When President John Dramani Mahama's National Democratic Congress swept back to power in December 2024 on a wave of popular goodwill its pledge to nearly double the cocoa farmgate price – from ₵3 100 to as much as ₵7 000 per bag – was among the most popular pledges of the campaign...
When President John Dramani Mahama convened an emergency Cabinet meeting in February to address what officials privately described as a ‘structural heart attack' in Ghana's cocoa sector few expected the resulting reforms to be fast or bold enough...
The pilot aims to increase financial flows by linking British-based fintech firms and neobanks with the 24H+ initiative – a flagship economic idea championed by President John Mahama – the success of which will depend on reliable power supplies and access to export markets...
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President John Dramani Mahama plans to table the proposal at the UN General Assembly possibly as early as this month the Foreign Ministry has said...
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President John Mahama's government has responded by reducing the fixed price it pays for bean purchases and promising a cocoa financing scheme to boost the sector...
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That ticket lost to John Evans Atta Mills on the National Democratic Congress ticket in 2008 and to John Dramani Mahama in 2012 before winning in 2016 and 2020...
ANTI-CORRUPTION AND TRIALS OF KEN OFORI-ATTA Scepticism is mounting about President John Dramani Mahama's pledge to crack down on corruption and cronyism...
The honeymoon period for President John Dramani Mahama will come to an abrupt end in 2026 as political and economic challenges mount...
The obsession with prosecuting former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta appears to dominate the government's efforts (AC Vol 66 No 13 Will anti-corruption politics work for John Mahama...
Ghana's John Dramani Mahama was brought into the discussions too...
President John Dramani Mahama now in his second elected term was sworn in on 7 January with a ‘Reset Ghana' agenda...
The better news about the economy hasn't translated into quieter politics as President John Dramani Mahama's government and the ruling National Democratic Congress face growing pressure on corruption migration and environmental destruction caused by unregulated gold mining...
After those proved unsuccessful he is moving forward with formal charges (AC Vol 66 No 13 Will anti-corruption politics work for John Mahama...