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Self-sufficient Schools Pay their Own Way

Education is recognized as critical for development and improving people’s lives. Universal primary education is a Millennium Development Goal and countries are now allocating more funds for primary education...

British companies dump e-waste in Ghana, Nigeria

It's not only U.S. companies dumping e-waste in China, this report looks at waste from British companies. " Investigations conducted by The Times of London into the Agbogbloshie dumping site made an emphatic...

Why US President Obama Visits Ghana, But Not Kenya?

President Obama is scheduled to arrive in Ghana on late Friday Jul. 10 for a 24-hour visit.  While Kenya is President Obama's ancestral homeland, it is fitting that he has chosen the West African country for...

Obama in Africa

' President Barack Obamac made his first viswit to Africa to the west African nation of Ghana which just held a fair and democratic election. Mr. Obama, the first black US president ia popular in Africa, with the...

President Obama Visits Ghana and Cape Coast Castle

President Obama has made a visit to Ghana and the Cape Coast Castle, and delivered what analysts are calling the 'most challenging speech' by a US leader in Africa for decades.  Obama said that Africa could not...

Text of President Obama's Speech in Ghana

President Obama gave a speech directed at African leaders today in Ghana.  This was his first visit to the continent as President and the first visit of an African-American president.  The speech was...

The story of prisoner F95488

"The story of prisoner F95488 Eric Frimpong was a rising soccer star. Now he's a convicted rapist serving jail time By Sam AlipourESPN The Magazine Erin Saldana/Daily NexusEric Frimpong, seen at his trial in...

Obama Ghana go to Africa

Ghana in west Africawill be president Obama'sfirst visit as president toAfrica outside the Arabnations."U.S. President Barack Obama is going to Ghana after stops in Russia and Italy"We are the first country to...

Ancestral hype awaits Obamas in Ghana visit

An ancestral hoopla seems to be in the offing ahead of the Obamas visit to Ghana in August. The country has a historical site and many Africans from the Diaspora visit it to see where their great-grand parents...

Volunteer Abroad Tanzania Dar Es Salaam Arusha Children Orphans

http://www.abroaderview.org Our programs allow you to take part in meaningful community service work, while discovering the people, sights, smells and tastes of Tanzania. Volunteering in Tanzania is a way to...

Bamboo Bicycles Help Ghanaians Peddle Towards Prosperity

Bamboo is the world’s longest grass and a sturdy building material, used for an ever-wider range of products around the world. In Ghana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana) bamboo bicycles offer a solution to a...

Volunteer Abroad Zambia Orphanages Volunteering abroaderview.org

Our programs in Lusaka and the surrounding towns allow you to take part in meaningful community service work, while discovering the people, sights, smells and tastes of Zambia. Volunteering in Zambia is a way to...

Chinese sex mafia busted

"The boss of Peach Blossom Palace is spotted In Ghana's most expensive casino, wearing Gucci shades, a golden brown Emperio Amani tuxedo and a custom-made Rolex wrist watch. Scores of raunchy mini-skirted Chinese...

76% of U.S. & Canadian internet sellers block orders from Nigeria

The African country of Nigeria tops a new CyberSource survey, as the most blocked country by USA and Canadian online merchants. Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa with over 140 million people, is...

Ghanaian relives Tom Hanks' "The Terminal" in Philippine airport

Ghanaian Jasper Kuwornu has been in the Philippines since February 2008.  Hoping to land a slot in one of the country's maritime schools, Jasper's dream went down the drain when his brother, a seaman who was to sponsor his studies, died in a maritime accident. His...

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