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The Electoral Commission (EC) is going through one of the difficult electoral period ever since the inception of the fourth republic. In spite of the challenges, the Commissioners are resolute to ensure free, fair, credible and…

Since Joy FM broke a story about the President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama having received a gift of a car from a Burkinabe contractor who has been awarded a couple government contracts including building a wall around the Ghana Embassy…

In May the Prime Minister of the UK, David Cameron convened the Anti-Corruption Summit in London. Leaders of specific countries were invited and at the end of the summit countries signed commitments to fight corruption in their…

At the core of the new phase of relations between China and Africa are fruitful collaborations between African governments and Chinese companies, geared towards socio-economic progress for both China and Africa. In Ghana for example,…

”Those who say that a continental government of Africa is illusory are deceiving themselves. They ignore the lessons of history. If the United States of America could do it, if the Soviet Union could do it, if India could do it, why not…

For centuries, the economies of African countries have been made dependent on advanced economies, and despite the enormous amount of natural resources in Africa, over 500 million citizens continue to live in poverty. A case in point is…

It’s not often that Lusaka, the Zambian capital is in the news. It is probably one of the quiet cities on the continent, except for few incidents and occasions, including the successes of its national football team, not much is heard…

The poor are the most affected everywhere there is corruption. Even though, Sociologists argue that corruption serves as an enabler for the poor, for instance, they are often not well connected and highly educated and therefore, the only…

President John Mahama is consistent in his response whenever a Ghanaian shows discontent with the 'slow' pace of prosecution of persons indicted in corruption – we cannot eat our cake and have it. The case is in court. We live in a…

Every one of the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings over the years has been a major market place for trading in ideas with the potential to stimulate development in Africa. At some of the Meetings, some aspirations have been…