges higher as GoldBod boosts dollar supply to banks ↗ Joyindependent
- Bank of Ghana pilots digital cross-border payments with Rwanda, Nigeria ↗ Joyindependent
- Check your change jar for rare pennies that could be worth THOUSANDS – coin expert reveals top 5 to look for ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
Trade
- GRA submits preliminary report on drug shipment case to Mahama – Commissioner-General ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Dangote Group, Botswana Exchange Laud NGX Group For Driving Cross-Border Collaboration ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- Trade Minister urges employers to leverage industrial opportunities to create jobs ↗ Joyindependent
- GRA submits preliminary report on drug shipment case to Mahama – Commissioner-General ↗ Joyindependent
- Passenger arrivals at airport improved by 23% in first 7 months of 2026 ↗ Joyindependent
- No amount of foreign exchange is worth a lost forest – GoldBod ↗ Joyindependent
- EU expands migration cooperation with eastern Libya through new funding ↗ Joyindependent
Politics
- Burnham had two hospitality dinners with Man City chairman, deleted records show ↗ Joyindependent
- Education Minister hopeful university administrators’ strike will end by Friday ↗ Adom FMindependent
- New COSATU national leadership elected ↗ MG Modern Ghanaindependent
- Domestic VAT collections rise 11.5% in July as retail sales decline 1.5% ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Public money belongs to the people, not government officials – Ato Forson ↗ Adom FMindependent
- FG’s Fuel Price Plan Differs From Atiku’s Debt Creating Subsidy Proposal – IMPI ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- George Dadzie Junior highly tipped in NDC regional secretary race due to grassroots experience ↗ Joyindependent
- Power, politics and the battle for electoral credibility: Is Ghana’s electoral commission truly independent? ↗ Joyindependent
- Partisan appointments won’t help restore trust in EC – Osae-Kwapong ↗ Adom FMindependent
- We must subject EC appointment to the ‘Akufo-Addo test’ – Osae-Kwapong ↗ Adom FMindependent
- NDC appoints Ako Gunn, Kakra Essamuah, and Julius Anthony as spokespersons ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Kwaku Azar breaks down Ghana’s EC appointments under Fourth Republic ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Dr. Bawumia Under Fire: Allegations of Hubtel Ownership and Electricity Payment Scandal ↗ Ghana MMAindependent
- Ghana faces $6.1bn debt-service burden from 2027 to 2029 due to Akufo-Addo’s DDEP – Haruna Iddrisu ↗ Joyindependent
- Patrice Motsepe’s Caf presidency under pressure after Afcon U-turn as Eto’o waits in wings ↗ Adom FMindependent
- Subject EC appointment to ‘Akufo-Addo test’ – Kwapong ↗ Joyindependent
- Private political loyalties deserve scrutiny too in EC appointments – Osae-Kwapong ↗ Joyindependent
- Your client is Parliament, not a party; remain honest even when unwelcome – Speaker ↗ Joyindependent
- Education Minister appeals to GAUA to call off strike, resume work on October 19 ↗ Joyindependent
- Ketu North MP led delegation petitions government over deteriorating Weta Irrigation Scheme ↗ Joyindependent
- Petrol nightmare and the harsh impact on Nigerians ↗ Ghana MMAindependent