http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/288/ en_GB_uk Ghana http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/86000 “Guyana suffers from a major problem - people think we are in Africa,” President Bharrat Jagdeo told a meeting on forests in London this week: he said he and the Ghanaian head of state sometimes received each other's mail! http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162719/1/ The pioneering use of DNA "barcodes" is being used to map menacing mosquito species in West Africa that spread elephantiasis, a disfiguring infection threatening 1 billion people. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162165/1/ We're seeing a lot of headlines about global unemployment. But is it really "global" or just a measure of problems for the richer countries? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84873 Beautifully written explanation of the contribution of post War history to the structural faultlines that impede development in northern Ghana. Pambazuka News http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84771 After Ghana's outgoing President, John Kufuor, commuted all death sentences, a leading international rights group has urged his successor, John Atta Mills, to abolish the death penalty in law. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84204 Making more long-term aid commitments has been a sticking point for the US and Japan at a crucial global summit in Ghana on how aid works, according to an international development agency. + Poor are ignored in making aid work + How do we measure up? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84185 As the latest round of UN climate talks closes, Greenpeace has urged governments to pick up the pace of the negotiations which, in just over a year, must deliver a global deal to save the climate. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82231 An initiative "to secure the economic, social and environmental sustainability of around a million cocoa farmers and their communities in Ghana, India, Indonesia and the Caribbean" was unveiled by chocolate manufacturer Cadbury and the UN Development Programme today. From Cadbury Schweppes http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81597 A Ghanaian doctor is using solar energy rather than diesel generators to attain the clean water and communication access essential to maintaining medical clinics in this African nation. From: New America Media http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/155152/1/ The Winneba Open Digital Village and Rescue Mission Ghana are organising a three day training workshop on Web 2.0 tools for development from December 10-13, 2007. The training will focus on emerging web based social, business and technology developments and define future web trends. http://africa.oneworld.net/article/view/153847/1/ Faced with the dual challenges of international competition and a small home market, not many ICT entrepreneurs would simply pick up their bags and move to a bigger market. But that is what Soft Tribe’s Joe Jackson did. In this interview with Russell Southwood he talks about the challenges Soft faced and how things are working out. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/153070/1/ http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/79793 Tens of thousands of Africans attempted to reach Italy in recent years by making the deadly journey across the Mediterranean. Many are being driven away from their coastal homes as the European fishing industry gains access -- legally and illegally -- to West African waters. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/151091/1/ World leaders and global business chiefs gathered last week to assess progress on a voluntary initiative aimed at promoting human rights standards for cooperate operations. Several non-profits are criticizing the seven-year-old "Global Compact" as a mockery and a failure. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77857 A UK-based development organisation Womankind Worldwide has released a report - Tackling Violence against Women: A Worldwide Approach – that shares the stories, struggles, and strategies of people in Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Ghana, Peru, India and the UK who have come together to stand up for the rights of women.