Counting the staggering cost

Ghana has temporarily agreed with Gold Fields to continue mining while awaiting parliamentary approval. At the same time, Atlantic Lithium is pleading for tax relief amid falling global prices. Meanwhile, the country’s oil production continues to drop, with output declining for the fifth year. What steps can Ghana take to manage its natural resources better and attract sustainable investment? 

In Nigeria, the ECWA Church is currently negotiating the release of 50 more captives and has expressed concern over increasing violence targeting Christian communities, having spent hundreds of millions of naira on ransoms. How can religious communities and the government work together to address rising insecurity and targeted violence?

And finally, a Nigerian court has upheld the three-year jail sentence of Professor Peter Ogban, the Ákwá Ibom State returning officer, for rigging election results in favour of politician Godswill Akpabio during the 2019 elections by adding 5,000 fake votes to Mr Akpabio's count. What happens to the beneficiary of the fraud?