By: Megan Russell (Published 7/11) Oburoni vs. The Fufu You would think that after a week in Ghana I would already have a handle over much of the cuisine. So far I have sampled various dishes of chicken, fish or goat with groundnut soup and banku, a plethora of fruits and vegetables, many combinations of beans Read More …
By: Megan Russell (Published 7/11) Ghana has recently made headlines as the fourth African nation, after South Africa, Egypt and Kenya, to provide the much-anticipated Mobile Number Portability (MNP). The National Communications Authority (NCA) has decreed that as of Thursday July 7, all five major cellular providers, MTN, Vodafone, Airtel, Zain, and Tigo, are required to Read More …
The New Crusading Guide By Ariane Kunze Yesterday, at the Engagement meeting on Tobacco Control Bye-Laws, Poverty and Development at the AMA Conference Hall, a plan of action was announced for reducing tobacco use in Accra. The goal of the conference, according to the Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), is to help strengthen tobacco control Read More …
By: Megan Russell (Published 7/8) Oburoni vs. Accra There are 14 of us journalism students from the United States living here in Ghana for the summer and working at various internships. In our time off we drive around the country in a very conspicuous tour bus wearing our American clothing and taking cheesy, staged group Read More …
The University of Ghana launched a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme in economics for post-graduate students and cut the sod for the construction of a building for the Department of Economics, funded by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Thursday morning. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Ernest Aryeetey, said the initiative to start the Read More …
By Michael Ciaglo and Jamela Akweley THE MINISTER of Health, Joseph Yieleh Chireh, has inaugurated the allied health committee and the health awards planning committee as part of the ministry’s efforts to provide quality health services to Ghanaians. Swearing in the nine-member allied health taskforce, the minister observed that with the increasing number of health Read More …