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I was born and raised in New York City, but my oldest memory is from Ghana. I was young, no older than four, and living with my grandparents. Their house was nestled on a long road in South Patasi, Kumasi that led to a cluster of food…

When COVID-19 took the world off guard in 2020, all other diseases and infections, including the once-dreaded HIV took a secondary stage. Prevention and treatment of COVID-19 was so much a worry that one’s preoccupation and concentration…

Global food insecurity persists as a significant challenge, impacting millions and destabilising socio-economic structures. Recent data from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) indicates that 13 per cent of…

I have a confession. Prior to the 2024 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) I was blissfully unaware of when exactly it would start, even though I was vaguely aware of the imminent event.  Perhaps it was because I was quite consumed with the…

21% VAT on end user electricity tariff is retrogressive and makes Ghana unattractive in the regional electricity market! It is essential for policymakers to carefully assess the broader economic consequences of the 21% VAT imposition on…

Africa is a continent with extraordinary economic potential despite its continual underdevelopment. Notwithstanding its prodigious youthful population, diversified cultures and vast array of natural resources, Africa has encountered a…

Military coups d’état, which involve unconstitutional ascension to power by armed forces, have been on the rise over the past decade in West Africa. Between 2020 and 2022, Africa experienced six ‘successful’ military coups – of which two…

The National Secretariat of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced guidelines for its upcoming Parliamentary Primaries. This comes ahead of the election scheduled for Saturday, January 27, 2024. In a press statement dated January…

I had gone to find spare parts for my now ageing Toyota Fortuner vehicle at Abbosey Okai.  I was highly amused listening to some of the submissions during a heated debate on how the cedi has depreciated against the major foreign…

The Fourth Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic will resume sitting on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. Parliament in the early hours of Saturday, December 23, 2023, adjourned sittings for the legislators to take a break for…