Kente cloth is as symbolic of Ghana as kimonos are of Japan. Yet some practices and beliefs, though considered traditional, have no place in the world today, and they should not be permitted a place in the world of the future. Among those traditions are the ones that refuse individuals – particularly women and children – their basic rights and...
Which parts of the ECOWAS economic partnership agreement (EPA) proved to be most difficult to negotiate, and how were they finally resolved?
Decentralisation is an increasingly common trend throughout African countries, and Ghana is no exception. Over the past two decades, the country has taken significant steps to improve and empower local and regional governance, although the issue has been brought into sharper focus in the last five years with the discovery and production of the...
The primary regional body of East Africa, ECOWAS, represents a grand ambition. Dedicated to establishing a single currency and Customs union, with fully integrated economies and open borders, the path ahead is a challenging one. The tribulations of the EU bear witness to the complexity of establishing a truly common market, and the...
Situated in the Gulf of Guinea on Africa’s western seaboard, the natural resources of Ghana and its emergence as a stable democracy have established the country as a prominent player in the region. It is the world’s second-largest exporter of cocoa, behind neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire, and one of the continent’s largest gold producers....
Rising external pressures, as well as a drop in key foreign currency earners and export revenues have caused the Ghanaian cedi to struggle in recent years. The combination of internal and external challenges includes the country’s balance sheet, commodity prices, the cost of imported oil and gas for power generation, and the rising demand for...
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