Mark Eghan, PhD

Míatso aséye …

Côte d’Ivoire next door has a similar speed camera system and it works. Drivers are warned of cameras ahead, and electronic displays show their speed, giving them time to slow down before they reach the camera. Ghana should take a cue. The goal should be to save lives, not just collect fines.

Basic courtesy for boys and girls 👇

Ghana’s galamsey crisis: The tragedy of the commons, market failure and the economics of environmental destruction - MyJoyOnline myjoyonline.com/ghanas-galam…

Wishing a happy birthday to my brother, Nana Egya Kwamina XI (William Eghan), Divisional Chief of Apremdo and Nsafoahene of the Ahanta Traditional Area. Nana, nya nkoa daaa …

Wǒ huì shuō zhōngwén … Wǒ jiao laoshie Mark

As long as charlatans continue to occupy high public offices, our development progress will remain painfully slow. And to the babies with sharp teeth, before you unleash your usual insults, kindly consult the dictionary for the meaning of “charlatan.” #StopGalamseyNow

This was how Ghanaian football looked like, when talent was valued more than other considerations and national pride defined our game. Then yaanom took over and the rest is history. What happened to our beautiful game? As usual those who have no idea about Mohammed Gargo and Awudu Issaka will unleash their insults …

If you’re 32 years or below, this could be an opportunity for an international civil service career …

My small contribution to production of global public good … Peer review is often an unseen part of academic publishing, but it plays an important role in strengthening the quality, credibility and relevance of research that informs policy and practice.

Last night, I received this poster from a former colleague with the caption “Your legacy lives on, bro....” I thank @akin_adesina for his ENABLE Youth vision and the opportunity to have led the @AfDB_Group funded SLARiS project in Sierra Leone to set up this agribusiness incubation center at Njala University. Special thanks to @mfregene77 and @hellyhashi for the guidance.

#StopGalamseyNow Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, my Lord Bishops, when is the next Environmental Prayer walk against Galamsey? Before the faceless accounts start to attack my faith, let me declare that I am a confirmed Catholic.

October 16 is World Food Day, a reminder that ensuring food security is a collective responsibility. This picture reminds me of an experience when we had money in our pockets but still went to bed hungry. We could afford to buy food, but there was simply no food available at the time. That experience reinforced that having the purchasing power to buy food does not necessarily guarantee access to it. Food security rests on four interconnected pillars: availability, access, utilization, and stability. Affordability is an important dimension of economic access, but food must also be physically available, safe, nutritious, and consistently accessible. As we commemorate World Food Day, we must recognize that achieving food security goes beyond increasing agricultural production. It requires investments in rural infrastructure, irrigation, storage, transport, efficient food markets, and resilient supply chains. #WorldFoodDay

The deeper you engage with practitioners in Ghana’s foreign exchange market, the more you begin to wonder whether what we call the formal forex market is, in practice, a formalized parallel market. The distinction between the official and “black market” appears increasingly blurred.

16 years ago, a friend developed a passion for law while doing his national service at Ghana’s Commission on Human Rights. But Ghana’s restrictive law admission system could not offer a spot for the Philosophy graduate. Fast forward to 2026. Law education is opening up, so I reached out to encourage him. His response? “I have lost interest in law.” 😂😂 Ghana finally opened the door, but the applicant has moved on! How many dreams have restrictive systems killed? Medical schools should follow next …

📣 If you are 30 years or below, this is a great opportunity to start an International Civil Service career 👇 @AfDB_Group

Most people on this App shouting that Ghana doesn’t need more lawyers probably don’t even know the difference between the Ghana Bar and a chop bar. Yet, they’re confidently debating the future of the legal profession.

In 2016, I questioned why my brother had to pay his lawyer extra “fuel money” or “air ticket” every time he appeared in court. As an economist, I saw a market problem: limited competition, weak bargaining power for clients. Today, Ghana is producing lawyers in their thousands. Just like any market, competition will drive innovative solutions. Soon, Ghanaian lawyers may be offering discounts and incentives to attract clients, just like other service providers. Congratulations to my friends OPK and K. Gyasi on their call to the Bar.

If strange things suddenly start happening in Ghana, we know which country to suspect first …

“Life back home doesn’t pause because you left” …