African Electoral Politics, Instability and the Burgeoning Economic Crisis
NOVANEWS
By Abayomi Azikiwe
All across the continent the continuing dependency on trade with the Western states has resulted in another round of uncertainty
Recent national elections in the West African state of Ghana were heavily influenced by the growing crisis in various economies throughout the region.
Ghana, which was hailed over the last few years for its phenomenal growth rates, during April 2015, was approved for assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) valued at $US918 million.
Ghana is no stranger to the IMF when during the final days of the First Republic led by President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the Convention People’s Party (CPP) founder sought help from the Bretton Woods institution just prior to a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and United States St...