Energy is at the center of every business in the world and that is why power generation for domestic and commercial use is key to development. The infrastructural backlog in West Africa calls on all stakeholders, private and civic movements to partner with government to address major infrastructure shortages, particularly...
 In 2014, the African Union’s “Cost of Hunger” study alerted African ministers of finance and planning to an underappreciated economic headwind that was gaining strength and threatening to stall their development plans. Yet even as the silent hunger pandemic and the current COVID-19 pandemic erode Africa’s human capital, policymakers...
Many years ago, I visited a friend. On entering his house, I couldn’t help but wish I had chosen another time to visit. There seemed to be a problem with his plumbing because the pungent odour that met my nostrils was so strong that it could not be ignored in...
History reminds us that at some point, African countries shared the bottom of the development league table with some of the world’s most developed countries today. A popular case study often referred to is that of Ghana and South Korea. In 2017, H.E. Nana Akuffo-Addo’s speech at a joint...
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Francis Xavier Sosu has introduced another Private Members’ bill to parliament, this time, to abolish death sentence from Ghana’s constitution. Mr. Sosu is seeking the legislature’s assistance to amend sections 46, 49, 49A, 180, 194 and 317A of the Criminal and Other Offences...
Every child must be protected from violence, exploitation, and abuse on the internet - UNICEF Child Online Protection (COP) is a global challenge that needs urgent attention. Children today have varied access to the internet through laptops, desktops, mobile phones, and tablets, with all types of information available to them. According...
Ghana might not be a Christian country, but it sure is a religious one. At the last census, it was estimated that more than 90% of the population actively believed in, and practised some form of worship of, a Supreme Being. Or some form of deities. That is a...
Financial WELLNESS With  Richmond Kwame Frimpong Insurance is a tool to reduce financial loss or hardship. It is a contract between the insured and an insurance provider under which the insured can be paid for certain losses. The insurance provider pools clients’ risks to make payments affordable for the insured....
Street lighting is a vital social amenity that brings about several benefits to both pedestrians and drivers - including improving road safety, reducing criminal activities and increasing the general business and living climate of urban and peri-urban areas. The significance of street lighting cannot be underestimated because of the...
Leadership entails a lot of things including your willingness to learn, empower others, adapt to situations, delegate power, engage your team and clients, and reflect from time to time on how things have been and the new ways in which they can be done more effectively. An indispensible part of...