Shocking: Ghana’s ball boy paid $100,000 per game same as players during 2014 World Cup
Ghana players almost boycotted their final group game of the 2014 World Cup over appearance fees, and it has now emerged that even the ‘ball boy’ was earning the same per game. Asamoah Gyan, Michael Essien and Co went on strike before being eliminated in Brazil, with President John Dramani Mahama eventually flying out £1.8million […]
Ghana Floods – An Ongoing Problem
Years of delays and repeated failures to implement and improve sewage and drainage systems in Ghana’s capital, Accra, has led to increasingly damaging and deadly flooding during the country’s annual rainy season. “[Ghana] hasn’t make any serious arrangements in the event of a flood,” said Franklin Cudjoe, director of the Accra-based IMANI think tank. “It […]
Ivory Coast and Ghana reached a deal on maritime border dispute
The presidents of Ivory Coast and Ghana reached a deal on Monday in talks on a maritime border dispute that had frozen new oil drilling in a contested area, mediator Kofi Annan told the press. “We have a deal,” the former U.N. secretary general told Reuters, as he wrapped up the talks in Geneva. He […]
Presidents to meet on sea border dispute
The presidents of Ivory Coast and Ghana will meet Sunday in Geneva to discuss a maritime border dispute that may shift ownership of an oil-rich region. Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will lead the talks between Ivory Coast’s Alassane Ouattara and Ghana’s John Dramani Mahama at his foundation’s headquarters, Ouattara’s office said today in […]