Stories about Ghana from November, 2006
Ghana: Al-Jazeera in English in Ghana
Ghanians are watching Al-Jazeera in English, “Here in Ghana, Metro TV has been showing live programming of Al-Jazeera for many hours, everyday. At least, we now have news and views from another perspective, as opposed to the western propaganda we were hitherto being bombarded with, by BBC World, CNN and...
Flood in Burkina Faso, Power supply in Ghana and an Idyllic Transfer of Power Turned Sour
Under the acacias blogs about a recent flood in Burkina Faso – Update on Gorom-Gorom flood and emergency aid: The Broken Dam I went to see the dam on Wednesday. It is about 1km long, mostly built of stone and mud, with a cement spillway in the centre. It is...
Voices from Ghana: Mobile Internet, “Obruni” in Ghana, and Clash of Cultures
We open Ghana voices this week with a complaints-ridden compilation, which begins with a post about wireless mobile Internet. Proudly African blogger David Ajao has some serious questions for Areeba, the country’s leading mobile phone provider, on its provision of wireless mobile Internet using GPRS: “why is Areeba charging an...
