If a new law passes, Ghana will become the first Sub-Saharan country to decriminalise personal drug use and possession. By LEANDRE BANON.

Ghana's failure to develop a thriving agricultural sector reflects a trend across the continent. What can African countries do differently to harness their agricultural potential? By GREG MILLS, ROCCO FALCONER and SAUL MUSKER.

It's not easy running a country, and Nana Akufo-Addo needs all the friends he can get - 110 of them, to be precise. That's the size of the new president's new cabinet, which is the largest in Ghanaian history. But critics say that a bloated bureaucracy doesn't necessarily equate to good governance. By SIMON ALLISON.

Egypt left it late, Ghana\'s Black Stars shone bright, the tournament favourites are out and Burkina Faso went through the motions to make it the semifinals. It\'s crunch time in the Africa Cup of Nations and ANTOINETTE MULLER watched it all so you didn\'t have to.

It\'s crunch time at Afcon as we head for the knockout stages of the competition. Last time out, the quarterfinals of the tournament produced a glut of goals, but with dodgy pitches everywhere in Gabon, it might be a bit difficult to replicate. By ANTOINETTE MULLER.

Africa\'s top ranked team, Senegal, showed why they were hot favourites heading into the tournament after becoming the first side to qualify for the quarterfinals. ANTOINETTE MULLER picks some other points you might have missed from Thursday\'s Afcon action.

Ghana edged a 1-0 win over Uganda to top Group D, but elsewhere things were pretty dull and dreary for the first time in the tournament. Aside from the 43-year-old guy who became the oldest ever player in an Afcon match. By ANTOINETTE MULLER.

DRC employed some of the most incredible time-wasting tactics while Uganda had their bonuses flown in - in cash, of course - by the football association\'s president. ANTOINETTE MULLER recaps the AFCON day that was on 16 January.

It's not always easy to point to an African country that's getting it all right, with one notable exception - Ghana, the thriving West African democracy that has also been developing at a phenomenal pace. But with the Ghanaian economy in freefall, even this role model must now come with big caveats. By SIMON ALLISON.

In an undercover operation by The Telegraph and Channel 4, it has been revealed that officials linked with the Ghana FA were willing to arrange for friendlies involving the national team where referees could rig the scoreline. GFA and those caught on camera have denied the claims, but it does, once again, raise the question of what exactly Fifa's anti-match fixing unit does.

Ghana and Germany put up a second half worthy of a blockbuster title when they drew 2-2 on Saturday night. The Black Stars were much improved, but still some schoolboy errors lingered and Ghana will be kicking themselves for not taking a full three points from the game.

The USA beat Ghana for the first time in a World Cup on Monday night. It is rare for a side which is so completely dominant in all statistical aspects to look so completely inept. While Kwesi Appiah's tactical acumen should be questioned, it's Ghana's players seemingly playing for headlines rather than the team that was far more worrisome.

Ghana have got one of the toughest draws of all of Africa's teams at the 2014 World Cup. However, everyone in the team has something to prove - right from their superstar players to their coach. Optimists can dare to dream that the Black Stars will shine.

Group G is one of the most enticing groups of the tournament. The group, which many pundits have labelled the "group of death", might be intimidating but it has the promise to be one heck of a ride. By ANTOINETTE MULLER.

World Cup preparations can take all sorts of crazy twists and turns, but Ghana's Kwesi Appiah has kept things far more simple. A trip to Liverpool earlier this year gave the coach some technical insight into how the best teams in the world analyse and dissect their players' performances.

Kevin Prince Boateng has been synonymous with controversy for much of his career. Since making his debut for Ghana in 2010, he has retired, unretired and divided opinion amongst supporters of the Black Stars. But he's matured a lot since his early years and will be a vital asset for Ghana both on and off the pitch.