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Five things that will set back Ghana’s progress in 2018 if not addressed
After 25 years of practicing democracy following ups and downs of military regimes that mostly set the country back, Ghana’s democratic process, widely respected around the world is becoming insipid. A growing sense of entitlement among the…
The ripples of HIV criminalization laws
There is no clearer manifestation of the stigma associated with HIV than the multitude of bad laws and policies that punish people living with HIV for acts that would not be a crime if they didn’t know they had the virus.
Usually, these…
Changing Africa’s narrative, one PR campaign at a time
Famine, war, and drought are how many countries perceive Africa, and we need to change this, but how?
The answer.....Social Media.
Social Media is an excellent tool for spreading the word. We have seen how multi-billion dollar…
Five important issues that weren’t captured in the 2018 Budget
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta recently presented the 2018 budget on the floor of Parliament and that made the news for a while in the country. The budget was themed "putting Ghana to work." In the budget, the government…
Land governance is key to Africa’s transformation
The Africa Land Policy Centre (formerly the Land Policy Initiative) in collaboration with partner organizations will hold an International Conference on November 14-17, 2017 in Addis Ababa. In line with the AU…
The obscure imprints of the German elections
The German elections of September 24, 2017, due to the country’s specific political, financial and historical strength, have undoubtedly been at the center of international and European interest. Their results were marked by the winning…
Not a fair price for coffee farmers in Ethiopia
How much do small coffee farmers in Ethiopia benefit from Fair Trade and Organic certification? Not as much as you may think.
Global trade in Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Fair Trade and Organic certified coffee has seen…
Africa must intensify the fight against illicit financial flows
We know the story: Africa is poor, and it needs the help from rich countries. And if Western powers have exploited the black continent through slavery, colonialism and resource extraction, that’s all in the past. Nowadays, they are all…
Bank of Ghana to keep policy rate above 20% into next year due to nagging inflation
The Bank of Ghana is likely to keep its key rate above 20 per cent well into next year as inflation exceeds its target and economic growth accelerates. Inflation seems to have hit a floor at about 12-13 per cent and faces upward pressure…
Telecommunications sector in Africa focusing on pricing
Moves to ensure fair competition and to examine pricing in the telecommunications sector is increasing in key mobile phone jurisdictions on the African continent.
The issue of high data costs has recently been under the spotlight in…