The NDC government is engaged in a hearts-and-minds battle to convince voters of its vision: a sweeping state-led modernisation programme backed by China.

While international experts predict more shortages to come, the government has launched a $2bn investment programme to avoid future crises.

Ghana's annual inflation rate crept up slightly again to 8.8 percent in March from 8.6 percent the previous month, the Ghana Statistical Service announced on Wednesday.

Oil and gas service companies are enjoying a bonanza from Ghana's 2007 oil discovery off the country's southwestern coast, but more needs to be done to keep it local.

Tullow Oil's nascent partnership with the English Premier League 
is a first step to engage large multinational companies across the continent, to the benefit of all.

Public Food Safety Laboratories in Africa are chronically underfunded.