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Thomas Eleoramo

Frothy Market

Kohath considers first ex-Nigeria investments to diversify naira risks

Nigerian early-stage investor Kohath Investment is considering backing companies outside the country for the first time to diversify risks including ... further naira weakness, chief operating officer Thomas Eleoramo tells The Africa Report.

freedom to speak

Ghana: Led by ex-crusaders for free speech, the government is cracking down on dissent

Once renowned for their feisty media and defence of political liberties, Ghana’s journalists are under siege by the police. And this crackdown ... is happening under a government whose top officials prided themselves on fighting for civil liberties during the decades of military rule.

sahel insecurity

Sahel: After a spate of coups, many soldiers ‘are developing a putschist appetite’, what can be done?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine draws international focus away from Africa’s conflict hotspots, a worry for African policymakers and UN officials ... in their AU-UN Joint Strategic Assessment on Security in the Sahel high-level hybrid meeting from 28 February to 3 March.

Wisdom of Elders

Ghana’s former president Kufuor urges soldiers to reject ‘shortcut’ to power

Ghana's former president John Kufuor has some advice to African soldiers following a string of coups on the continent. In an exclusive interview ... with The Africa Report, the former two-term president recalls his youthful ambition to join the military, saying that those who wear the country's uniform must respect the oath to protect the constitution.

Ghana top stories

Wissam al-Monthiry

Slick terrain

Ghana: ‘Turnaround will generate $12bn in revenues’ – Tullow

IOU

Ghana looks for extra financing as e-levy comes into force

TECH CHAMPIONS

Chipper Cash: American network, African success

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Wissam al-Monthiry

Slick terrain

Ghana: ‘Turnaround will generate $12bn in revenues’ – Tullow

IOU

Ghana looks for extra financing as e-levy comes into force

TECH CHAMPIONS

Chipper Cash: American network, African success

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Supporters of Ghana's National Democratic Congress (NDC) party attend a protest, in Accra

Debt distress

Ghana’s debt makes development impossible: Here are some solutions

By the year 2000, the government of Ghana had borrowed so much that the country was in debt distress. It then subscribed to the Heavily Indebted ... Poor Countries initiative of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Consequently, much of the country’s external debt of over US$4 billion was written off by creditors.

A Ghanian woman poses while holding her family's passports with a U.S. visa in Accra

Jack of all trades

Ghana card fiasco continues with e-passport confusion

Confusion continues to reign surrounding the Ghana card after a video of the official International Civil Aviation Organisation's Public Key ... Directory (ICAO PKD) joining ceremony revealed further issues on the future of ePassport in the country.

Members of a heritage tour group stand near a statue of Kwame Nkrumah in Accra

success or flop

Ghana: Did the ‘Year of Return’ manage to import the capital, skills and diaspora it promised?

The ‘Year of Return, Ghana 2019’ was a kickstart campaign to bring foreigners, particularly from the black diaspora, to Ghana, as visitors ... or as tourists. This would bring in fresh skills and capital, and place Ghana more firmly on the global map as a key destination spot.

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Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo

FUNDING FALL-OUT

Ghana’s government rejects call to deal with the IMF

A former finance minister and a clutch of bankers are calling for a deal with the IMF as the best route to shore up Ghana’s shaky finances. ... However, the Treasury team under finance minister Ken Ofori Atta have set their face against it. For them, it is a matter of national pride, even though their alternative strategy could come at a high political price.

Alban Bagbin

'Poster boy'

Ghana: Six things to know about Alban Bagbin, the controversial speaker of Parliament

Alban Bagbin, the dyed-in-the-wool National Democratic Congress member made history as the first opposition lawmaker to become Speaker of Parliament ... in Ghana under an executive president from a different party. However, one year later, he is still making headlines. We explore six reasons why Bagbin is still the talk of the town.

Breaking Logjams

TradeMark East Africa turns west, aims to improve Lagos-Abidjan trade route

Aid-for-trade organisation TradeMark East Africa plans to take a step towards pan-African scale by setting up operations in West Africa, CEO ... Frank Matsaert tells The Africa Report.

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