Progress has been slow in Ghana in expanding access to water.
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Governments must take note of specific geographic contexts and local attributes that drive water insecurity.
Dance troupes mark the anniversary of Ghana’s independence in the grounds of Kwame Krumah’s masuoleum in Accra in 2007.
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Studies of Kwame Nkrumah have been influenced by the political climate both within and outside Ghana.
A nurse in a hospital checks an IV.
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Ghana’s lack of a palliative care policy is posing a significant challenge to effective healthcare for cancer patients.
Football continues to present a great chance for social mobility in Africa.
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Fame changes the bonds that some African footballers have with their home communities.
There has been a slide in the levels of foreign direct investment in Africa.
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African governments need to spend more effort on maximising the impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth
Serious lead poisoning cases are a growing problem on the continent.
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Unregulated and hazardous lead acid battery manufacturing and recycling plants are often adjacent to residential areas, agricultural and grazing lands.
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The most popular broadcast medium in Ghana has gone through a politically fuelled evolution that has strengthened it.
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Combining design innovation methods with medical disciplines such as microbiology can help tackle health related challenges.
A Ghanaian food shop on Wellington Street in Gorton, Manchester, UK.
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A study of Ghanaians living in northern England provides insight into how eating habits change through the generations.
A blind soccer player at training.
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Ghana understands the leisure needs of people with disabilities but is struggling to meet those needs.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (centre) with a host of African leaders at the UK Africa Investment Summit in London.
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Trade and investment can help reduce poverty, promote women’s empowerment, and support children’s rights. It can also do the opposite.
Plastic pollution is a huge problem across Ghana.
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Ghana needs to make use of the fact that people are environmentally conscious.
President John F Kennedy Meets with the President of the Republic of Ghana Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah
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Compared to other politicians who tend to be indirect and evasive, Nkrumah was direct, explicit and assertive.
Children reading in school.
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Inadequate public education on a new language policy has generated resistance from parents at the early childhood education level in Ghana.
Religious counsellors are an important part of society.
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Religious counsellors form one of several avenues where people seek help for problems that they encounter in life.
Obuasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana has a long history with mining companies.
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The law missed the opportunity to address misuse of mineral royalties and increase transparency as well as accountability in mineral royalty management.
Internet accessibility in Africa is hampered by high prices.
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African countries are among the lowest internet speed but it has the most expensive communication and internet costs.
Mixed marriages are viewed suspiciously by European immigration officers.
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Immigration authorities cast doubt on the motives of marriages between African nationals and Europeans, violating these couples’ right to family life
University students have different motivations for their social media use.
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Political actors can actively engage with university students by taking cognisance
of their political information needs
Efforts to mitigate the double edged nature of social media in politics must take into account local information environments