Ghana

Beyond aid

Ghana beyond rhetoric

Getting beyond aid is a matter of self-respect ...

Anansi: After aid: the taxman cometh

What – you may ask – is Kweku Anansi, that noted West African trickster, doing in a queue outside of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on ... a sweltering Friday morning in Accra? As an itinerant chronicler, Anansi gets drawn to public spectacles in search of inspiration.

Lola Kassim: “We don’t sell rider details”

Uber has made moves to grab a big market share in Ghana and Nigeria, but faces challenges from local operators and their host governments ...

Ghana’s energy minister: ‘We must move from can’t-do to can-do’

Ghana's energy minister Boakye Agyarko is scathing about past chaos in the electricity sector, but bullish about the future ...

Ghana seeks solutions to power woes for economic growth

Ghana's lights are back on, but the chaos is not over. President Akufo-Addo's government must address a legacy of emergency power plant commissions ... and costly over-production if it is to embrace the opportunities for growth

NanaAma Botchway-Dowuona: “We don’t make a lot of noise!”

In a country known for its lawyers, Botchway-Dowuona has carved out a niche at the very top with her expertise advising on property and construction ... deals

Out with the old, in with the new: Ghana’s people to watch

The December 2016 election victory of Nana Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party has brought a host of fresh faces to government, with more ... perhaps to come

Ghana’s independent power plant that will ease power blackouts

Cenpower will launch its $900m Kpone independent power plant (IPP) at the end of 2017, reducing blackouts in Accra. The Africa Report talks to ... Theo Sackey, Cenpower's chief executive officer.

‘The clock is ticking’: Ghana’s new president tries to kickstart urgent economic reforms

Having run for office for nearly the past two decades, President Akufo-Addo now has the power to bring the changes he has long called for. The ... electorate is watching to see if he can turn around the economy, decentralise power and fight corruption

Things will be much better if diplomacy is left to work – Anna Bossman

Ghana's ambassador to France, Anna Bossman, shares her thoughts on various issues ranging from her work at the Commission on Human Rights and ... Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in Ghana, Morocco's entry into ECOWAS and the rise of nationalism in Europe.