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It is 2:52pm, and as usual children are playing, women are engaging in their usual petty gossips, some men are seen busily winning sand. Trotros wait patiently for passengers to get on board as residents are seen going about their normal…

After a hard day’s work, two sisters, Naa Dei and Tsotsoo, unanimously state their longing for fufu but their challenge is that they are so very tired they feel they are not up to the task of preparing that meal. However, after Tsotsoo,…

Africa has experienced rapid economic growth over the last decade. Annual growth rates across the continent, averaging five to six percent per year, regularly outpaced those of other regions. A significant driver of growth has been the high…

Africa depends on its natural resources, now and for the future. Climate change is a major consideration in Africa, perhaps more than anywhere else. Farmers and herders need arable land and water. Today, expanding agriculture, logging, and…

It is a harsh paradox that sub-Saharan Africa, a continent blessed with ample agricultural endowments, still faces hunger and malnutrition. Adding to that paradox is the fact that the region’s high rates of economic growth in recent years…

At the Camp David Summit, G8 and African leaders will commit to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, the next phase of our shared commitment to achieving global food security. In partnership with Africa’s people and leaders,…

Africa is rising and African economies are growing faster than those of almost any other region in the world. Private sector investment is impressive, democracy is growing deeper roots and human development has improved. However, the…

Most people seem to think that intra-African trade could be substantially larger than it currently is. This would explain the recent statement of the heads of the African Union to “boost” intra-African trade substantially and to create an…

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and has seen more than its share of both natural and man-made disasters. In a country like Haiti, microfinance not only helps to create jobs and income, but becomes a relief and…

Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, Chairman of the Consultative Committee on the Charter of the Commonwealth, has said as leading members of the organisation, Ghanaians must learn more about the Commonwealth and get acquainted with its Revised Draft…