Vol 39 No 23 | GHANA Who comes next? 20th November 1998 The parties are fighting internally - before fighting each other The election season has come early. National elections are two years away but the two main parties - the ruling National Democratic Congress and the opposition New Patriotic...
Vol 39 No 9 | GHANA Long shot 1st May 1998 An astute change of strategy by President Jerry Rawlings to secure victory for his National Democratic Congress in the 2000 elections owes something to American history. The plan...
Vol 39 No 3 | GHANA Finding flagbearers 6th February 1998 Two years before the next election and amid more economic problems, the parties are agonising over their presidential candidates The best chance for the ruling National Democratic Congress to win the election in 2000 would be to find a way to put up incumbent President Jerry John...
Vol 39 No 2 | GHANA Zero tolerance 23rd January 1998 Hardline policing and economic pressures presage a tense political year Car thefts at gun-point, a high-speed chase through the streets of Accra on a hot Sunday afternoon, live commentary on the car-chase on local radio, a track-suited President...