August 02, 2022
Ghana: On Ghana's Roads in 2022 - Safety Has Improved but Private Vehicles Are Still a Menace
Africa is the globe's least motorised region, accounting for just 2% of the world's vehicles. Yet it records the highest rate of road deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO)… Read more »
July 31, 2022
Ghana: James Hutton Brew - Gold Coast Abolitionist Who Exposed Britain's Anti-Slavery Hypocrisy
The literature and research on the abolition of slavery in places like Gold Coast (modern day Ghana) has tended to have a Eurocentric focus. Most has focused on colonial… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Ghana: How Costly Political Realities Undercut Electricity Reforms
Ghana reformed its electricity sector by the book but has lurched from blackouts between 2012 and 2015 to a glut of energy which costs government about 5% of GDP. Fitch ranks the… Read more »
July 23, 2022
Ghana: The Marburg Virus - Urgent Need to Contain This Close Cousin of Ebola
In July 2022 Ghana confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. The Conversation… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Ghana: Genetically Modified Cowpea Clears Its First Hurdle, but There's a Long Way to Go
Genetically modified (GM) cowpea has cleared the first of the three regulatory hurdles in the way of commercialisation in Ghana. If it is commercialised, it will be the first GM… Read more »
July 17, 2022
Ghana: Ghana's Return to the IMF Within Three Years Underscores Its Deeper Economic Problems
Ghana is again seeking assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to enable the country to meet its payments to the rest of the world and restore the health of… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Ghana: Ghana's Fourth Republic Has Been the Best the Country's Had. but It Could Be Better
Ghana has had four constitutional republics since independence. However, only the Fourth Republic - 1992 to the present - has remained relatively stable. This is partly due to the… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Ghana: A Root Cause of Flooding in Accra - Developers Clogging Up the City's Wetlands #AfricaClimateCrisis
Ghana has six designated Ramsar sites. These are wetlands designated under the criteria of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an international treaty that seeks to protect them. In… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Ghana: Power Demand in Ghana Has Dipped After Every Crisis - the Drivers and Consequences
Recurring electricity supply crises in Ghana over an extended period have driven consumers to turn alternative sources of energy. In turn, this resulted in a sharp decline in… Read more »
May 30, 2022
Ghana: Ghana's Debt - the Pros and Cons of Borrowing Abroad Versus At Home
A government which decides to borrow - either because it has programmed a budget deficit or needs to refinance maturing debts - faces two, non-mutually exclusive possibilities:… Read more »
May 26, 2022
Ghana: Ghanaian Women in Dance Reality Show Challenge Stereotypes About Obesity
Since the debut of Big Brother Africa in South Africa in 2003, reality television shows have become a common feature on television stations across the continent. They have helped… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Ghana: Ghana's High School System Sets Many Students Up for Failure - It Needs a Rethink
Around the world, educational research has found that students' achievement and experiences largely depend on which school they attend and the resources available to support… Read more »