Ghana has a spring in its step. The first African state to fight for and win its independence is again leading the way. Growing at a cracking pace of over 7% last year (almost double the rate of 3.6% in 2016), this West African giant has as much Addo-ration as we have Ramaphoria. "Ramaphoria" describes the wave of positivity that gripped South Africa when Cyril Ramaphosa became president in February. I had the privilege of hearing the newly minted Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo-Addo, speak at a celebration of World Press Freedom Day this week, and it was delightful. He promised an access to information law by the end of the year and said he preferred the boisterous media scene in a free Ghana to the censored, state-owned beast that beset the nation when it struggled through decades of corruption and bad governance. There's a long way to go. Ghana is still aid-dependent and owes a whack to the IMF and World Bank, but its new order of leaders cut a very different image of the strong m...
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