How Ghanaian tycoon Daniel McKorley's McDan Aviation lost its Kotoka Airport terminal in a midnight raid over debt

Billionaires Africa | 03.04.2026 07:08
In the early hours of March 11, 2026, officials from the Ghana Airports Company Limited walked into Terminal 1 of Kotoka International Airport and removed equipment and property belonging to McDan Aviation Limited. The time was approximately 1:00 a.m. The company had secured a court injunction against GACL the previous day. What has followed is the most consequential business dispute in Ghana in 2026, pitting the country's most prominent indigenous conglomerate against a state-owned airport operator, dragging in questions about political interference, indigenous investor protection and the rule of law.