Ghana

  • May 19, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Fibre optic networks will take time to mature

The gaps in high-speed backbone networks in sub-Saharan Africa are closing rapidly. The majority...

Africa
  • May 4, 2010
  • 7 min read

WEST AFRICA: Gas pipeline has transformative potential

The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) is expected to transmit Nigerian natural gas to all...

West Africa
  • Apr 30, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: 'Resource curse' creates fiscal challenges

The recent discovery of oil in several African countries has increased speculation about the...

Africa
  • Apr 7, 2010
  • 2 min read

WEST AFRICA: Pipeline resumes pumping natural gas

The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) between Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Ghana began pumping natural...

  • Mar 8, 2010
  • 6 min read

AFRICA: Shadow economies resist taxation efforts

The growth of shadow economies in the developing world in recent decades has made taxing the...

Africa
  • Feb 24, 2010
  • 7 min read

GHANA: NDC more boldly asserts national interest

The government of President John Atta Mills, elected on an anti-corruption ticket and a promise...

Ghana
  • Feb 9, 2010
  • 2 min read

GHANA: Accra increases pressure over Jubilee

Ghana will not approve the sale of US-based Kosmos Energy's 23.49% stake in the Jubilee field to...

Ghana
  • Jan 26, 2010
  • 6 min read

AFRICA: Religious divide shapes political behaviour

While the fear that radical Islam will spread across the continent has been exaggerated, a...

Africa