Ghana opens probe after government websites hacked
Ghana launched a probe Wednesday after most of the west African government's websites fell victim to hackers.
Security
Jan 21, 2015
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Firing up bright sparks in African business
An Oxford University report has systematically examined how the ingenuity of African entrepreneurs is being supported. It found while government schemes and policies are in place to support Ghanaian businesses, in practice ...
Economics & Business
Jan 13, 2015
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Why do people risk infection from bat meat?
Ebola, as with many emerging infections, is likely to have arisen due to man's interaction with wild animals – most likely the practice of hunting and eating wild meat known as 'bushmeat'. A team of researchers led by the ...
Ecology
Oct 9, 2014
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Facebook, Twitter, Google score during World Cup
Twitter and Facebook lit up in a World Cup frenzy this week as millions of people around the world took to social media to share in the ups and downs of the matches.
Internet
Jun 21, 2014
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Bringing clean water to developing nations
"It's been a long, hard slog," says Susan Murcott, a senior lecturer in MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, describing her efforts to disseminate water-filtration systems to some three million people ...
Engineering
Dec 10, 2013
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Guinea threatened with EU sanctions for illegal fishing
The European Commission on Tuesday urged EU governments to hit Belize, Cambodia and Guinea with trade sanctions over illegal fishing, while warning South Korea, Ghana and Curacao they may be next.
Ecology
Nov 26, 2013
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Green groups concerned over Ghana whale deaths mystery
Decomposed whale carcasses have been washing up on beaches in Ghana's oil-producing west, raising the ire of environmental groups worried the country's growing petroleum industry may be killing marine life.
Ecology
Nov 6, 2013
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Fabulous figurines reveal secrets of ancient Africa
(Phys.org) —Secrets of sixty remarkable clay figurines - up to 1,400-years-old and excavated by archaeologists from The Universities of Ghana and Manchester, and the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB)– are to be ...
Archaeology
Oct 23, 2013
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Study finds formal accounts effective tool in youth development, financial inclusion
Low-income youth in developing countries will save their money in a formal account when given the right opportunity.
Social Sciences
Sep 25, 2013
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Study finds increased biomass in West Africa despite forty year drought
(Phys.org)—Researchers from Ghana and the UK have found that contrary to what might be expected, biomass in West Africa has been increasing during the ongoing forty year drought, leading the trees there to harbor more carbon ...
