A recent study in South Africa and Ghana shows people support government steps to combat COVID-19 but lack the infrastructure and financial security required to maintain social distancing.
Social Sciences
Jan 14, 2021
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The history of protests in Ghana reveals three persisting themes. These may suggest what Ghana and some other countries could do to avoid protest action in future.
Economics & Business
Oct 9, 2019
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Over at least the last decade, one of Ghana's most vital breadbaskets has been converted into cashew nut production to feed export markets. Bono East, Bono and the Ahafo regions—previously known as the Brong Ahafo region—are ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2019
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A research team in Ehime University characterized the complex composition of chlorinated, brominated and mixed halogenated dioxins as well as their major precursors in soils from e-waste burning and dismantling areas in Agbogbloshie ...
Environment
Apr 12, 2019
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Backpacking emerged in the 1970s as a low cost form of travel that allowed particularly young people to explore the world without spending too much money.
Other
Apr 9, 2019
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Norway's Aker Energy on Thursday said it had discovered oil in commercial quantities off Ghana, which the government welcomed as a potential boost to the economy.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 10, 2019
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On any given day, plumes of noxious smoke rise above the Agbogbloshie dump site in Ghana's capital, Accra.
Environment
Jan 5, 2019
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Delta environments are low-lying and highly vulnerable to flooding and erosion by ocean waves. And these hazards are likely to increase as the world's climate changes and sea levels rise. Monitoring these hazards, and their ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2018
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Ghana has a serious flood problem. Over about 50 years, 4 million people have been affected by floods, resulting in economic damage exceeding USD$780 million. At least one major flood disaster has occurred every year over ...
Environment
Oct 29, 2018
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At least 34 people have died in northern Ghana during flooding caused by heavy rains and waters spilling from a dam in neighbouring Burkina Faso, relief agency officials said Thursday.
Environment
Sep 21, 2018
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