At independence, Nkrumah envisioned an industrialized and prosperous nation that would be free of deprivation. Back then, Ghana boasted a $400 per capita income, putting it on par with Korea or Malaysia; today, the two Asian economies are nearly five (Malaysia) to almost ten (South Korea) times the size of their West African counterpart. And Ghana is now dependent on foreigners, a donor favorite receiving more than $1 billion annually in aid…(read whole article)

Though I hardly read the site; World Politics Watch is one of the podcasts I’m subscribed to. The posts are infrequent but always entertaining and insightful.

Blake Lambert talks to three Ghanaians about their views on Ghana fifty years after independence.

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