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Argentina delegation talk over warship being detained outside Ghana

Argentina delegation talk over warship being detained outside Ghana

A delegation from Argentina on Tuesday met with Ghanaian officials in an attempt to negotiate the release of a warship being detained outside Accra...
Political leader Nana Konadu Agyemang promise to transform Ghana

Political leader Nana Konadu Agyemang promise to transform Ghana

Nana Konadu Agyemang wife of ex-leader of Ghana, Jerry Rawling has been elected as one of the presidential candidates by a newly political party...
Ghana charges Justin Kone Katinan Gbagbo’s spokeman with murder

Ghana charges Justin Kone Katinan Gbagbo’s spokeman with murder

Ghanaian authorities charged Ivory Coast's ex-leader Laurent Gbagbo spokeman with murder following a warrant of arrest from his home country on Monday, days after...
Cash and the Clueless Casanova

Cash and the Clueless Casanova

Recently I got a call from my cousin who is also a recent returnee. Actually, it was more than one call. The first time...
The Last Straw (Part 2)

The Last Straw (Part 2)

“The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.”-Maureen Dowd, American author and columnist. The other day...
The Last Straw

The Last Straw

Everyone knew that it would happen sooner or later, that despite my seemingly unshakeable optimism and avowed faith in Ghana’s ability to become an...
The Grass is Always Greener

The Grass is Always Greener

Most mornings I pass by the American Embassy on my way to the gym. There is always a long queue of people waiting...
To Return Or Not to Return

To Return Or Not to Return

It’s a question that haunts many Ghanaian immigrants at one time or another during our stay in our adopted lands. No matter where in...
Jack Johnson: A Great African-American champion from Ghana

Jack Johnson: A Great African-American champion from Ghana

Boxer Jack Johnson instilled pride in the African-American community in 1908 by becoming the first African-American world heavyweight champion at 30 years old. Born...
John Paintsil, the king of own goals

John Paintsil, the king of own goals

It's operation open net at Fulham! Out of four bitter own goals registered since the beginning of the season, three have emanated from the...
Africa’s Political Tsunami and a few bad men

Africa’s Political Tsunami and a few bad men

I recall sitting in a West-African classroom in the coastal town of Cape-Coast, Ghana, transfixed by the revelations trickling out of the mouth of...
John Mahama: The Politics of Peace

John Mahama: The Politics of Peace

The practice and promotion of peace is a powerful tool of diplomacy that has all-too-often been misunderstood, especially in Africa. This became clear to...
Africa: Where are the jobs?

Africa: Where are the jobs?

Africa has the highest poverty rate in the world. Even though some countries are on track to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of...
Changing times for African democracy

Changing times for African democracy

The current political development in Côte d'Ivoire, and the manner in which it will be resolved, will serve as either a clear indication of...
Ghana: Mars Inc. awarded for promoting sustainable cocoa production

Ghana: Mars Inc. awarded for promoting sustainable cocoa production

Much of the world’s future craving for chocolate will be met by cocoa farmers in Ghana planting cacao trees today. Mars Incorporated — a...
Africa’s big social media explosion

Africa’s big social media explosion

In the mid-1990s, as the use of mobile phones spread in much of the developed world, few thought of Africa as a potential market....
Effective utilization of oil revenue, transparency and accountability

Effective utilization of oil revenue, transparency and accountability

I recently delivered two lectures on the Effective Utilization of Oil Revenue, Transparency and Accountability and Local Content issues at the annual conferences of...
What has commonsense got to do with it?

What has commonsense got to do with it?

I have seen too many things that are so hard to say: A woman with severe high blood pressure, who against her doctor’s advice,...
What the World Bank should know about Ghana’s Success Stories

What the World Bank should know about Ghana’s Success Stories

Two decades ago, the rest of the world saw Africa as a hopeless continent. Today Ghana is one of Africa's success stories. Its...
SIM card registration: A chance to formalize an informal economy, digitally

SIM card registration: A chance to formalize an informal economy, digitally

A growing number of sub-Saharan African countries – South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, and more recently, Ghana – now require that...
Kevin Prince Boateng: The story of a genius in the making

Kevin Prince Boateng: The story of a genius in the making

If imitation is the measure of success then I am a genius, a paraphrased quote from Oscar Wilde credits mavericks and loners whose behaviour...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe, the serial 86 year-old cuckold

Zimbabwe: Mugabe, the serial 86 year-old cuckold

Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe's inexhaustible extra-marital affairs seem to be claiming more lives with the latest being her husband bodyguard, senior police commissioner Cain...
Ethiopia, Ghana and ten African countries get medical education grants

Ethiopia, Ghana and ten African countries get medical education grants

The United States will invest $130 million over the next five years to transform African medical education and increase the number of health care...
Africa to get ready for heavy international investments

Africa to get ready for heavy international investments

Africa is the “last frontier of international investment,” and Africans need to be ready to make choices and take action to take advantage of...
Ghana: Say NO to Protectionism, Dr. Kwesi Nduom!

Ghana: Say NO to Protectionism, Dr. Kwesi Nduom!

Dr. Kwesi Nduom, former presidential candidate of Ghana's socialist party, the Convention People’s Party (CPP), and now “Shadow Finance Minister” in the newly created...
Ghanaian designer Ozwald Boateng twists the tradition of Armani

Ghanaian designer Ozwald Boateng twists the tradition of Armani

Somerset House in England’s capital played host to the just ended bi-annual London Fashion Week, an opportunity for top designers from every corner of...
The plight of the Tenant in Ghana

The plight of the Tenant in Ghana

Somewhere in a suburb of Accra, one property-owner triples the size of his or her house in three years, with new construction work underway...
Ghana’s protectionist and anti-business clampdown

Ghana’s protectionist and anti-business clampdown

Nigerian traders in Ghana claim the authorities are closing them down under a long-ignored 1994 law that demands a minimum investment of US$300,000. Ghana...
Ghana: Reverend Minister raises the Politico-religious bar

Ghana: Reverend Minister raises the Politico-religious bar

Until two Sundays ago, Ghanaians lived with the delusion that politics can be separated from the other institutions of society, such as religion and...
Africans are primitive, pet-eaters and child-killers…

Africans are primitive, pet-eaters and child-killers…

A veteran novelist, VS Naipaul is stirring controversy over his recent book on Africa and its people. Since the tasteless headline of The Economist...