May 27, 2003
Ghana: US Firm Opens Talks to End Dispute with Ghana's Government
Negotiations are taking place this week in Ghana to resolve an ongoing dispute between the government and an American mining company that is complicating an otherwise cooperative… Read more »
May 19, 2003
Africa: Fair Trade, Not Hand-outs, Say Ghanaian Ministers
If, in the past, African nations relied on hand-outs and talked about the rich world's 'obligations' to the continent, they are sounding a different note these days - seeking… Read more »
March 31, 2003
Ghana: American Firms Form U.S. - Ghana Business Body
A group of American companies with major investments in Ghana have joined forces to launch an organization to promote improved bilateral ties. Charter members of the U.S. Ghana… Read more »
March 09, 2003
West Africa: Ivory Coast Talks Make Progress in Ghana, Heavy Fighting Back Home
Cote dIvoires feuding factions took one step forward at crisis talks in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, and agreed on Saturday to the formation of a national unity government of… Read more »
February 01, 2003
West Africa: Ivory Coast Peace Plan in Tatters, W.African Leaders Meet
As West African leaders gathered in Senegal, Friday, in a bid to rescue the Cote dIvoire peace accord and find urgent resolutions to the escalating crisis, thousands of youths… Read more »
November 26, 2002
West Africa: Ghana Denies Rebel Allegations Of Military Support To Ivorian Government
A leading Ivorian rebel spokesman has accused the government of Ghana of providing military support to the Cote d'Ivoire authorities and of allowing its territory, at the northwest… Read more »
November 25, 2002
Cote d'Ivoire: Ghana Denies Military Backing For Government Fight Against Rebels In Ivory Coast
Rebels of the Patriotic Movement of Cote d'Ivoire (MPCI) Sunday, accused neighbouring Ghana of allowing its territory to be used by troops loyal to Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo… Read more »
September 17, 2002
Ghana: Building from the Ground Up - With Local Earth
In Ghana, as in many African countries, concrete - with its dependence on imported inputs - is considered indispensable for building. Yet an excellent, cheap and local alternative… Read more »
August 13, 2002
Ghana: Ex-President Rawlings Questioned Over Call for 'Defiance'
Ghanas former president, Jerry Rawlings, was questioned Tuesday by the country's national security agency over comments he made urging Ghanaians to "defy" the government of his… Read more »
May 25, 2002
Africa: Ghana's Kufuor Defends His Government's Record on Transparency, the Economy
In the second and final part of an interview with allAfrica.com, Ghanaian president John Agyekum Kufuor talks about his hopes for Ghana and the performance of his government after… Read more »
May 24, 2002
West Africa: Ghana President Promises Strong Ecowas Stance on Liberia
It has been a busy week for the President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor. On Monday he welcomed the outgoing president of Mali, Alpha Oumar Konare, on a 3-day state visit - one of… Read more »
December 04, 2001
Ghana: Up to 50 Believed Killed in Ethnic Clashes
Three days of violent tribal clashes in northeastern Ghana, which erupted on Sunday, have left an unconfirmed number of people dead and dozens injured. A night-time curfew is in… Read more »
July 27, 2001
Africa: Nigeria v.Ghana: All Eyes on the World Cup Prize
Soccer games between Ghana and Nigeria are traditionally intense and Sunday's World Cup qualifier in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, is more intense than most. Read more »
February 16, 2001
Ghana: Ghanaians Assess President's State Of The Union Speech
As Ghanaians prepare to unwind this weekend, everyone is still talking about the first State of the Nation address given by the new president, John Agyekum Kufuor, on Thursday.… Read more »
January 16, 2001
Ghana: Kufuor's First Foreign Visit A Faux Pas?
Has Ghanas new president put his foot in it, less than a week after he was sworn into office? Judging from reaction back home, his first foreign sortie - a visit across the… Read more »
January 12, 2001
Ghana: Kufuor's First Week
The people of Ghana are busy assessing the first week in power of President John Agyekum Kufuor who was sworn in on Sunday 7 January and immediately set to work. Read more »
January 11, 2001
Ghana: Key Members Of Incoming Government Named
Ghana's new president, John Agyekum Kufuor, has named key members of his incoming government, including the ministers of defence, finance, foreign affairs, interior and justice. Read more »
January 07, 2001
Africa: Regional Leaders Hail Democratic Transition
African leaders present for the swearing-in of Ghanas new president, John Agyekum Kufuor, have praised Ghana for its transition, for the first time, from one elected president,… Read more »
Ghana: Kufuor Salutes The Nation's Women
The new president of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, has praised the women of Ghana and promised to create a new ministry of womens affairs, which will also be a cabinet position. Read more »
Ghana: Ghanaians Have Come Home Says Kufuor
John Agyekum Kufuor has been sworn in as the fourth president of Ghana in a colourful ceremony attended by four west African heads of state and the deputy president of South… Read more »
Ghana: Inaugural Speech By Ghana President
Today, President John Agyekum Kufuor, the fourth president of the Republic of Ghana, spoke at Independence Square, Accra, after he and the vice president, Alhaji Aliu Mahma were… Read more »
January 05, 2001
Ghana: Busy Week Of Settling In For President-Elect
This has been a short, but busy, working week for the newly elected president of Ghana, John Kufuor, who is to be sworn in as head of state on Sunday after his presidential… Read more »
January 04, 2001
Ghana: We're A Regional Pace-Setter, Says Kufuor
In the third and final part of his interview with allAfrica.com correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, Ghana's president-elect John Agyekum Kufuor discusses tackling corruption in… Read more »
January 03, 2001
Ghana: Austerity, Discipline Necessary For Economic Recovery Says Kufuor
In the second part of his interview with allAfrica.com correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, Ghana's president-elect John Agyekum Kufuor promises he will develop efficient,… Read more »
January 02, 2001
Ghana: "Securing The State" Top Priority, Says Ghana's Kufuor
In a wide-ranging interview with allAfrica.com correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton at his Accra residence, the newly elected president of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor declared that… Read more »