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Ghana: Succession race kicks off after Trade Minister quits

When long-time presidential contender Alan Kyerematen quit the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government on 5 January, he fired the starting gun on ... what is set to be a long and acrimonious campaign ahead of the 2024 elections.

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The diaspora is uniting in Ghana for Black Star Line Festival

After the largely successful 'Year of Return’ campaign in 2019 Ghana has become the favourite destination for black people in the diaspora ... and now through the arts. Chicago-based Vic Mensa and Chance The Rapper are rallying the diaspora to permanently contribute their skills and capital to the cocoa-rich west African country.

COFFEE WITH

Ghana: Dealing with illegal mining is a ‘nightmare’, says Minister Jinapor

A well-armed police officer beamed at an entrance leading to the first of three doors before entering the main office of Ghana’s Lands and ... Natural Resources Minister Samuel Abu Jinapor. At the waiting area, three large framed pictures depicting the mining and extractive industries hung on the wall to welcome visitors as I waited patiently for my turn to be ushered in by the minister’s orderly.

Wallets Out

Exclusive: Mahindra’s Yabx mandates Verdant Capital to raise equity for Nigeria growth

Mahindra Group’s Yabx fintech has mandated South African investment bank Verdant Capital to seek funding to back the company’s west Africa ... expansion, Yabx CEO Rajat Dayal tells The Africa Report.

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OPPOSITION IN THE OPPOSITION

Ghana: Ex-President Mahama launches comeback as his allies reorganise opposition

Friends in high places

US envoy to the UN visits African Security Council members

tough nut

Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria…Does West Africa have a debt problem?

OPPOSITION IN THE OPPOSITION

Ghana: Ex-President Mahama launches comeback as his allies reorganise opposition

Friends in high places

US envoy to the UN visits African Security Council members

tough nut

Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria…Does West Africa have a debt problem?

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Africa in 2023: Ghana’s debt restructuring sets tone for Africa’s ‘Year of Austerity’

A long year lies ahead for the African governments which have borrowed too much. While Ghana's torment is under the spotlight, Tunisia, Kenya ... and Nigeria will all face tough challenges in the year ahead, experts say.

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rebound travel

Egypt, South Africa, Morocco: Africa’s most popular destinations In 2022

Despite being badly hit by Covid-19’s arrival in 2020, African tourism is rebounding two years later. ...

EUROBONDS

Ghana: Debt default announcement will dampen investor confidence, say analysts

Ghana will be faced with more difficulty accessing international financing in the short to medium term after surprising international bondholders ... with its announcement of a suspension of payments on some of its foreign debts this week.

mass market

Sanlam, Allianz may consider acquisitions to break through in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

The African insurance venture resulting from the combination of assets between Sanlam and Germany’s Allianz may consider acquisitions to break ... through in markets with major potential, Emmanuel Brulé, CEO of Sanlam Pan Africa General Insurance, tells The Africa Report.

bailout deal

Ghana suspends part of foreign debt payments

Ghana suspended payments on part of its foreign debt on Monday as the country undertakes debt restructuring in line with a bailout deal with ... the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo, interviewed by The Africa Report in Paris on 13 October 2022

cold war thinking

Ghana-Burkina: Akufo-Addo’s ‘Russia mercenaries’ comment sparks diplomatic rift

Burkina Faso has summoned Ghana’s ambassador in Ouagadougou for questioning over president Akufo-Addo’s allegation that it has hired ‘Russian ... mercenaries’ to fight insurgency in the country. The move is the latest in what may be a brewing diplomatic row between the two neighbouring countries.

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