The Daily Graphic reports Ghana’s Minister of Petroleum, Mr Emmanuel Kofi-Armah Buah, giving an assurance that the drastic drop in the prices of crude oil on the world market will…
Came across this read which provides a good background to understanding history of patronage in African politics published by Foreign Affairs Magazine. In the post-independence era of the 1960s, “[Foreign]…
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According to this Economist article Road accidents are the leading cause of death among 15- to 29-year-olds globally, according to a report published by the World Health Organisation on October…
Introduction Governance in Africa has evolved and gone are the days when men, clad in military uniform, would just pop out of nowhere to seize the national radio and television…
What happened to the oft-touted mantra that improving economies on the African continent will provide a paradise for consumer goods salesmen? It was the expectation that Africa’s burgeoning middle class will provide the…
Theo Acheampong speaks to the BBC Africa Business Report on the Ghana-Ivory Coast maritime border dispute and the impact of petroleum activities on Ghana’s economy. Ghana told to hit brakes…
We might be in for a BIG SHOCKER if The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) grants Ivory Coast the temporary provisional measures they seek which is…
Dr Lloyd Amoah makes some compelling arguments in his paper titled “Lee Kuan Yew, Deng Xiaoping and Actualizing the Visions of African Independence” on how the neo-elite class can catalyse…
Review by Theo Acheampong Africa today is a continent of almost 1 billion people, and has witnessed a remarkable growth story over the past decade —growth rates have averaged over…
I have come to the firm conclusion that the EPAs which at the macro level which provides 100% duty free and quota free access to EU markets for ECOWAS/ACP countries…
Questions! Questions!! Questions!!! 1. What’s happened to our efforts to bring more inbound diasporan FDIs into the country? 2. Have we lost our competitive edge as the gateway to West…
Happy New Year Everyone! My first post of 2014 was sparked by another on a colleague’s Facebook wall in response to his Ghanaweb Article on Ghana’s trade liberalization policy. I…
1. Introduction Only a decade ago, Africa’s socio-economic growth potential was confined to the doldrums and back alley of underdevelopment. Today, the international media continues to be abuzz with common memes such as…