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Infographic: What if Africa was one country?

22 July 2017 Theo Acheampong 1 Comment

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Posted in: Writings Filed under: Africa, Africa China Trade, AfricaEconomics, Consumers

The Oil Price Slump and Ghana’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry

29 January 2016 Theo Acheampong 1 Comment

The Daily Graphic reports Ghana’s Minister of Petroleum, Mr Emmanuel Kofi-Armah Buah, giving an assurance that the drastic drop in…

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Posted in: Economics, Energy, Oil and Gas Filed under: Africa, economy, Ghana, local content, Oil and Gas, Petroleum

How the United States Approached Post-Colonial Africa

8 January 2016 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

Came across this read which provides a good background to understanding history of patronage in African politics published by Foreign…

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Posted in: History, Writings Filed under: Africa, economy, Political Economy, reform

Terror at the Door: Welcome to the New Normal

15 November 2015 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

The Caliphate | Sunni Wahabism | Radicalisation | Western Ignorance & Interventionism | Global Hegemony | Soviet-Afghan War | Boko…

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Posted in: Writings Filed under: Africa, Boko Harram, Political Economy, terrorism

Road Accidents in Africa: Time to Act on Enforcement

26 October 2015 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

According to this Economist article Road accidents are the leading cause of death among 15- to 29-year-olds globally, according to…

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Posted in: Writings Filed under: Africa, Economic Growth, Legislations, road accidents, statistics

The Mo Ibrahim Index, Governance and Economic Growth in Africa

8 October 2015 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

Introduction Governance in Africa has evolved and gone are the days when men, clad in military uniform, would just pop…

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Posted in: Special Reports, Writings Filed under: Africa, AfricaEconomics, Governance, Political Reforms, Trade

Rhetoric Versus Reality: Africa’s Middle Class Consumption Missing?

28 July 2015 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

What happened to the oft-touted mantra that improving economies on the African continent will provide a paradise for consumer goods…

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Posted in: Economics, Writings Filed under: Africa, Consumers, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Creativity, Middle Class

Theo Acheampong speaks to the BBC on the Ghana-Ivory Coast maritime Border Dispute

18 July 2015 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

Theo Acheampong speaks to the BBC Africa Business Report on the Ghana-Ivory Coast maritime border dispute and the impact of…

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Posted in: Media, Oil and Gas, Writings Filed under: Africa, ECOWAS, Energy Policy, Ghana, Oil and Gas, Petroleum, Political Economy

Ghana-Cote D’Ivoire Maritime Border Dispute: Update

30 March 2015 Theo Acheampong

We might be in for a BIG SHOCKER if The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) grants…

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Posted in: Uncategorized, Writings Filed under: Africa, Economics, Maritime Disputes, Oil and Gas, Petroleum

Neo-Elites and the Developmental State

26 March 2015 Theo Acheampong

Dr Lloyd Amoah makes some compelling arguments in his paper titled “Lee Kuan Yew, Deng Xiaoping and Actualizing the Visions…

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Posted in: Writings Filed under: Africa, China, Development, Economics, ECOWAS, Leadership, Political Economy

BOOK REVIEW: IS THIS WHY AFRICA IS? BY MARRICKE KOFI GANE (AUTHOR)

15 October 2014 Theo Acheampong

 Review by Theo Acheampong Africa today is a continent of almost 1 billion people, and has witnessed a remarkable growth…

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Posted in: Books, Writings Filed under: Africa, Books, Development, Economics, Government, Political Economy

GHANA AND THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS (EPAs): SOME INITIAL THOUGHTS

18 April 2014 Theo Acheampong

I have come to the firm conclusion that the EPAs which at the macro level which provides 100% duty free…

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Posted in: Economics, Writings Filed under: Africa, Agriculture, Development, Economics, Ghana, Trade Policy

Doing Business in Ghana in 2014 and beyond: Questions on my mind

2 February 2014 Theo Acheampong

Questions! Questions!! Questions!!! 1. What’s happened to our efforts to bring more inbound diasporan FDIs into the country? 2. Have…

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Posted in: Economics, Energy, Writings Filed under: Africa, Development, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Creativity, Trade Policy

The Effects of Trade Liberalization in Ghana

23 January 2014 Theo Acheampong

Happy New Year Everyone! My first post of 2014 was sparked by another on a colleague’s Facebook wall in response…

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Posted in: Economics, Writings Filed under: Africa, Agriculture, China, Development, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Creativity, Trade Policy

Africa’s Economic Growth: A Fallacy of Numbers?

5 May 2013 Theo Acheampong 2 Comments

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…

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Posted in: Economics, Writings Filed under: Africa, Development, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Creativity, Finance, Technology and Innovation

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