Ghana

  • Dec 5, 2008
  • 2 min read

GHANA: Election goes down to the wire

Ghanaians will elect a new parliament and president on December 7, in a close contest mainly...

Ghana
  • Nov 4, 2008
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2009: West African stability concerns grow

After a year characterised by soaring food and fuel import costs as well as strong commodity...

  • Oct 31, 2008
  • 7 min read

WEST AFRICA: Ivorian cocoa faces regional competition

With top world producer Ivory Coast launching the reform of an industry that has had to survive...

  • Sep 25, 2008
  • 1 min read

GHANA: Baah-Wiredu death will not change policy

Ghanaian Finance Minister Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu died suddenly yesterday, after being hospitalised in...

Ghana
  • Sep 11, 2008
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Interest remains in new sovereign debt

There is continued sub-Saharan interest in raising money on world capital markets -- after...

Africa
  • Aug 21, 2008
  • 1 min read

AFRICA: Ecobank will expand with record rights issue

Togo-based Ecobank announced yesterday that it would go ahead with a 2.5 billion dollar rights...

Africa
  • Jul 29, 2008
  • 7 min read

GHANA: Post-Kufuor NPP faces tough election battle

The two main political parties -- the ruling New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic...

Ghana
  • Jul 21, 2008
  • 2 min read

GHANA: Opposition delays Ghana Telecom sale

Opposition legislators succeeded late on Friday night in blocking approval of the proposed sale...

Ghana