More Ghanaian men are becoming comfortable with family roles.
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Men are increasingly expected to share housework and spend time with their partners and children.
Fast food is growing in popularity with Ghanaians.
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Ghanaian consumption patterns towards fast food are evolving.
Tourists pose for pictures at the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana.
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In a rare series of interviews, the late Ghanaian leader spoke of how the country’s slave trade was revisited as a vehicle for economic development.
Professional home care for the elderly in Ghana has been ignored.
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In Ghana, adult children are straining to care for their aged parents and there is an increasing sense that government needs to step in.
Most rural households are still reliant on firewood for cooking.
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Different energy technologies should be explored in Ghana to enhance clean fuel use.
Nigerian Navy Special forces pretend to arrest pirates during a joint military exercise with the French navy.
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Sea piracy often grabs the headlines, but it is just one of many symptoms of insecurity at sea.
Young Kenyans typically see farming playing some role in their future, although few respondents want only to farm.
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Young people typically see farming playing some role in their future as they prefer to remain in their rural homes, although few respondents want only to farm.
Building collapses, like this one in Nairobi, Kenya in late 2019, are unfortunately common in many large African cities.
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Ghana has a long institutional history that’s shaped the practices which create dangerous buildings.
Lagos must rethink its waste management policy.
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Lagos state must include the informal sector in its waste economy for inclusive development to happen.
Community engagement is a key tool in building sustainable interventions.
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In Ghana and elsewhere in Africa, NGO policies directing children’s welfare ignore indigenous knowledge on childhood, and how it can aid the sustainable implementation of interventions.
The response to domestic violence by the police in Ghana and Nigeria is lacking.
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The police in Nigeria and Ghana must receive gender sensitivity training to effectively fight domestic violence.
On the outskirts of Accra there are huge electronic waste disposal sites, known locally as Sodoma and Gomorra.
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Despite knowing how harmful it can be, companies and businesses (primarily those in Europe and the US) target countries in the Gulf of Guinea as a dump for their toxic waste.
Sesame seeds could help boost local diets in Ghana
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Oilseeds in local diets could be the answer to poverty in Ghana’s savanna region.
The second phase of Ghana’s post-colonial history – from 1981 – is intensely controversial, centering on Jerry Rawlings himself.
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Jerry John Rawlings remains the most polarizing political figure in Ghana since Kwame Nkrumah
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Is authoritarianism on the rise on the continent? Or is democracy doing well? Nic Cheeseman discusses.
COVID-19 has exacerbated an already precarious food situation.
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African countries need multi-sectoral approaches to tackle food insecurity.
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Every year, around 455 million get scabies. Not that you’d know, because no one talks about it.
The Tempos band were known for their political songs.
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Ghana’s history shows a strong connection between music and politics that has evolved over six decades.
The state can do better to protect Ghanaian journalists
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The need for safety of the media and the fact that they reserve the right to convey stories about any subject is uncontested.
The historical city of Kumasi is undergoing significant change.
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The displacement of low-income households in favour of middle- and high-income professionals in Kumasi is a cause for concern.