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An African strontium map sheds light on the origins of enslaved people
While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.
Al Jazeera English15d
As gold prices surge, Ghana faces ‘looming crisis’ over illegal mining
Still, some accused Mahama’s administration of failing to check the influx of Chinese nationals who poured into Ghana to invest in small-scale mining equipment such as soil excavators and who ...
CBS News21d
Timeline shows what we know about L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' trip to Ghana as fire crisis developed
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced renewed scrutiny Wednesday after new details emerged about her trip to Ghana and the exact timing of her travel back to the United States, raising further ...
Africanews22d
Statue of Ghana’s former President Akufo-Addo destroyed amid controversy
A controversial statue of Ghana’s former President Nana Akufo-Addo, unveiled last November, has been destroyed, with images showing its severed head and damaged pedestal. The statue, erected in ...
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Statue of ex-Ghana President Akufo-Addo destroyed
A statue of Ghana's immediate former President, Nana Akufo-Addo, put up at the end of last year has been destroyed. The unveiling by Akufo-Addo of his own likeness in November in the country's ...
businessday24d
Ghana cuts size of government, to seek more IMF funding
Ghana’s new leader’s pick to be finance minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, said the West African nation hopes to secure more support from the International Monetary Fund and other multilaterals. “We are ...
The Independent27d
Why was LA Mayor Karen Bass in Ghana as devastating wildfires broke out?
As Bass touched down on US soil on Wednesday morning with parts of her city turned to ash, Sky News reporter David Blevins peppered her with questions about her Ghana visit. When asked about being ...
Ghanaweb.com28d
Centre for Social Justice celebrates return of Mahama, Ghana's first female Vice President
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has extended its heartfelt congratulations to Ghana’s newly inaugurated President, John Dramani Mahama, and the first-ever female Vice President, Professor ...
Associated Press29d
Mahama sworn in as Ghana’s president for a third time against the backdrop of an economic crisis
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ghana’s President-Elect John Dramani Mahama, waves after taking the oath of office at his inauguration, at ...
Phys.org1mon
Strontium isotope map of Sub-Saharan Africa: A powerful tool for archaeology, forensics and wildlife conservation
It is the first bioavailable strontium isotope map to show predicted strontium isotope ratios across all of Sub-Saharan Africa. Strontium is an element present in bedrock and soil that comes in ...
The Verge1mon
Aiper’s smart sprinkler limits its spray to a map of your lawn
The IrriSense Smart Irrigation Sprinkler will automatically adjust its watering schedule based on the weather and soil conditions ... spray pattern by creating a map through a manual process ...