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The number of people suffering dementia around the globe is expected to nearly double to 65.7million sufferers by 2030, the World Health Organisation has warned. By 2050 it is likely to rise 70 per cent above today's figure of 35.6million…

In an effort to maintain public health standards and cultural dignity, the Ghana Government has passed legislation that outlaws the importation and sale of secondhand or used undergarments. Some critics are labelling the ban an economic…

Two months ago, Ghana struck a blow for both the rule of law and fiscal probity when it detained the storied flagship of the Argentine navy as part of court-ordered relief for the Latin American country’s jilted creditors. Over the weekend…

Over the years, proper revenue collection by the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) has been identified as one of the major determinants to how best an Assembly is organized and developed. Per the provisions of…

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a very important stimulant for economic development and growth anywhere. FDI has been a factor in development in many African countries. A paper has sought to show why larger African countries attract…

"By the edge of Kodero Forest in remote western Kenya, local hunters discovered the body of 31-year-old newspaper reporter Francis Nyaruri, decapitated and grotesquely disfigured, his hands tied behind his back to render him helpless. It…

Accra, the capital of  of Ghana, is a city widely known for its very modern infrastructure, which includes beautiful architecture, a very good road network and flyovers, including the recent but famed George Walker Bush Motorway, which…

Almost two years after the commercial production of oil has begun in Ghana, the country’s cocoa industry remains strong and buoyant. The sector has defyied earlier speculations and concerns that it would be suffocated by the emerging oil…

If the listings in the title above seem an improbable combination, please rest assured that they are all obtainable in one little town of Ghana.  Indeed, there is more -  a solid slave trade relic in the form of an ancient mud wall also…

E-waste is a major public health danger. That fact is known globally and Ghana has been cited as one of the countries in Africa where e-waste is dumped - exposing the environment and humans to possible health risks from the chemicals…