Ghana

Behind the Curve

Ghana’s banks may find themselves undercut by MTN’s mobile money

When Kodjo Adovor, CEO of Kevi Capital in Accra, needs some business cards, he sends his order and a mobile money payment and within an hour ... has motorcycle delivery of the cards.

contract puzzles

Aenergy’s Ricardo Machado, and the shadow of the Dos Santos family

Aenergy SA, the company created by Portuguese entrepreneur Ricardo Machado, is raising eyebrows and questions, especially with regards to its ... dealmaking in Ghana.

explosive growth

Ghana oil production to double to over 400,000bpd in next four years

Ghana’s oil production is set to more than double over the next four years thanks to new fields coming on stream. ...

Made in Ghana

Ghana needs skills upgrade and free trade to make automotive tax breaks work

Ghana’s use of tax incentives to attract foreign carmakers to the country will need follow-through on skills if full assembly in the country ... is to become a reality.

earth lung

Ghana’s pact with China to explore bauxite threatens a unique forest

Ghana’s Atewa forest is one of the most beautiful and scenic landscapes in the country. It is now under threat. ...

love the sinner

How young educated Ghanaians view corruption

A corruption scandal is in the news in Ghana again. ...

Fighting gravity

Can Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire really deliver higher cocoa prices?

Higher cocoa prices for farmers in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire make political sense, but the countries lack the bargaining power to draw a line ... in the sand.

Homecoming

Back to Africa: Ghana is banking on ‘Year of Return’ to boost tourism. Will it?

Ghana has designated 2019 as the 'Year of Return' to commemorate 400 years since the first enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in ... the United States.

debt legacy

Ghana: Lessons to be learnt from excess electricity shambles

Corruption, inflexible contracts and administrators failing to take action have condemned Ghana to overpaying for a generation. ...

ports of call

Bolloré’s Philippe Labonne says: “Facilitating intra-African trade is the new logistics frontier”

Bolloré Transport & Logistics (BTL) is preparing to manage two new terminals in West Africa in the coming months, while continuing to expand ... its land base to better serve an integrating African market.
Through dry ports, industrial zones, maritime hubs and air hubs, the French group wants to maintain and strengthen its position as one of Africa’s leading logistics providers.