The state funeral of former UN chief Kofi Annan drew world leaders and royalty to his native Ghana, where young people especially are inspired by the distinguished diplomat who put their country on the world map.

Ghana moved two places upwards and ranked seventh out of 38 sub-Saharan African countries in the 2017 Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report released yesterday.

Delayed payments of compensation for compulsory acquired lands by the state have been cited as a major cause of land litigation and inadequate security of tenure in the country.

The year-on-year inflation rate for August was 9.9 per cent up from 9.6 per cent recorded in July 2018.

The Kofi Annan Foundation confirmed that memorial services will follow in New York City and Geneva after the state burial today.

Nigeria and Ghana will rekindle a 67-year old rivalry when the Golden Eaglets take on the Black Starlets of Ghana in Niamey on Saturday for a place in the 2019 Under-17 AFCON finals.