Ghana, "booms" behind it, seeks more prosperity
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Born on the day Ghana became independent from Britain, Godson Dag-Sosu has seen coups, food shortages and power cuts during his 50 years of life.
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Ushering in a new era of economic muscle and political opening.
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African nations have made surprising strides in carrying out changes that make it easier to start and run a business, a new report says.
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Emerging economic expansion in Latin America fuels continued growth.
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Africa's economy will grow faster this year, but changes are still needed if it is to catch up with the rest of the world.
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The bushmeat trade in Equatorial Guinea is thriving thanks to a boom in oil and a lack of domestic meat, say researchers.
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The qualifying race for the men's giant slalom at the Alpine ski world championships on Monday attracted entries from some exotic nations but Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong stood out from the crowd.
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Snaking lines of hundreds of voters built up at balloting places across Ghana on Tuesday, as the first sub-Saharan country to gain independence voted for president.
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Ghanaians began to cast their votes on Tuesday morning for the fourth successive democratic elections since 1992, hoping the government for the next four years can bring about vigorous economic development to the politically stable west African country.
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On a warm, dry evening 50 years ago, thousands of people packed the old polo ground in Accra, capital of the soon-to-be-independent country of Ghana. Ernest Tetteh was in his final year of high school and recalled that the atmosphere turned electric as midnight neared.
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The bushmeat trade in Equatorial Guinea is thriving thanks to a recent boom in oil and a lack of domestic meat production,  research has suggested.
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Ghana is to begin building a new hydroelectric dam amid concerns of its likely social and environmental impact.
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Ghana has these past weeks been awash with news on mercenaries and other destabilisation stories. To the more cocky followers of these happenings, it is all a hoax, crying wolf where none exists.
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There is growth, but it's not homemade.
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After decades of war and upheaval, including the Khmer Rouge "Killing Fields", Cambodia is enjoying an unprecedented boom, its economy expanding at around 10 percent annually for the last five years.
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SANDEMA, Ghana  - As rain fell in torrents onto her dirt-walled home in northern Ghana, Asubonga Apebani tried desperately to staunch the leaks in her roof.
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Africans are fast embracing  technology as a driver of economic growth but prohibitive costs  mean they will lag behind wealthier countries for many years, a  leaders forum in South Africa heard this week.