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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJuly 22, 2011
The government is tracking down people suspected of homosexuality, and they may soon face jail time.
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January 31, 2011
Massachusetts Institute of Technology student Benjamin Mensah has worked hard to promote computer literacy in Africa.
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December 19, 2010
Ghana's vice president weighs in on the current election turmoil in neighboring Côte d'Ivoire and the prospect for peaceful power transitions on the African continent.
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June 15, 2010
Slavery hasn’t taken the World Cup from me; indeed, I still get to revel in the bulk of the happiness the tournament provides. But what I don’t get to do is celebrate it the way many of my friends celebrate it.
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May 27, 2010
Ethnic strife in the north has forced some Ghanaians into Togo.
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by Wole Soyinka onJuly 14, 2009
The Nobel Laureate dissects the message the president's trip to Ghana should send to the corrupt and failing states of Africa.
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July 11, 2009
Barack Obama rounded out his trip abroad with a stop in Accra, Ghana, where he spoke to the nation's parliament and paid a visit to a maternal health clinic in Accra, before finishing up with a moving visit to Ghana's Cape Coast Castle—the point of no return for thousands upon thousands of black Africans sold into slavery...
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by Dayo Olopade onJuly 9, 2009
Barack Obama's first presidential trip to Sub-Saharan Africa will focus on the good guys—but we couldn't resist calling out the bad. Your guide to the Ghana trip, and the company Obama should be keeping abroad.
GALLERY: African Rogues and Royalty
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July 9, 2009
Hours before president Obama touches down in Ghana, good news for Africa and Web 2.0...
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July 8, 2009
To help President Obama improve America's image in the world, Americans must learn more about the world outside their nation's borders.
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