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Detailed Summary from Modern Ghana Karl-Heinz Heerde’s “African Madness: Power Outages,” dropped March 23, 2025, in Modern Ghana, hits hard on Ghana’s “Dumsor” plague—those maddening power cuts that just won’t quit. Heerde spotlights Ghana’s Nuclear Power Agency flirting with atomic fixes for a grid that’s been a mess since the 2014-2015 blackout bonanza under Mahama. … Read more
It’s March 24, 2025, and a fiery debate’s blazing in Ghana, sparked by Fuseini Abdulai Braimah’s March 23 article in Modern Ghana, “Renaming Ghana’s Airports: A Question of History and Legacy.” Kotoka International Airport—named for a coup leader—squares off against Kwame Nkrumah, the independence giant who built it. This isn’t just about signs; it’s Ghana’s … Read more
Funding cuts could lead to an added 2,000 new HIV infections each day, Winnie Byanyima warns.
Decorated test pilot James O’Connell was in a “good frame of mind” prior to the crash, the BBC is told.
A Sudanese general said Chad’s airports were legitimate targets because they were used to supply weapons.
A mother explains why she – and 77% of the country’s women – have used dangerous creams.
It’s 11:37 AM PDT on Sunday, March 23, 2025, and the tech winds are blowing strong across the continent, as spotlighted by iAfrica in their March 22 piece, “Africa’s Tech Boom: Innovation Grows Despite Funding and Infrastructure Hurdles.” From Lagos to Nairobi to Cape Town, Africa’s tech scene is popping off, drawing global eyes even … Read more