Vol 39 No 9 | GHANA Long shot 1st May 1998 An astute change of strategy by President Jerry Rawlings to secure victory for his National Democratic Congress in the 2000 elections owes something to American history. The plan...
Vol 39 No 3 | GHANA Finding flagbearers 6th February 1998 Two years before the next election and amid more economic problems, the parties are agonising over their presidential candidates The best chance for the ruling National Democratic Congress to win the election in 2000 would be to find a way to put up incumbent President Jerry John...
Vol 39 No 2 | GHANA Zero tolerance 23rd January 1998 Hardline policing and economic pressures presage a tense political year Car thefts at gun-point, a high-speed chase through the streets of Accra on a hot Sunday afternoon, live commentary on the car-chase on local radio, a track-suited President...
Vol 38 No 19 | GHANA Not so accountable 26th September 1997 The accounts are confused and people are saying so more loudly President Jerry John Rawlings' government is increasingly coming under public attack after a spate of financial controversies. Ghana's longest-serving cabinet minister, Attorney General and Justice Minister Obed Asamoah,...
Vol 38 No 9 | GHANA Old wines, new bottles 25th April 1997 Too long in the making, the new cabinet now faces constitutional and political challenges After three months of indecision and wrangling, President Jerry Rawlings has still not produced a full cabinet list. Since his inauguration on 7 January for a second elected...
Vol 38 No 7 | CÔTE D'IVOIREGHANA West African wager 28th March 1997 Amid the fanfare around Ghana's 40th anniversary of Independence, little attention was paid to President Henri Konan Bédié of Côte d'Ivoire's first official visit since becoming President in...
Vol 37 No 25 | GHANA Rawlings does it 13th December 1996 Although it lost the presidency, the opposition alliance will be a real force in the new parliament Jerry Rawlings has delivered the knockout blow he had promised for the 7 December presidential election (AC Vol 37 No 22), finishing some fifteen points ahead of his...
Vol 37 No 22 | GHANA Close call 1st November 1996 In the first real election campaign since 1979, tempers are beginning to fray The smart money is on a close result in the legislative and presidential elections due on 7 December. President Jerry Rawlings is far more popular than his ruling...
Vol 37 No 13 | GHANA Together against Jerry 21st June 1996 From a jumble of old enmities and personal ambitions an opposition pact is emerging A streak of cold-blooded rationality is emerging in Ghana's opposition. Against expectations, the two main Nkrumahist and Danquah-Busiaist groupings are forging an effective alliance, choosing common candidates on...
Vol 37 No 7 | GHANA Last chance alliance 29th March 1996 Personal ambition has again got the better of hopes for a united opposition front Articulate, persuasive and wealthy; for many, Kwame Pianim seemed the best candidate the opposition could put up against Jerry Rawlings in this year' s presidential election. Pianim' s...