Our efforts at strengthening the linkage between the Ghanaian upstream and downstream petroleum sectors with the overarching objective of ensuring value maximisation and retention continue unabated. Pursuant to this, I am leading an energy sector delegation made up senior officials of the Ministry of Energy, Petroleum Commission (PC) Bulk Energy […]
John Kumah writes: Ghana’s future secured with NPP and Bawumia
Not long ago, the Vice President and the presidential candidate of the great New Patriotic Party (NPP) outlined his vision for Ghana should Ghanaians elect him President in 2025. The carefully thought-through speech will go down in the annals of Ghana’s politics as one of the most comprehensive, coherent, cogent, […]
Fall Out From Dr. Bawumia’s Address To The Nation About His Vision For Ghana. The Propaganda, Ignorance And Misinformation
Following the address to the nation by H. E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Leader and Flagbearer of the ruling NPP, several issues have been raised which are purely out of lack of understanding of Economics and Finance, misinformation or at best propaganda by political opponents or pseudo-political activists who will […]
Political situation in Senegal: Why avoid stalemate at all costs?
Timbuktu Institute, The political situation in Senegal is occupying regional and international headlines. The country “traditionally known as a bastion of democracy in Africa” is experiencing an unexpected political situation. The latter has gained momentum between international condemnations and internal protests following the interruption of the electoral process just a […]
Facts and Data Does Not Support Arguments Put Forward By Francis Asenso-Boakye – Razak Kojo Opoku Writes
According to various news websites, the Member of Parliament and Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye claims that, “he will choose Akufo-Addo over Kufuor as the best President the NPP has ever produced”. It is very unfortunate for Asenso-Boakye to make such a loose assumption, assessment, and statement. In […]
The Implications of AI for Ghana’s Telecoms Industry – Dr. Michael Owusu Writes
As the global discourse around Artificial Intelligence (AI), including generative AI (genAI), continues to gain momentum, the focus is shifting towards its implications for various sectors and regions, including Ghana’s burgeoning telecoms industry. The potential impact of AI spans across workforce dynamics, the development and deployment of cutting-edge technologies, and […]
Disinformation, social networks and intercommunity conflict prevention in the Sahel & West Africa
Timbuktu Institute In the Sahel, the current political and security situation is marked by the high-speed circulation of fake news and unverified information distilled on social networks and shared, above all, by hyper-connected young people. While the pernicious effects of the democratization of information dissemination and access in the digital […]









