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Ghana’s former president wins historic comeback election victory

Ex-president John Dramani Mahama returns on promise to lead country out of economic woes

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024

Ghana Ruling Party Candidate Concedes In Presidential Election

Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party candidate, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday conceded defeat in the country's presidential election after failing to shake off widespread frustration over the struggling economy.

International Business Times · Dec 8, 2024

Ghana elections: Who is running and what’s at stake?

The country’s historically disadvantaged north is set to decide the tight race for the first time.

Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2024

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Ghana elections: religion and ethnicity are key to voters – and political leaders know it

Since Ghana returned to democracy in 1992, the country has held nine consecutive elections In all these elections ethnicity and religion have played a role, even though the country’s constitution bars the explicit use of social identities in party politics.

The Conversation · Dec 6, 2024

Ghana Thrusts Economy Into Limelight In Tight Race For President

When Ghana's Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia announced last year he would run for president, his ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) was certain he would lead them to an unprecedented third term.

International Business Times · Dec 4, 2024

Ghana's Nkrumahist parties keep splitting - a threat to their strength in the 2024 election

Political parties are not always completely united, as most classical political scientists argue. Dissenting opinions and the scramble for party apparatus tend to trigger internal schisms and factions. If these aren’t managed well, parties can split. A notable example is the recent emergence of splinter parties from the Justice and…

The Conversation · Jan 24, 2023

Christian nationalism poses a threat to human rights in Ghana

Ghana is a religious country. According to the 2021 census, about 71% of the population is Christian and 18% Muslim. Followers of indigenous or animistic religious beliefs make up another 5%, and 6% are members of other religious groups or don’t have religious beliefs.

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2022

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New data on the e-levy in Ghana: unpopular tax on mobile money transfers is hitting the poor hardest

Ghana’s introduction of a a 1.5% tax on mobile money transactions in May 2022 has been watched closely by policymakers across Africa. The proponents of the electronic transaction levy (e-levy) argue that taxes on mobile money — commonly referred to in Ghana as MoMo — present an opportunity for cash-strapped…

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2022

How costly political realities undercut Ghana's electricity reforms

Ghana reformed its electricity sector by the book but has lurched from blackouts between 2012 and 2015 to a glut of energy which costs government about 5% of GDP. Fitch ranks the energy sector as the biggest driver of national debt. How did this happen? It’s a classic case of…

The Conversation · Jul 27, 2022

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