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Newmont looks to Ghana, Peru for next new gold mines
Oct 29th, 2009 - Reuters
* Newmont sees Ghana, Peru mines as priorities * Australia's Boddington close to commercial production NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Now that its Boddington minein Australia is close to producing gold commercially...
Ghanaian cardinal to head Vatican's peace office
Oct 24th, 2009 - Boston
VATICAN CITY—The pope appointed Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana to head the Vatican's justice and peace office Saturday, a high-profile post that cements his reputation as a possible future papal candidate.
No winner in $5 million African leadership prize
Oct 19th, 2009 - CNN
LONDON, England (CNN) -- A $5 million prize to reward good leadership in Africa was dramatically awarded Monday to ... nobody.
It was the first time in the three-year history of the Mo Ibrahim Prize that the committee did not name a winner.Ghana studying Exxon-Kosmos deal - govt source
Oct 7th, 2009 - Reuters
* GNPC will pass deal to energy ministry - source * Financial and technical criteria to be studied ACCRA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - State-run Ghana National PetroleumCorp (GNPC) is studying an agreement by Exxon Mobil (XOM.
Ghana's Budding Jewish Community Celebrates High Holidays
Sep 26th, 2009 - VOA News
Monday is Yom Kippur - the holiest day of the year for Jews. Theholiday will be marked in Jewish communities around the world,including Western Ghana. Asmall group of people from the Sefwi tribe in western Ghana convertedto Judaism in the 1970's...
Ghana videos from YouTube:
- Coming Home - GhanaMarch 2007 Centuries after their ancestors were shipped from Ghana as slaves, thousands of African-Americans are returning. But instead of welcoming them back, locals see them as strangers. Produced by ABC Australia Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
- President Obama's Visit to GhanaPresident Obama reminds the people of Africa of America's commitment to partnership and friendship. (public domain)
- Busy Internet GhanaBusiness Incubation: a tool for enabling innovation and entrepreneurship. -- BusyInternet launched its Busy incubator program early 2005, with support from the infoDev Program. The first of its kind in West Africa ...
- Ghana hilp-life music - (Virgin)REGGIE ZIPPY FEATURING NIGTHMARE
Ghana from WikiPedia:
The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word Ghana means "Warrior King," and was the source of the name "Guinea" (via French Guinoye), which has been used to refer to the West African coast (reflected in the Gulf of Guinea).
Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient kingdoms, including the Ga-Da?mes on the eastern coast, the inland Empire of Ashanti and various Fante states along the coast and inland. Trade with European states flourished after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established a crown colony, Gold Coast, in 1874.
Gold Coast achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957, becoming the first Sub-Saharan African nation to do so. The name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana, which once extended throughout much of western Africa. In the Ashanti language it is spelled Gaana. About 30 % of the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.
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