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African Development

Transformation Brief

Dive into Lord F Quayle’s insightful Transformation Map: Capitalising Citizenship, a comprehensive framework designed to empower African youth and boost global competitiveness. This map…

5 Feb 2026 Read →
Governance

The One-Term Trap: Balancing Ghana’s Political Cycle

This article,examines the unique structural challenges posed by John Dramani Mahama’s final term in office, specifically how his constitutionally mandated one-term limit disrupts Ghana's…

4 Feb 2026 Read →
Africa In Global Affairs

The Quiet Reordering Of Energy, Money, and Power

Global power today is exercised less through open confrontation and more through the control of energy, currencies, and risk. As the United States consolidates…

2 Feb 2026 Read →
Macroeconomics and Governance

How Abandoning Hedging Left the Economy Exposed

This essay draws on Lord Fiifi Quayle’s broader Black-Scholes–inspired framework, which reframes sovereign balance sheets as risk-bearing entities and argues for rules-based hedging as…

31 Jan 2026 Read →
Governance

Why John Dramani Mahama’s Third Bid Should Not, and Likely Will Not-Happen

This analysis argues that a third presidential bid by John Dramani Mahama would breach core principles vital to Ghana's democracy. It contends such a…

29 Jan 2026 Read →
History

Prempeh College: The College of Kings

Lord Fiifi Quayle of Pearson House explores Prempeh College not merely as a school, but as one of Ghana’s most enduring institutions of elite…

19 Jan 2026 Read →
Institutional Series

The Referee Is Only Honest When We Benefit: Government’s Easiest Way Out

This editorial examines Ghana’s increasingly selective relationship with the International Monetary Fund, warning of the credibility risks that arise when institutional caution is dismissed…

18 Jan 2026 Read →
Governance

John Dramani Mahama Heads to Davos as Developing Nations Seek a Stronger Voice

President John Dramani Mahama is set to attend the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, Switzerland, where global leaders, business executives and…

14 Jan 2026 Read →
Governance

Ghana Moves to Repair Its Energy Sector, Paying $1.47 Billion to Restore Confidence

In its first year in office, the Mahama administration undertook a sweeping reset of Ghana’s energy sector, committing approximately US$1.47 billion to clear inherited…

12 Jan 2026 Read →
Governance

Ghana’s FREE MINDSET Is Holding Back the 24-Hour Economy

Ghana’s progress is often slowed by the belief that government is the main source of wealth and must provide everything for free. In reality,…

11 Jan 2026 Read →
Governance

Venezuela’s Black Gold. Costly Crude, Costly Gamble

Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves, yet much of that wealth lies in heavy crude that is costly to extract, transport, and…

9 Jan 2026 Read →
Governance

AfCFTA Must Be Lived, Not Admired

This essay argues that AfCFTA’s success depends not only on policy and institutions, but on whether Africans, particularly the youth: adopt intra-African trade as…

8 Jan 2026 Read →
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