Letter from Africa: Why age is just a number in Ghana In our series of letters from African journalists, veteran Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on why in Ghana a person’s age is not etched in stone. Ghanaians do not particularly love numbers. We tend to be quite lax, especially with figures that have to … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) today [Monday], disqualified as many as thirteen presidential aspirants from contesting in the 2012 elections. The disqualified aspirants include Hassan Ayariga’s All Progressive Congress (APC), the People’s National Convention’s (PNC) Dr. Edward Mahama, the Progressive People’s Party’s (PPP) Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, and other presidential aspirants from contesting in the December … Read more