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Can Governments Ensure Affordable and Secure Tenure?

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

By Charles Khamala

KhamalaKenyan Lawyer, Charles Khmala seems to think that the proper role of government in society should not only be protecting our lives and property, but guaranteeing freedom from homelessness. 

The False Promise of Gleneagles: Misguided Priorities at the Heart of the New Push for African Development

Saturday, May 02, 2009

G8 LeadersThe Gleneagles Summit, for all its good intentions, gave rise to unrealistic expectations. The heavy emphasis on aid and debt relief made Western actions appear to be chiefly responsible for poverty alleviation in Africa. Read Marian L. Tupy's latest here .

Ghana Wrestles with Her Bretton Woods Suitors

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

By Kofi Bentil, Bright B. Simons & Franklin Cudjoe

World BankWhat is clear though is that without a considerable ramping of Government of Ghana's negotiation capacity, country ownership of economic management policy will have to be sacrificed for a bowl of pottage.

IMANI ALERT: Oil & Gas

Monday, April 27, 2009

oilYou may be wondering why mid-cap oil exploration companies like Tullow and Kosmos generate such hype around finds when they know results will always catch up with them.

IMANI Alert: Energy (Government Charges in)

Sunday, April 26, 2009

ElectricityGovernment of Ghana has taken the boldest decision yet this year: it has expressed firm intent to implement a no-subsidy regime for petroleum and electricity pricing in this country (at least, until subsidies can be better targeted to the genuinely excluded).