Ghana’s energy transition and lessons for Ewoyaa: A pathway to equitable development
Source: Isaac Kwegyir Essel – As Ghana navigates its renewable energy shift, lessons from its past hold critical value for the future of Ewoyaa—a lithium-rich community with high hopes and higher stakes. Ghana’s Renewable Energy Drive Ghana’s energy sector has long been anchored on fossil fuels and hydroelectricity, with oil, gas and water-based power forming the […]
How is climate change impacting Ghana’s tropical forests?
Source: Dialogue Earth: A team of scientists is trying to understand how the trees of the Bobiri forest reserve in southern Ghana react to extreme heat. Using thermal cameras, they are revealing the maximum temperatures different species experience, and how this affects their health and the functioning of the forest more broadly. The resulting images are […]
Chinese nationals arrested with gold bars and $800,000 cash in DR Congo
Source: BBC Three Chinese nationals have been arrested with 12 gold bars and $800,000 (£650,000) in cash in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say. The gold and money were hidden under the seats of the vehicle they were travelling in, according to Jean Jacques Purusi, the governor of South Kivu province. He said the […]