Land & Borders: Ghana says it has secured and demarcated 150km of its land border with Côte d’Ivoire and targets another 200km by year-end, using surveying and mapping with international and Ivorian input. Identity & Crime: Photocopying or visually inspecting a Ghana Card for transactions is now illegal; biometric verification is required, with fines for institutions up to GH¢24,000. Sanitation Funding: Stakeholders warn Greater Accra’s waste gains could reverse without a reliable funding model for landfill and waste management. Entrepreneurship Finance: NEIP and the Venture Capital Trust Fund will create a GH¢100m Adwumawura Fund to boost access to capital for scalable businesses. Cocoa Value Addition: Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon sign the Abuja Declaration to end raw cocoa bean exports and push local processing. Banking Regulation: Supreme Court action in the GN Savings and Loans licence dispute is expected to clarify Bank of Ghana powers. Sports & Youth: WAFU B U20 draw puts Ghana’s Black Satellites in Group B with Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Togo; Hearts of Oak denies transfer-valuation claims over goalkeeper Benjamin Asare. Energy & Safety: Ghana strengthens nuclear emergency preparedness as it moves toward nuclear power. Economy & Jobs: Analysts urge Ghana not to slip back into debt crisis after external debt restructuring. Accra Watch: A US Embassy Accra consular shutdown will pause most visa services for 12 days from July 20–31.