Ghana

Locked Up and Forgotten

Death row inmates at Ghana's Nsawam Prison languish in grim conditions as Amnesty International calls on the country's new government to abolish ... the death penalty

Galamsey gamble

Ghana'sgovernment wants to tackle unregulated small-scale mining as a means to reassure big foreign miners and to create jobs, but the mining ... industry feeds into criminality and environmental despoliation. The clock is ticking for the new government to find solutions that work for actors big and small

Ghana’s new president pledges to jumpstart economy

A detailed briefing on the parlous state of Ghana's economy will dominate President Nana Akufo Addo's first working day in power on Monday. ...

Ghana’s incoming government looks to create jobs and tackle debt crisis

A home-grown economic rescue package will top the agenda when Ghana's new government starts work after Nana Akufo-Addo is sworn in as president ... on 7 January. Part of that effort will be a close examination of the viability of the procurement and debt obligations contracted by the outgoing government under President John Mahama.

Ghana’s next president faces tough demands on jobs and corruption

As people in Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi were celebrating Nana Addo Akufo-Addo's win in the 7 December presidential elections with 53.9% of the ... vote — the first time that an opposition candidate has defeated incumbent President at the ballot box in Ghana — bankers and businesspeople were asking how the new government will fund its ambitious plans.

Top Nigerian politician heaps praise on Ghana vote

Talking to The Africa Report, radical politician and governor of Nigeria's Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai judged Ghana's national elections on 7 ... December to be "near-perfect".

How Ghana’s opposition won the election’s data duel

With a secret data centre in Accra and officials in every constituency, the NPP is keeping tabs on the electoral commission. ...

Ghana’s social media watchers help to keep the peace in tense election

Inside a small building in a quiet part of Accra's beachside Osu neighbourhood, around 40 volunteers gather around a large white screen showing ... Twitter, Whatsapp and Facebook posts in real time.

Ghana’s opposition leads parliamentary polls as row erupts over presidential vote

Ghana's opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) took an early lead in the presidential and parliamentary elections, according to unofficial results ... in constituencies across the country.

Ghana’s voters flock to polling stations in an election on jobs and honesty

Millions of Ghanaians have been queueing to vote since the early hours of Wednesday morning after a lengthy and often bitter campaign dominated ... by economic questions.