Society | Agriculture - Nutrition
Ghana con-men sell sand as fertilizer
afrol News, 24 March - Impostors in Ghana are giving new meaning to the expression of "selling sand in the Sahara." The gang managed to sell sacks of sand to poor farmers, telling them it was fertilizer.
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Society | Human rights
No money to stop Ghana child trafficking
afrol News, 1 March - Ongoing work to rescue trafficked Ghanaian children is now to halt "due to lack of funding." The announcement could lead to thousands of children being exposed to slave labour.
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Media | Technology | Economy - Development
Google to compete with Ghana media
afrol News, 2 December - Internet giant Google today launched a new "marketplace" product exclusively in Ghana. If successful, it could seriously threaten Ghanaian media's main revenue source.
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Economy - Development
Major setback in Ghana oil quest
afrol News, 21 October - One of Ghana's most promising deepwater offshore oil wells has turned out a flop, producing water rather than oil. The operating oil company announces it will take "lower risks" in future Ghana explorations.
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Economy - Development
Ghana economy prepares for boom
afrol News, 4 October - Ghana has had one of West Africa's strongest economic growth rates before and during the crisis. The growth continues, and now, Ghana is preparing for next year's foreseen boom.
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Politics | Society
Ghana constitution review engages citizens
afrol News, 28 September - A commission mandated to review Ghana's 1992 constitution is getting wide popular attention. Some 50,000 proposals to change the country's basic law have already been submitted, even before Accra's population is heard.
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society
Controversial presidential jet reaches Ghana
afrol News, 23 September - A luxury presidential jet, at the estimated cost of US$ 40 million, is arriving Ghana, awaiting public outrage. The current government calls it the "Kufuor jet" after the ex-President ordering it, but has itself ordered even more jets.
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Agriculture - Nutrition | Economy - Development
West Africa happy for new cocoa deal
afrol News / IPS, 6 July - The new international cocoa agreement is set to provide a positive shake-up in the cocoa market and ensure better prices for stakeholders, including small farmers, say producers in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana.
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Society | Environment - Nature | Economy - Development
Ghana boom in dangerous e-waste imports
afrol News, 17 June - Despite international conventions prohibiting the export of dangerous waste to developing countries, enormous quantities of outdated and destroyed electronic equipment from Europe end up in Ghana's Agbogbloshie dump each week.
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Economy - Development
More oil found offshore Ghana
afrol News, 10 June - Ghana, expected to become a net oil exporter next year, has been endowed with yet another offshore oil discovery. The Ghanaian deepwater offshore region now seems commercially viable, but analysts warn of an emerging "oil curse".
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Politics | Economy - Development
Gold revenues leave Ghana untaxed
afrol News, 25 May - A new study demonstrates how multi-national companies generate great revenues from Ghana's rich gold resources without leaving sums worth mentioning in the country. International tax havens make it possible to dupe Ghanaian coffers.
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Economy - Development | Society | Agriculture - Nutrition
Ghana arrests cocoa smuggling officers
afrol News, 14 April - Eight customs officers have been arrested in Ghana after an undercover reporter had filmed their role in an extensive smuggling network. More than 40 officers are to have smuggled cocoa to Côte d'Ivoire.
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Culture - Arts | Health | Society | Science - Education
Witchcraft meets modern medicine in Ghana
afrol News, 24 March - More than one third of Ghana's population believe that AIDS is caused by witchcraft. But large-scale intervention programmes for improving health standards aree starting to convince people to trust medical explanations of the disease, researchers find.
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» 09.03.2010 - West Africa enters intl organic food market
» 09.03.2010 - Virgin Atlantic launches London-Ghana flights
» 24.02.2010 - Ghana failed to improve access to information
» 19.02.2010 - EU support clean energy production
» 18.02.2010 - Ghana to host second IMF’s West African Centre
» 10.02.2010 - Ghana pledges support to Togo
» 22.01.2010 - Ghana hosts Africa Investment Forum
» 13.01.2010 - Ghana gets €130 million from Germany
» 07.01.2010 - Ruling party protects Ashanti minister
» 04.01.2010 - Ghana beefs up security at international airport
» 17.12.2009 - Ghana launches draft National Alcohol Policy
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