Ghana’s present food situation is a reminder of Bob Marley’s philosophical observation. “In the abundance of water,” he sang, “the fool is thirsty.” How can a country experiencing food glut have a single citizen facing hunger because “food is scarce” and “prices are high”? This is the paradox of GhanaContinue Reading
When Ghana entered 2025, the national conversation was about how this government was going to keep us afloat. The focus was on stabilizing the cedi, moving out of a hyperinflationary economy, negotiating debt and restoring investor confidence post an unpleasant debt restructuring experience. Throughout the year, there’s been a meaningfulContinue Reading
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has just come out of a debilitating, embarrassing and absolute shellacking of a presidential election. They need to rebuild, reinvent and re-engineer their party into a broad-based national coalition, open and acceptable to all groups and stripes rather than narrow down, close-up or constrict theirContinue Reading
1. The public lecture and subsequent inspiration On October 24, 2025, I gave a lecture in the Department of Marketing Management at the University of Johannesburg. In my capacity as Distinguished Visiting Professor, I gave a lecture on “Curating Knowledge, Shaping Futures: The Case for Book Publication in African Academia”Continue Reading
When it comes to personal finance, one of the most powerful yet often overlooked strategies is to pay yourself first. This simple but transformative concept means setting aside a portion of your income for savings or investments before you spend money on anything else! Many people in Ghana immediately startContinue Reading
A leader knows that the blessings he desires will not come overnight. He is prepared to stay at it until the breakthrough and promotion arrive. If you cannot wait for your God-given promotion, you are not a leader. I have had to wait many years for many things toContinue Reading
Sometime in December 2023, I had the opportunity to comment on Ghana’s position on the Lithium lease agreement with Barari DV Ghana Limited (a subsidiary of Atlantic Lithium Limited). My point then was that Ghana had missed a significant opportunity to secure optimal benefits from its lithium resources. I believedContinue Reading
In the evolving landscape of global journalism, credibility remains the cornerstone of public trust. The recent controversy surrounding the BBC’s alleged misrepresentation of a statement by former U.S. President Donald Trump — purportedly suggesting he incited an attack on the White House — has shaken confidence in one of theContinue Reading
The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), last month, reintroduced the Ghana Infrastructure Plan (GIP) as a dynamic framework to guide the country’s long-term development agenda. The relaunch, performed by the President, John Dramani Mahama, forms part of a broader national vision to transform Ghana’s economic and physical landscape by theContinue Reading
Retirement is often seen as the end of active work life — but it can also mark the beginning of a more peaceful and financially stable chapter if one plans wisely. After decades of hard work, the goal should be to protect your savings, make them grow modestly, and ensureContinue Reading
