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SamBoad Business Group Ltd has partnered with ABii National Savings and Loans to enhance the financial institution's digital presence and customer engagement

SamBoad Partners With Abii National Savings and Loans to Drive Digital Growth SamBoad Business Group Ltd has announced a strategic digital marketing partnership with Abii National Savings and Loans, effective August 1, 2026, to enhance the financial institution’s digital presence and customer engagement SamBoad Business Group Ltd is pleased to announce a strategic digital m...

Accra Street Journal analyses the durable competitive weapons of the street hawker. From the sachet economy to radical convenience, why the informal vendor is here to stay

The Pavement and the Plaza: How Accra’s Street Vendors Compete With, and Often Outsmart, the Formal Retailers EXECUTIVE INTRODUCTION The formal retail sector in Accra, with its gleaming supermarket aisles, its air-conditioned shopping malls, its sophisticated supply chains, and its corporate marketing budgets, operates on a theory of competitive superiority. The theory is straightforward: scale, efficiency,...

Accra Street Journal analyses the structural forces that determine fast growth in Ghana's capital. From the infrastructure divide to the digital tailwind and the problem-solving premium

The Speed of Success: Why Some Industries in Accra Grow Faster Than Others EXECUTIVE INTRODUCTION Walk through the streets of Accra and you will see a tale of two cities written in commerce. On one corner, a fintech startup is scaling from a shared desk to a gleaming office complex, hiring dozens of young graduates and attracting attention from investors in London and Lago...

Accra Street Journal examines the impact of rain, harmattan, and sun on Ghana's outdoor markets. From flooded stalls to the daily war against perishable decay

The Weather of Commerce: How Climate Conditions Dictate the Rhythm, Risk, and Survival of Accra’s Markets EXECUTIVE INTRODUCTION The standard economic models of the firm and the marketplace, developed in the temperate climates of the industrialised North, take for granted a stable, predictable, and largely benign physical environment. The factory operates year-round, insulated from the weather by its fo...

Accra Street Journal analyses the enduring power of personal referrals in Ghana's capital. How the voice note, the super-connector, and trust drive zero-cost customer acquisition

The Unpaid Sales Force: Why Word-of-Mouth Marketing Remains the Most Powerful Business Tool in Accra EXECUTIVE INTRODUCTION In the gleaming boardrooms of multinational marketing agencies and the strategy sessions of digital-first startups, the conversation about customer acquisition is dominated by the language of the algorithm, the programmatic ad buy, the influencer campaign, and the precisely ta...

Accra Street Journal analyses the deep commercial logic behind Accra's networking boom. How face-to-face forums solve the trust deficit, unlock hidden deals, and build personal brands

The Currency of Connection: Why Business Networking Events Are Surging in Accra’s Entrepreneurial Economy EXECUTIVE INTRODUCTION In an age of ubiquitous digital connectivity, where a business owner can theoretically reach a customer through a WhatsApp broadcast, close a sale via an Instagram DM, and attend a webinar from a laptop in their bedroom, the persistence and, indeed, the dramatic surge of physi...

Accra Street Journal's practical field manual for protecting SME margins. From true cost accounting to cooperative purchasing and escaping the commodity price war

The Margin Fortress: How Accra’s Smartest SMEs Defend Profitability in a City That Eats Margins Alive EXECUTIVE INTRODUCTION The default commercial condition in Accra, as we have documented extensively across these pages, is a relentless, multi-directional assault on the profit margin of the small and medium enterprise. The cost of power, whether from the grid or the generator, is punishing and vola...

Accra Street Journal analyses the hidden cost of Accra's property surge. From demolitions and rent spikes to the destruction of walk-in footfall for neighbourhood micro-retailers.

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Burkina Faso secured their first-ever Women's Africa Cup of Nations victory with a 2-1 win over 10-player Tanzania, throwing Group B wide open

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South Africa rescued a dramatic 2-2 draw against Côte d'Ivoire, with Hildah Magaia scoring a 99th-minute equaliser to keep their WAFCON title defence alive

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