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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Ghana

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Ghana: Kumasi city’s unplanned boom is destroying two rivers – sewage, heavy metals and chemical pollution detected

  By Stephen Appiah Takyi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Owusu Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)   Ghana’s urban population has more than tripled in the past three decades, from 4 million to nearly 14 million people. Competition for land in cities has increased among various land uses. These trends have led to encroachment in ecologically sensitive areas such as wetlands. Kumasi, […]

todayFebruary 8, 2024 17

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International clubs look to Africa for female football talent

    By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency Africa is growing into a critical supplier of professional female football talent to international clubs outside the continent, according to a new FIFA report. The ‘Global Transfer Report 2023’ released on January 30 by the international football governing body, FIFA, shows that Nigeria and Ghana produced among the highest number (in the top ten globally) of women players in the international transfer […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024 94

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O 12 ya pewa egeelo ele mondjedhililo mo Ghana omolwa okudhipaga omukwiita

Ompangu mo Ghana oya gandja egeelo lyonkalamwenyo modholongo kaantu 12 sho yeyi mono ondjo okudhipaga omukwiita oomvula 7 dha piti. O BBC oya lopota kutya 12 oyali oshitopolwa shaantu 14 mboka ya pewa ombedhi okudhenga Major Maxwell Mahama mu May 2017. Ompangu yopombanda mo Accra ohela oya mono 12 ondjo moshipotha shedhipago, okulongela kumwe okudhipaga,noku yambidhithathana okudhipaga. Omukwiita omunamimvo 32 okwali eli miilonga mo Denkjira Obuasi sho a ponokelwa kongundu […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024 18

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IMF tracking shows that no African state has sought comprehensive debt relief in over a year indicating a trend of growing fiscal hygiene across the region

      By Seth Onyango, via bird story agency Countries in Africa are showing signs of improving fiscal management, as they navigate through a cascading set of global shocks that exacerbated their debt vulnerabilities. Remarkably, no state has sought comprehensive debt relief since Ghana’s request over a year ago, signalling a trend of growing fiscal discipline across the region. The improvement bucks the trend of recent years, given that […]

todayJanuary 25, 2024 9

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African startups turn to debt as equity powder dries up

    By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency In 2022, when funding from venture capitalists began to dry up in Africa, Treepz, a shared mobility startup, was faced with a difficult decision... throw in the towel or grow the business without new investors. As part of their decision to keep going, they changed their core business model. “Towards the end of 2022, we knew the funding draught would happen […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024 12

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Ghana wants to make importing food like rice and tomatoes more costly: expert explains why it’s a bad idea

    By Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, University of Guelph Ghana, like many other developing nations, relies heavily on imports of food and consumer goods to feed its population. For instance, Ghana imports 55% of the rice that is consumed locally. The country’s import dependence is primarily a consequence of the production of low-value primary products without substantial value addition. To forestall over-dependence on foreign goods, the government has proposed a trade […]

todayJanuary 23, 2024 8

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Fintech and energy illuminate DR Congo’s nascent startup ecosystem

  By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, is carving out a new prosperity niche as it emerges on the global tech scene. Known for its green metals, cobalt and copper, and the world's second-largest rainforest, the newest member of the East African Community is having a moment in the startup ecosystem. In 2023 the country raised […]

todayJanuary 23, 2024 21

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Ghana’s masked third candidate tests two party politics

Eleven months ahead of Ghana's presidential election, a new political force is emerging to challenge the long-standing two-party status quo. With deft social media messaging, posters of his masked face and an appeal to younger voters, businessman Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, says his New Force movement will become a third political power. Few analysts believe Bediako can truly test the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024 51

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Ghana won Afcon four times, but the last time was 40 years ago. What went wrong with its football team?

  By Ernest Yeboah Acheampong, University of Education, Winneba The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is the most important football tournament in Africa. It has been contested by the male national teams of countries on the continent since 1957. Egypt is the most successful country in the tournament’s history, with seven wins, the most recent in 2010. Previously, Ghana was the dominant force with four wins. In spite of producing […]

todayJanuary 18, 2024 11

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