JJ Rawlings – A man for the people
The Honorable Charles R. Stith pays tribute to the late Ghanaian President and shares some telling anecdotes about the former leader who he says was a ‘force of nature’.
West Africa
Jerry Rawlings – the fire and the passion
Anver Versi, editor, New African Magazine who knew Ghana’s former leader Rawlings on a personal basis pays tribute to one of Africa’s most fiery leaders
The rise and rise of Access Bank
Access Bank has risen to become Nigeria’s biggest bank and is rapidly becoming a major force across the continent. Dianna Games spoke to MD Herbert Wigwe to find out more about the bank’s growth strategy
Charles Okpaleke: Living the dream
Charles Okpaleke’s journey, from struggling student to top film producer, and the operator of Nigeria’s first drive-in cinema, reads like the script of a Nollywood epic. Profile by Gail Collins
Dzagbele Matilda Asante – A Ghanaian nurse in postwar Britain
History consultant Kwaku recounts the story of his mother-in-law, Dzagbele Matilda Asante, who was working in Britain as a nurse at the time the NHS was founded in 1948
Nigeria’s power deficit holds back growth
Nigeria is Africa’s top oil producer, but 65% of its population do not have access to reliable power. Dianna Games examines one of the main brakes on the country’s economic development