News Topic - Ghana
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Butter that brought fat profits to the mud huts of Ghana
After two decades of being mocked as the "toothless one", Habiba Anhasan used her first earnings this week to buy a set of dentures.
The Independent – May 15, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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After two decades of being mocked as the "toothless one", Habiba Anhasan used her first earnings this week to buy a set of dentures.
The Independent – May 15, 2008 11:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Ghana in no rush for new coach
The Ghana Football Association says it will not rush to appoint a new coach to replace Claude LeRoy.
BBC News – May 15, 2008 11:57 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The Ghana Football Association says it will not rush to appoint a new coach to replace Claude LeRoy.
BBC News – May 15, 2008 11:57 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Ghana to Make Leap to Cashless Payments Network
A smart-card system introduced in Ghana last month is making headway but nevertheless faces frustrations often associated with...
PC World – May 14, 2008 6:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A smart-card system introduced in Ghana last month is making headway but nevertheless faces frustrations often associated with...
PC World – May 14, 2008 6:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Tullow benefits from rising oil prices; production in line
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Tullow Oil said Wednesday that its business has performed strongly so far in 2008 thanks to increasing oil and gas prices. Overall production, meanwhile, has been in line with expectations. The group said its increased spending on exploration has yielded good results in Ghana and Uganda, and that the outlook for the rest of 2008 is "very positive."Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
MarketWatch.com – May 14, 2008 06:37 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Tullow Oil said Wednesday that its business has performed strongly so far in 2008 thanks to increasing oil and gas prices. Overall production, meanwhile, has been in line with expectations. The group said its increased spending on exploration has yielded good results in Ghana and Uganda, and that the outlook for the rest of 2008 is "very positive."Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
MarketWatch.com – May 14, 2008 06:37 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Black Stars: Ghana's Hiplife Generation
Featuring Ghana's finest MCs, from Kwaku-T to Batman Samini (By Phil Freeman)
The Village Voice – May 13, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Featuring Ghana's finest MCs, from Kwaku-T to Batman Samini (By Phil Freeman)
The Village Voice – May 13, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Investment Banks Eye Africa for Growth
Russian investment bank Renaissance Capital followed Citigroup and JPMorgan into Africa by buying stakes in brokerages in Ghana and Zambia
Business Week – May 12, 2008 4:28 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Russian investment bank Renaissance Capital followed Citigroup and JPMorgan into Africa by buying stakes in brokerages in Ghana and Zambia
Business Week – May 12, 2008 4:28 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Wichitan among African-Americans resettling in Ghana
Shukura Sentwali is going home -- to Ghana, West Africa.Sentwali, a Wichitan and longtime community activist, said she's moving to Africa next year because two Ghanaian chiefs are offering free land to descendants of slaves.The gesture means to atone for Ghana's participation in the African slave trade, but the land holds deeper meaning for Sentwali because it provides her a way to fulfill a lifelong mission to improve life for black people.In Wichita, she coordinated the black infant mortality program. She advocated for neighborhood schools over busing for integration. She taught black children in community recreation centers about their history.But lately, Sentwali said she has wondered what she accomplished in the past 30 years.
Kansas.com – May 12, 2008 06:43 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Shukura Sentwali is going home -- to Ghana, West Africa.Sentwali, a Wichitan and longtime community activist, said she's moving to Africa next year because two Ghanaian chiefs are offering free land to descendants of slaves.The gesture means to atone for Ghana's participation in the African slave trade, but the land holds deeper meaning for Sentwali because it provides her a way to fulfill a lifelong mission to improve life for black people.In Wichita, she coordinated the black infant mortality program. She advocated for neighborhood schools over busing for integration. She taught black children in community recreation centers about their history.But lately, Sentwali said she has wondered what she accomplished in the past 30 years.
Kansas.com – May 12, 2008 06:43 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Vodafone denies rumours of £19bn African bid
Vodafone yesterday flatly denied speculation that it is looking to mount an audacious £19bn bid for Africa's largest mobile phone operator MTN, which has operations spanning South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda, as well as several countries in the Middle East. Talk of Vodafone's interest had been sparked by news last week that India's largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel has held exploratory talks with MTN about a tie-up. A spokesman for Vodafone said yesterday: "We have no intention of pursuing a bid for MTN." The news comes as African telecoms industry leaders gather in Cairo this week for the International Telecommunication Union's Telecom Africa conference, to discuss ways in which the continent can improve its communications. There are now more than 250 million mobile phone customers across the continent and the lack of basic fixed-line infrastructure has made mobile phones very attractive. African countries such as Nigeria are among the fastest-growing mobile markets on the planet, but in other areas penetration remains very low. Buying MTN, in which the former prime minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati and his family have a 10% stake, would have been the largest deal done by Vodafone's chief executive Arun Sarin since he took over from Sir Christopher Gent six years ago. Despite deciding not to wade into the fight over MTN, Vodafone is very interested in Africa, where it has businesses in Egypt and Kenya as well as involvement in several sub-Saharan states as a result of its shareholding in South Africa's Vodacom. Last year Vodafone hoped to be able to increase its stake in Vodacom, which has operations in South Africa, Tanzania, Congo, Lesotho and Mozambique, after its partner in the venture, Telkom, announced merger talks with MTN. A deal would have led to a break-up of Telkom, the former South African phone monopoly in which the government still has a substantial stake. It would have allowed Vodafone to buy out Telkom's 50% share of Vodacom. Vodafone would not have had full control, as it would have sold on a small stake to black investors to comply with the South African government's black-empowerment project. In November the talks between Telkom and MTN collapsed, dashing Vodafone's ambitions. It remains hopeful that a deal can still be done in the long term.
The Guardian – May 11, 2008 11:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Vodafone yesterday flatly denied speculation that it is looking to mount an audacious £19bn bid for Africa's largest mobile phone operator MTN, which has operations spanning South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda, as well as several countries in the Middle East. Talk of Vodafone's interest had been sparked by news last week that India's largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel has held exploratory talks with MTN about a tie-up. A spokesman for Vodafone said yesterday: "We have no intention of pursuing a bid for MTN." The news comes as African telecoms industry leaders gather in Cairo this week for the International Telecommunication Union's Telecom Africa conference, to discuss ways in which the continent can improve its communications. There are now more than 250 million mobile phone customers across the continent and the lack of basic fixed-line infrastructure has made mobile phones very attractive. African countries such as Nigeria are among the fastest-growing mobile markets on the planet, but in other areas penetration remains very low. Buying MTN, in which the former prime minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati and his family have a 10% stake, would have been the largest deal done by Vodafone's chief executive Arun Sarin since he took over from Sir Christopher Gent six years ago. Despite deciding not to wade into the fight over MTN, Vodafone is very interested in Africa, where it has businesses in Egypt and Kenya as well as involvement in several sub-Saharan states as a result of its shareholding in South Africa's Vodacom. Last year Vodafone hoped to be able to increase its stake in Vodacom, which has operations in South Africa, Tanzania, Congo, Lesotho and Mozambique, after its partner in the venture, Telkom, announced merger talks with MTN. A deal would have led to a break-up of Telkom, the former South African phone monopoly in which the government still has a substantial stake. It would have allowed Vodafone to buy out Telkom's 50% share of Vodacom. Vodafone would not have had full control, as it would have sold on a small stake to black investors to comply with the South African government's black-empowerment project. In November the talks between Telkom and MTN collapsed, dashing Vodafone's ambitions. It remains hopeful that a deal can still be done in the long term.
The Guardian – May 11, 2008 11:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Desailly rules out Ghana position
World Cup winner Marcel Desailly rules himself out of contention to succeed Claude Le Roy as Ghana coach.
BBC News – May 10, 2008 12:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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World Cup winner Marcel Desailly rules himself out of contention to succeed Claude Le Roy as Ghana coach.
BBC News – May 10, 2008 12:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Claude LeRoy coy on Ghana exit
Frenchman Claude LeRoy refuses to fully explain his decision not to extend his contract as coach of Ghana.
BBC News – May 9, 2008 12:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Frenchman Claude LeRoy refuses to fully explain his decision not to extend his contract as coach of Ghana.
BBC News – May 9, 2008 12:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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