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14 hrs ago | Journal News

New Rochelle man, Iona students going to Ghana to build a school

“The 11 of us will make a difference. You can make such an immediate impact.”

NEW ROCHELLE - When Donald Brown was 6, he left his home in Ghana to get needed medical treatments and blood transfusions for hepatitis in the United States. via Journal News

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Friday May 9 | Voice of America

Report: West Africa Becomes Dump for Electronics Waste Disposal

“We could have looked at other areas of the world but I think for us West Africa is an area which often falls foul of such unscrupulous behavior and its something which we wanted to highlight”

A new report by Consumers International, the world federation of consumer watchdogs, says thousands of obsolete computers, televisions and other household consumer electronics are disposed of in West Africa ... via Voice of America

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Wednesday May 7 | AllAfrica.com

Ghana: Deadly Ethnic Clashes in the North

Ethnic groups in northern Ghana clashed on 5 May in the town of Bawku, northern Ghana, leaving at least five people dead. via AllAfrica.com

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Tuesday May 6 | Inter Press Service

ENERGY: World Bank, IFC Seek Investors in Off-Grid Africa

“By building a coalition between all parties in the industry, we hope to reduce hurdles and perceived uncertainties that accompany the development of a market as undiscovered as this one”

An international campaign to bring modern lighting to one-fourth of Africa's people enters a new phase this week with talks to draw investors to markets beyond the reach of the continent's outdated power grid. via Inter Press Service

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Monday May 5 | Reuters

Ghana sets curfew after five killed in tribal clash

“They are all over the place. Many of them were shooting from the gutters along the roads and from in between houses”

Fighting between rival northern tribesmen in normally stable Ghana has killed five people, prompting the government to send in hundreds of troops to impose a local daytime curfew, a minister said on Monday. via Reuters

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Sunday May 4 | Vanguard

Africa moving away from dictatorship, says Ghana's president

“It is just that Ghana, which was the first country to gain independence, I believe, has gone full circle and now has decided to go democratic and constitutional”

AFRICANS now enjoy democracy as they move away from the era of dictatorship, President John Kufuor of Ghana has said. via Vanguard

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Saturday May 3 | The Ghanaian Chronicle

May Day Celebrations from the Regions

“Our landlords burden us with heavy rents, sometimes they demand for more than our monthly salaries as advances, and eject us at will, without any person raising a finger.”

Workers must work hard to create jobs for others From Ernest Kofi Adu & Issah Alhassan, Kumasi THE ASHANTI Regional Secretary of the Trade Union Congress of Ghana , Mr. via The Ghanaian Chronicle

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Friday May 2 | The Ghanaian Chronicle

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The Acting Secretary-General of the Ghana Trade Union Congress , Mr. Kofi Asamoah has called on both government and Parliament to review the relevant portions of the constitution to ensure that all members of ... via The Ghanaian Chronicle

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Thursday May 1 | IRIN

GHANA: Justice denied

We are worried; the snail's pace of justice is now encouraging mob justice and vigilante style justice. A quicker and better solution must be found ACCRA, 30 April 2008 - When Naa Adorkor's 15 year-old daughter was raped by a 45 year-old neighbour she vowed no expense would be spared in prosecuting the man.

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Wednesday Apr 30 | The Ghanaian Chronicle

Mr. President sack this manCPP tells JAK

The Convention People's Party (CPP) has noted with grave concern the menacing and unprofessional behaviour of the Minister of Trade, Industry, Presidential Special Initiatives and Private Sector Development. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY serving as the chairman for the just ended United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

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