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  • The Volta region first became part of Ghana in 1956. Credit: jbdodane.
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    Is this Africa’s newest secession dilemma?

    By Ashley Bulgarelli
    February 11, 2019
    The Volta region’s contested history as part of Ghana has come to the fore again around a recent referendum. On 27 December 2018, Ghana ...
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  • Kofi Annan passed away on 18 August after a short illness aged 80. Credit: ITU/ J.M. Planche.
    Ghana

    Kofi Annan’s quest for a better Africa

    By K.Y. Amoako
    September 10, 2018
    As Kofi Annan receives a three-day state funeral in Ghana, we should take the opportunity to celebrate and remember his vision and optimism. Tributes ...
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  • Côte d’Ivoire is the world's largest cocoa producer. Credit: Nestlé.
    Côte d'IvoireEconomyGhanaTop story

    Côte d’Ivoire: Africa’s fastest growing economy’s bittersweet year

    By Jessica Moody
    December 21, 2017
    Low cocoa prices have compounded some tough economic challenges for Côte d’Ivoire. This April, cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire awoke to find their crops ...
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    Photo of the Week: The kayayei of Ghana

    By Matteo Carzaniga
    June 16, 2017
    After another gruelling day carrying goods on their heads around the city, some young kayayei relax by watching TV before returning to their shacks in one ...
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    Gold, guns and China: Ghana’s fight to end galamsey

    By Edward Burrows & Lucia Bird
    May 30, 2017
    Hundreds of thousands, including many from China, are engaged in illegal artisanal mining. How can the government stop it? At the start of April, ...
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    The hope and (over-)promise of Ghana’s new government

    By Kanika Saigal
    May 8, 2017
    The new administration has vowed to fix Ghana’s struggling economy. But has it set unrealistic expectations? At Makola market in Accra, stalls and shops line hundreds ...
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    What’s at stake in Ghana’s too close to call election?

    By Nelson Oppong
    December 6, 2016
    Pollsters disagree on who will win in a presidential race that has been more about personalities than policy. Ghanaians head to the polls tomorrow, ...
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    Courting controversies: Ghana’s Electoral Commission under fire ahead of close elections

    By Nana Yaa Mensah
    October 31, 2016
    Four years after disputed elections, things are again not going smoothly for Ghana’s electoral body. With the political temperature in Ghana rising ahead of ...
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