Political Governance • 11 Dec 2023 Abusing Truth in Ghana’s Lithium Deal Despite the recent controversy surrounding the award of Ghana’s first lithium mining license to Atlantic Lithium, a company incorporated in Australia and listed on a submarket of the London Stock Exchange, the civil society movement (CSOs) in Ghana has been very restrained and constructive in their criticism of the deal.... read more
Political Governance • 9 Dec 2023 Why Ghana’s First Lithium Agreement shouldn’t be Ratified as is Mining in Ghana: A long & twisted tale of disappointment Civil Society advocates active in the natural resources policy space in Ghana have been left disappointed by the failure of imagination among politicians and senior civil servants negotiating Ghana’s first lithium mining lease. It is safe to say that almost... read more
Political Governance • 6 Dec 2023 Ghana Card & Credit Scoring: A Mess turns Surreal [This is a developing story. This post may therefore be expanded over time.] Readers may recall a recent essay on this site challenging a claim by the Vice President (Veep) of Ghana that the government will, for the first time, be introducing individualised credit scoring in Ghana, made possible by... read more
