Ghana

  • Jan 15, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Publics struggle to hold MPs accountable

As in the United Kingdom, revelations about the vast allowances claimed by MPs in countries such...

Africa
  • Jan 14, 2010
  • 6 min read

AFRICA: Downturn highlights gaps in revenue collection

Despite a general impression that African states are unable to tax their populations effectively,...

Africa
  • Jan 8, 2010
  • 2 min read

GHANA: Jubilee corruption inquiry suits GNPC ambitions

Ghanaian and US investigators have launched an inquiry into alleged corruption around a US-based...

Ghana
  • Nov 19, 2009
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2010: West Africa

Investment-led economic recovery during 2010 will be overshadowed by crises of governance and...

West Africa
  • Nov 19, 2009
  • 2 min read

GHANA: Budget proposes big boost in 2010 spending

Finance Minister Kwabena Duffuor presented the 2010 budget yesterday, which plans increased...

Ghana
  • Nov 18, 2009
  • 7 min read

GHANA: Government has the tools to avoid 'oil curse'

Although the deleterious effects of oil wealth in such countries as Angola, Equatorial Guinea and...

Ghana
  • Nov 4, 2009
  • 2 min read

GHANA: Ghana Telecom sale will be revised

The government said yesterday that it was in talks with UK-based Vodafone on the renegotiation of...

Ghana
  • Oct 23, 2009
  • 2 min read

IVORY COAST: Candidates posture on cocoa sector reform

In the context of the approaching presidential election, opposition and government sources were...

Ivory Coast