Ghana

  • Oct 16, 2012
  • 2 min read

Possible NPP win does not raise Ghana policy risks

Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings -- wife of the ruling National Democratic Council (NDC) founder and...

Ghana
  • Oct 15, 2012
  • 2 min read

Beijing will limit involvement over Ghana mining clash

Ghanaian police killed a Chinese citizen and detained more than 100 others suspected of illegal...

China
  • Sep 27, 2012
  • 7 min read

Competition grows for West Africa ports investment

West Africa's sustained high GDP growth rates through much of the last decade have led to...

West Africa
  • Sep 12, 2012
  • 2 min read

Ghana windfall tax verdict is likely in 2013

The government may consider scrapping earlier plans to implement a 10% windfall tax on mining...

Ghana
  • Aug 30, 2012
  • 6 min read

West Africa's ECOWAS struggling to repeat past success

The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a long way from achieving its...

West Africa
  • Aug 23, 2012
  • 5 min read

Foreign illegal miners face local discontent in Ghana

Illegal mining activities in Ghana's informal (mainly gold) extractive sector are creating...

Ghana
  • Aug 17, 2012
  • 6 min read

Ethnic tensions simmer in Ghana but are manageable

The prevailing narrative that Ghana is politically stable and democratic principles are...

Ghana
  • Aug 13, 2012
  • 7 min read

West African private media ownership curbs are easing

The long history of military dictatorship in the region has resulted in state domination of the...

West Africa