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Ghana: The Avoidable Debate

By Ogyakromian, Kweku Tuesday 30th October 2012 was another landmark in the development of our democratic process. On this day, in the northern regional capital, Tamale, the sitting president squared off with three other ‘perspirants’ for the right to occupy … read more »

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Ghana’s Presidential Debate: Who Stood Out?

Presidential Candidates of the four political parties with representation in Parliament slugged it out on Tuesday evening at the first of two Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) organized presidential debates ahead of the 2012 elections. The debate began with the … read more »

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IEA: Presidential Debate Face Off in Ghana

Four Presidential candidates of the PNC, CPP, NPP and NDC will outline their policies this evening at the IEA encounter in Tamale. President John Mahama of the NDC, NPP’s Nana Akufo Addo, the CPP’s Dr Abu Sakara and the PNC’s … read more »

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Africa’s Fabulous Mineral Wealth that isn’t ALL there

By Bright Simons So let’s assume for one moment that you are an international corporate executive responsible for your company’s emerging market strategy. You are hearing a lot more about Africa of late, and feel strongly that your organisation needs a well-researched … read more »

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Ghana: IEA calls for inputs for Elections 2012 Presidential Debate

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), on Monday set out modalities to broaden the level of input by the general public into the Elections 2012 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debate. “The IEA is therefore requesting Civil Society Organisations, Associations, Public … read more »

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Oil flows again in Libya

Tripoli – Libyan oil production has resumed more quickly than expected, but the country still has enormous political and technical obstacles to surmount before the situation returns to normal, experts said. “The market should be ready for Libyan crude,” said … read more »

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DR Congo power board to be sacked after blackouts

The board of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state-owned energy supplier SNEL will be sacked for mismanagement after power cuts in the country’s capital, Kinshasa, the government said on Saturday. The sackings come months ahead of polls, in which President … read more »

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Oil, food prices main risk to S.Africa’s inflation: c.bank

The biggest risk to South Africa’s inflation outlook in the near future remains global food and oil prices, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. In its 2011 Annual Economic Report, the bank noted that the upward trend in international oil … read more »

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