A growing population, expanding job opportunities in a dynamic economy, and funding and support from a range of sources are driving the expansion of Ghana’s education sector. The system is a mix of public and private provisions, and in the past decades has established a solid base of schooling for the vast majority of Ghanaians. In some areas...
Over the past 20 years, Ghana has outperformed its neighbours in reducing poverty and ensuring political stability, which resulted in an influx of foreign direct investment. The real estate sector in particular saw rapid growth after the discovery of oil in 2007, as dozens of multinational companies and surveyors flooded the country, driving...
Ghana’s growing oil and gas sector, investments in infrastructure, rapid urbanisation and a growing housing deficit continue to place demand on the country’s construction sector. However, the rising prices of both electricity and building materials pose long- and short-term challenges. Despite setbacks, the construction sector has continued to...
Since most of Ghana’s building materials are imported to the country, the devaluation of the cedi has driven prices upward and had a profound effect on the cost of construction and availability of materials. In order to ease transactions for construction firms and boost broader economic growth, the government is working to further increase...
The past couple of years have been some of the most challenging for Africa’s tourism industry, in part due to insecurity, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the decline in global oil prices. However, sub-Saharan Africa fared relatively better than many other regions in 2015. According to data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (...
Ecotourism is an effective way to help safeguard a country’s resources while promoting socio-economic development and empowerment of local communities. Africa presents a number of success stories in that regard, ranging from Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve to Gabon’s Loango National Park and Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Though still in its...
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