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Bicycles can change lives, especially in rural Africa – new report looks at their use in Ghana and Malawi

To many people around the world bicycles are a crucial means of transport, especially for carrying loads in rural areas. While their benefits are huge and many organisations are working on making access to bicycles a reality, a range of barriers still prevent them from being more widely available in…

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Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Farming just one kind of crop in a field at a time, and using a lot of chemicals, poses a risk to both people and nature. This simplified intensive agriculture often goes hand in hand with increased greenhouse gas emissions, land and water degradation, and loss of biodiversity.

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We’ve measured the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities – and it’s vast

Shark finning – the practice of removing the fins from a captured shark and discarding the rest, often still alive, back into the ocean – is banned in many countries due to its inhumane and unsustainable nature. However, these fins are highly valued for their use in shark fin soup,…

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How to watch Mali vs Ghana FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for World Cup qualifier today

Both teams looking to close gap on surprise leaders Comoros Islands

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US military completes major exercise in Africa and works to deepen partnerships

Military forces from the United States and nearly three dozen countries have wrapped up the largest annual joint training exercise in Africa after two weeks in Tunisia, Ghana, Senegal and Morocco

The Independent UK

New Horizon: Changing Lives Through Fashion

The "Fashion Expressions: the Stories She Wears" program, created by UNFPA and Prada Group, is life-changing for some of Ghana's most vulnerable young women. Marie Claire meets three of these girls to hear their stories and see how fashion has impacted their futures.

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Stevie Wonder’s Ghanaian citizenship reflects long-standing links between African Americans and the continent

There’s a long history of African Americans settling in Ghana or keeping in close contact with the first African country to gain independence. This relationship has most recently been exemplified by musician Stevie Wonder taking up Ghanaian citizenship.

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A Ghana toddler sets a world record as the youngest male artist. His mom says he just loves colors

A toddler in the West African country of Ghana has set the record as the world’s youngest male artist

The Independent UK

Ghana’s anti-LGBTIQ+ bill is being challenged in the supreme court. Why the decision to broadcast it live matters

Ghana’s Supreme Court is live televising its proceedings on the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQI+ bill. This was on the request of Ghana’s attorney general, who cited public interest and transparency.

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The ‘super short, tricky words’ key to winning a National Spelling Bee

There is skill in guessing, competitors say

The Independent UK

Artist Abdur Rahman Muhammad reframes the ‘Ghana Must Go’ bag to consider migration

Abdur Rahman Muhammad casts the ‘Ghana Must Go’ bag in oils as a potent symbol of migration in ‘The Allegory of a Seeker’, on view at ADA gallery in Accra

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Have Reportedly Been Invited to Visit This Country After The “Triumph” of Their Three-Day Nigeria Trip

“They will pull out all the stops to make them feel at home.”

Marie Claire

“Those Are Rules”: 12-Year-Old Sparks Controversy By Refusing To Cut His Long Hair For School

"His father's from Ghana, so culturally, his family told me not to cut it until he was three." The post “Those Are Rules”: 12-Year-Old Sparks Controversy By Refusing To Cut His Long Hair For School first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks

Internet-enabled phones can play a unique role in sub-Saharan Africa, where infrastructure and public services are among the world’s least developed

The Independent UK

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Cocoa Prices End Lower on the Outlook for Beneficial Rain in West Africa

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Friday closed down -45 (-0.61%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed down -108 (-1.73%). Cocoa prices settled moderately lower on Friday due to the outlook for much-needed rain in West Africa. Cocoa recovered from its worst levels Friday as short...

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Cocoa Prices Slip on Expectations for Needed Rain in West Africa

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) today is down -39 (-0.53%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is down -109 (-1.75%). Cocoa prices today are moderately lower. Cocoa recovered from its worst levels today as short covering emerged after updated weather forecasts lowered the rainfall amounts expected next...

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Cocoa Settles Sharply Lower as Volatile Price Moves Continue

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Thursday closed down -450 (-5.74%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed down -325 (-4.96%). Cocoa prices posted sharp losses on Thursday as the market continued its volatile price swings. Price moves in cocoa have been amplified by a lack of...

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Caleb Azumah Nelson wins £20,000 Dylan Thomas prize for Small Worlds

Judges describe second novel set between south-east London and Ghana as ‘symphonic’ and ‘viscerally moving’

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Cocoa Sharply Lower as a Lack of Liquidity Sparks Volatile Price Moves

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) this morning is down -467 (-5.95%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is down -314 (-4.79%). Cocoa prices today are sharply lower as the market continues its volatile price swings. Price moves in cocoa have been amplified by a lack of liquidity,...

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Cocoa Prices Close Sharply Higher on Recovery After Monday's Plunge

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Wednesday closed up +521 (+7.12%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed up +405 (+6.59%). Cocoa prices on Wednesday settled sharply higher on ideas that this week's price plunge was overdone. Price moves in cocoa have been amplified by a lack...

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Cocoa Prices Recover More of This Week's Plunge

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) this morning is up +559 (+7.63%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is up +401 (+6.52%). Cocoa prices this morning are sharply higher on speculation that this week's price plunge was overdone. Price moves in cocoa have been amplified by a lack...

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Cocoa Prices Finish Moderately Higher in Volatile Trade

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Tuesday closed up +156 (+2.18%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed up +149 (+2.48%). Cocoa prices posted moderate gains on Tuesday as they recovered some of Monday's plunge. Price moves in cocoa have been amplified by a lack of liquidity,...

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Cocoa Prices Recover Some of Monday's Plunge

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) this morning is up +187 (+2.61%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is up +224 (+3.73%). Cocoa prices this morning are moderately higher, recovering some of Monday's plunge. Price moves in cocoa have been amplified by a lack of liquidity, with open...

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Cocoa Prices Finish Sharply Lower on Rain Forecasts for West Africa

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Monday closed down -1,725 (-19.40%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed down -1,565 (-20.69%). Cocoa prices on Monday plunged to 1-week lows and settled sharply lower. Forecasts for rain in West Africa are boosting the outlook for cocoa crops and...

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Cocoa Prices Plummet on Rain Forecasts for West Africa

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) this morning is down -1,707 (-19.20%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is down -1,550 (-20.49%). Cocoa prices this morning plunged to 1-week lows and are sharply lower. Forecasts for rain in West Africa are boosting the outlook for cocoa crops and...

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