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Ghana Ratifies Mercury Convention to protect its children

People living in Ghana’s mining communities may now be better protected from deadly mercury poisoning.

Ghana’s ‘Zongo’ communities to be transformed

Muslims residing in Ghana’s inner cities have gotten support from the government to transform their communities with a massive redevelopment program.

Chimamanda Adichie’s ‘Must Read’ Book

A warning to all New Yorkers: If everyone on the subway seems to be reading the same book this spring, you’re not going crazy.

Opinion: The Horn of Africa Hunger crisis is man-made

It's a familiar sight in parts of East Africa - starving children, desiccated carcasses and parched landscapes. 17 million face the threat of hunger. It's a man-made crisis.

‘Parents should allow their children to follow their passion’

Young swimmer Bunturabie Jalloh of Sierra Leone recently participated in Olympics in Brazil representing her country. She was selected to captain the team in...

The women of Boko Haram: Driven to extremism

In Nigeria, Boko Haram is recruiting women and girls to carry out suicide bomb attacks. NGOs and the Nigerian government are working to rescue these women and reintroduce them to society and their families.

Girls would be bold if…

One of the goals in global development remains unhindered access to and completion of primary and secondary education for all children.

Social media ‘increases loneliness’

Social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest are causing more people to feel alone, according to US psychologists. A report suggests that more than...

African Youth Group calls for peace in South Africa over xenophobia

As threats of violence and angry rhetoric increase across in response to yet another round of violent attacks on African nationals in South Africa,...

Africa’s moving, one step forward, two steps back

Last week, a famine was declared in war-torn South Sudan. Some 100,000 people are facing starvation, and a further million are classified as being on...

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