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Ghana
Population: 23.7 mn.
GDP: 32.3 bn.
Debt: 4.2 bn.
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Cost of living issues and oil revenue management will dominate December's general election pitting President John Atta Mills of the NDC against the NPP's Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The opposition is favoured to win narrowly.

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  • Vol 51 No 1
  •  8th January 2010

The great oil battle begins

There will be two cheers on 31 October when Ghana is due to produce its first crude oil for export: the missing cheer reflects concern that the country could be sucked into the vortex of an unaccountable oil economy, while its bright potential for commerc...

  • Vol 50 No 25
  •  18th December 2009

The oil obstacles

The politically charged battle over Kosmos Energy's attempts to sell its stake in the Jubilee field casts a shadow over Ghana's graduation as a serious oil producer next year. Kosmos is at the centre of a partisan row about its granting of a 3.5% equity s...

  • Vol 50 No 21
  •  23rd October 2009

Corruption claims and rows tarnish Accra's record

Oil deals, political intrigues and grand corruption conspire to undermine the country's image of economic and political rectitude

  • Vol 50 No 21
  •  23rd October 2009

Britain and bribes in Ghana

Britain used to enjoy a reputation for relative decency in matters of bribes and commissions, in comparison to European counterparts such as France, Germany and Italy. That has changed. Recently, the outgoing Minister for Africa and the United Nations, Ma...

  • Vol 50 No 17
  •  28th August 2009

A new economic team emerges

Facing a downturn and needing an oil strategy, President Mills picks his own experts

  • Vol 50 No 14
  •  10th July 2009

Obama's akwaaba moment

John Atta Mills welcomes the first African-American US President and his entourage to Ghana amid hopes for US investment and cooperation

  • Vol 50 No 14
  •  10th July 2009

Ghana's DC dividend

Expectations are high in Accra that its hosting of President Barack Obama will prompt a rush of United States investment and assistance for Ghana and the region. Even sober policy-makers talk about a US-led Marshall Plan to rebuild Africa's infrastructure...

  • Vol 50 No 11
  •  29th May 2009

Akwaaba Obama

The 10-11 July visit to Accra of the first African-American President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama,is a massive public relations coup for President John Evans Atta Mills's government. Washington officials say that not much lobbying was requ...

  • Vol 50 No 8
  •  17th April 2009

The Mills grind slowly

Under attack from his own party as well as the opposition, the President strives to shape his government

  • Vol 50 No 8
  •  17th April 2009

Sums that don't add up

Perhaps the toughest job in President John Atta Mills's government is the Finance and Economic Planning portfolio, held by Kwabena Duffuor. Having, by reducing duties and levies, brought petrol prices down by 5% to fulfil Mills's campaign pledge, the gove...

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