West Africa
Africa dominates cocoa production but earns less than 5% of global profits — here’s why
Despite being the world’s largest producer of cocoa, Africa is yet to fully capitalize on its position in the global cocoa industry. Producing around 70% of the world’s cocoa, the continent astonishingly earns less than five percent of the profits generated from the global cocoa value chain. In the latest episode of The BreakDown podcast,…
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‘My son can see me’: Life-changing eye surgery saves a boy’s sight in Sierra Leone
A 7-year-old Sierra Leonean boy named Mamadou, born with bilateral cataracts, can now see following...
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Gumbo, the South Louisianian dish that traces its roots to West African cuisine
Gumbo, a historical dish with an origin that extends as far back as the transatlantic slave...
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The Legend of Forest Pebbles and the Sky god of West Africa.
It may appear as bizarre, but, it isn’t any different from the Greeks, Romans and Aryan...
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Why corpses are given a sip of water in Asante Kingdom before they begin journey to spirit world
Burying the dead dates to many centuries of human existence, but, a ritual to bade farewell to the deceased varies from culture to culture. In the Asante culture, death is perceived as closure between...
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Davido, Kcee, Sarkodie to Rock ‘Ghana Meets Naija’ 2014
The fourth annual Ghana Meets Naija concert will be held at the Accra International Conference Centre on May 24, 2014. This year West Africa’s biggest musical concert will feature performances...
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Update: No Ebola Case in Ghana
April 8, 2014- UPDATE: There is no Ebola case in Ghana as the test results came back negative. The young girl did not pass away from the virus. According to My Joy Online, “…after samples...
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Deadly Ebola Outbreak Suspected in Mali
Mali has reported three suspected cases of the deadly Ebola virus. The death toll in Liberia and Guinea has risen to 84, which has created a fear of a potential epidemic that may continue to claim lives....
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Ebola Outbreak Reaches Guinea
There have been 66 deaths confirmed due to the Ebola virus in Conakry, Guinea. There are suspected cases in Liberia and Sierre Leone as well. To take precaution there has been a ban placed on bat soup...
