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Review: ‘Big Men’ are drenched in oil money Special

‘Big Men’ is a black gold exposé that goes behind closed doors with key players in the African oil industry, including government officials, foreign investors and local militants.

Digital Journal Report by Sarah Gopaul

Heavy metal at the Brooklyn Museum Special

New York - Ghanaian artist El Anatsui is enjoying his first solo exhibition at a New York Museum. His artwork is constructed from found materials, and offers a thoughtful commentary on his homeland as well as the cultural implications of reclaimed materials.

Digital Journal Report by Cate Kustanczy - 1 comment

Ghana aims to construct an ‘IT City’

Ghana has announced plans of a project to build a $10 billion IT hub close to the capital Accra. The project is scheduled to be finished by 2016.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 1 comment

Ghana bans second-hand fridges

Ghana is enforcing a ban on the import of second-hand refrigerators it says consumes too much electricity and harms the environment.

In the Media by Samuel Okocha - 2 comments

Ghana bans secondhand refrigerators

The government in Ghana has placed a ban on the import of secondhand refrigerators. This has been put in place in order to reduce energy consumption and to protect the environment.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 3 comments

Argentine tall ship seized in Ghana, released and ready to leave

Accra - After more than two months of being held in the port of Tema, Ghana, the Argentine frigate “Libertad” was freed following the Ghanaian government's decision to comply with a UN court ruling ordering its immediate release.

In the Media by Igor I. Solar - 2 comments

Ghanaians vote in presidential and parliamentary elections

Accra - Ghanaians are voting in their sixth presidential and parliamentary elections since democratic rule returned back in 1992. Ghana, unlike many countries in the region, has had many free and fair polls.

In the Media by Ken Hanly

Ghana: Melcom department store collapses in Accra suburb

Accra - A multi-storey department store, the Melcom Shopping Center, in the relatively highbrow Achimota suburb of Accra, capital city of Ghana, collapsed suddenly on Wednesday morning, trapping dozens of people in the rubble.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus

Heroic Ghanaian farm dog saves abandoned 2-week-old baby

Accra - A dog was hailed a hero after it was discovered that he protected a two-week-old baby abandoned by the mother under a bridge in Winkongo, near Bolgatanga in the Upper East regional capital of Ghana.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 2 comments

10 killed in cargo plane crash in Ghana

Accra - A Boeing 727 cargo plane attempting to land at the international airport in Ghana’s capital crashed Saturday, slamming into a bus loaded with passengers on a nearby street, killing all 10 people inside the vehicle.

In the Media by Matt Cianfarani - 1 comment

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El Anatsui, "Gravity and Grace", 2010. Aluminum and copper wire, 145 5/8 x 441 in. (369.9 x 1120.1 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Photograph by Andrew McAllister, courtesy of the Akron Art Museum.

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