Here we highlight Al Jazeera best stories from Ghana, reporting on the state of democracy in Ghana, natural resources and education. Since their independence, many African countries escaped colonial domination only to enter into a new covert era of resource exploitation. Ghana witnessed a peaceful transfer of power in its recent elections, in which Nanu Akufo-Addo defeated the incumbent John Mahama in a tight presidential race in December Mahama had faced criticism from the opposition of financial mismanagement.
An exclusive Al Jazeera investigation exposed widespread corruption and bribe-taking among several high court judges and many of other court officials. Huge hydroelectric projects initiated in the s aimed to provide Ghana with an abundant supply of power.
The country began to move towards economic stability and democracy. In April a constitution allowing for a multi-party system was approved in a referendum, ushering in a period of democracy. A well-administered country by regional standards, Ghana is often seen as a model for political and economic reform in Africa. Poverty endemic areas are often constrained by basic infrastructure such as feeder roads that links their economic activity, mostly farming, to urban market centres.
Malaria still remains a public health concern as it is the leading cause of morbidity in Ghana. There are still challenges in meeting the goal of reducing maternal mortality ratio to the expected maternal deaths per , live births by Moreover, there is still significant number of children of primary school age not enrolled and significant enrolment gaps also remain between the poorest and the wealthiest children.
The agriculture sector particularly the food crop sub-sector continues to rely on rain-fed agriculture and the adoption of limited modern agricultural technique. The business climate in Ghana is still weak and continues to hold back productive investment particularly in the area of manufacturing. The business community is often constrained by limited and unreliable supply of energy and affordable finance especially for SMEs to enable them expand production, create jobs and improve incomes of workers.
Ghana is the world's second largest cocoa producer behind Ivory Coast, and Africa's biggest gold miner after South Africa. It is one of the continent's fastest growing economies and has made major progress in the attainment and consolidation of growth.
Significant progress has been made in poverty reduction. In fact, Ghana is the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve the Millenium Development Goal 1, which is the target of halving extreme poverty. UN news about Ghana.
Republic of Ghana Capital: Accra. Image source, Getty Images. Read full profile. Read full timeline. Kwame Nkrumah inspired Africa's independence movement but became a dictator and was overthrown.
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