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Ghana

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  • The public will likely have to pressure President Nana Akufo-Addo and the government to adopt a new bill on unexplained wealth orders. Credit: GCIS.
    EconomyGhana

    Let’s make Ghana’s leaders explain their unexplained wealth. Here’s how.

    By Lolan Ekow Sagoe-Moses
    February 5, 2020
    The special prosecutor has proposed a measure that could empower Ghana to truly tackle corruption. The public must make the government listen. Despite being ...
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  • A woman walks under election banner during the 2016 Ghana Elections in the Volta region. Credit: Carsten ten Brink.
    GhanaPolitics

    Ghana: Political vigilantes are a concern, but there’s a bigger one

    By Mariam Bjarnesen
    January 14, 2020
    Last year, armed men stormed an opposition politician’s home on the day of a by-election. Is this is a taste of things to come ...
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  • GhanaSociety

    We need to talk about Ghana’s Year of Return and its politics of exclusion

    By Kwabena Agyare Yeboah
    December 19, 2019
    The campaign had the opportunity to welcome all people of African descent and fully engage with their history of slavery. It did not.  In ...
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  • Kaye, one of thousands of Ghanaian migrants in Libya. Credit: Hans Lucht.
    GhanaLibyaSociety

    “Here we have no life”: The migrant workers persevering in Libya

    By Hans Lucht
    December 17, 2019
    Despite the risks, the plan for Ghanaian workers in Libya is straightforward. Survive, earn, return. Before Kaye and his crew of Ghanaian migrant workers ...
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  • One of many chop bars in Ghana. Credit: Rebecca and Michael Thompson.
    EconomyGhanaSociety

    Accra’s fast food fight: McFood takes on Ghana’s local chop bars

    By Rebecca Teni Thompson & Michael Thompson
    May 29, 2019
    For most, international fast food outlets are expensive, inaccessible and unfamiliar. But as more and more crop up, will the tide turn? By the ...
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  • South Africa oil find: Ghana's first major discovery was the Jubilee oil field in 2007. Credit: Eni.
    EconomyGhanaSouth Africa

    South Africa’s “game-changing” oil find: Three lessons from Ghana

    By Folorunso David
    April 2, 2019
    Avoiding the resource curse will require clear policies that ensure transparency and independence.  In early-February, South Africa discovered huge reserves of oil and gas ...
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  • The Volta region first became part of Ghana in 1956. Credit: jbdodane.
    GhanaPolitics

    Is this Africa’s newest secession dilemma?

    By Ashley Bulgarelli
    February 11, 2019
    The Volta region’s contested history as part of Ghana has come to the fore again around a recent referendum. On 27 December 2018, Ghana ...
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  • Kofi Annan passed away on 18 August after a short illness aged 80. Credit: ITU/ J.M. Planche.
    Ghana

    Kofi Annan’s quest for a better Africa

    By K.Y. Amoako
    September 10, 2018
    As Kofi Annan receives a three-day state funeral in Ghana, we should take the opportunity to celebrate and remember his vision and optimism. Tributes ...
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  • Côte d’Ivoire is the world's largest cocoa producer. Credit: Nestlé.
    Côte d'IvoireEconomyGhana

    Côte d’Ivoire: Africa’s fastest growing economy’s bittersweet year

    By Jessica Moody
    December 21, 2017
    Low cocoa prices have compounded some tough economic challenges for Côte d’Ivoire. This April, cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire awoke to find their crops ...
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  • Ghana photo of the week, Kayayei
    GhanaPhoto of the Week

    Photo of the Week: The kayayei of Ghana

    By Matteo Carzaniga
    June 16, 2017
    After another gruelling day carrying goods on their heads around the city, some young kayayei relax by watching TV before returning to their shacks in one ...
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