Tag: africa
The Condom Challenge: Bill Gates is giving away $100,000 to anyone that can revolutionise the condom
Yes, you read correctly. Bill Gates, through the Gates Foundation, and Grand Challenges in Global Health are calling all scientists, students, entrepreneurs and innovators and challenging them to come up with ideas to make wearing a condom (male or female)
Exchange Program for Media Professionals from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and the United States
This is an interesting program for you wonderful members of the media. The Exchange Program is run by the International Centre fro Journalists (ICFJ) and is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. They’re
No joke: African teens create urine-fueled generator.
The days where people could say there was no innovation coming out of Africa is truly a time of the past. Not only is Africa pioneering some of the most impressive mobile banking systems in the world, but now it
Opinion: Humanists Unite in Ghana
By Graham Knight for the Humanist Association of Ghana Our country, Ghana, has been listed as the most religious country out of 57 countries polled; 96% of people say they are religious and apparently 0% are convinced atheists. The poll, the
Call for Blogs: Help The Guardian Expand its Network
The UK newspaper, The Guardian, is looking for people to submit their favourite blogs on any subject. They write: If you follow a blog with a unique perspective on Africa, be it about politics or culture, media or technology, economics
A Billion Reasons to Believe in Africa: A Rethink
“There are a billion reasons to believe in Africa,” states Coca-Cola’s new commercial that attempts to capture the spirit of “new” Africa. Africa-optimism has in the recent past gained massive hype. Ernst & Young in its May report on Africa’s
The Importance of Pre-Natal Care
What is prenatal care? Prenatal care is the health care you get while you are pregnant. Take care of yourself and your baby by: Getting early prenatal care. If you know you’re pregnant, or think you might be, call your doctor to
The Origin of Pidgin
By Tosin Abraham Carons and Amaka M. Onyioha A pidgin or pidgin language is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a common language. It is mostly employed
Dancing the Gentle Wind: A Reflection on The Ghanaian Dance Idiom
by Natasha Nyanin African dance forms are strong, virile and vital with a feeling of dynamic thrust and resistance. They are exceedingly controlled, having the power to project the gentle wind or the raging storm. …. But more that any
