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It has been called King Cassava, but with roots that resemble long hairy potatoes, naturally-occurring toxins that can sicken unwitting consumers, and a reputation for under-appreciation, cassava is perhaps best described as the frog prince…

Togo has agreed to extradite to the U.S. an alleged druglord from Colombia who was arrested trying to smuggle hundreds of pounds (kilograms) of cocaine through this West African nation last year. The government said in a statement…

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is under pressure by the Mills administration to resign from his post as the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana. The economist has at least a year more to serve the state as the Deputy Governor, based on a contract…

Cocoa production will fall short of demand in the 2008-09 season as output declines in Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s leading growers, International Cocoa Organization statistician Laurent Pipitone said. “Many analysts are concerned if…

A mobile-phone locker that protects workers possessions during working hours is set to reinvigorate safety and security at the Goldfields-owned Demang mine, in south western Ghana. The lockers are being supplied in a modular format and…

A study has shown that the implementation of the World Bank/IMF led Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) in Ghana and other African countries in the 80s and 90s has changed relationships between foreign mining companies and the communities…

A cool-headed pilot maneuvered his crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River on Thursday, and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank. It was, the governor said, "a miracle on…

A professor of computer science has warned that Ghana as a country cannot make much progress by merely promoting Information Communication Technology (ICT). “ICT per se will not solve our problems, you need other resources like power and…

Barclays Bank Ghana Limited on Thursday presented a cheque for 20,000 Pounds in aid of the construction of a theatre for the Princess Marie Louise Children's Hospital. Mr. Benjamin Dabra, Managing Director of the Bank said the presentation…

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Ghana, Mr Martin Eson-Benjamin on Thursday pointed out that achieving food security would continue to be an illusion if the country fails to offer the…