Ivor Agyeman-Duah

Ghana was the first country south of the Sahara to gain independence from British colonial rule in 1957. In this collection of conversations, a wide range of commentators consider Ghana s transition in the 50 odd-year journey from colony through Highly Indebted Poor Country to a stable and modern democracy. The test ahead lies in Ghana s discovery of oil. Will Ghana at last be able to control its own economic destiny, free of obligations to donors and the storms from world commodity markets? This book sets out the problems and the promise."

This is the first Akan/English dictionary that engages an African language in dialogue with other world languages. According to Ngugi wa Thiong o, African languages cannot grow as literary languages unless we develop tools that will enable their effective use in dialogue not only with other European languages but also those of Africa and Asia. This dictionary is an important step in that direction."

This biography of President John Agyekum Kufuor traces his journey and rise to power in 2000 as the first democratically elected president for the conservative New Patriotic Party (NPP) in nearly 40 years and examines his aspirations and contributions to restoring democracy and continuing Ghana s development history. This book is an important addition to Ghana s political literature and Africa s political and economic history."