President Obama’s July 10–11 visit to Accra, Ghana, will be a “historic occasion,” says Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Carson.
The Peace Corps nurtures nearly a half-century link to Ghana, recruiting both [young] and older volunteers to teach, train, and develop.
Guinea worm disease, which has crippled millions in Africa and Asia, is nearly vanquished in Ghana, thanks to the efforts of the Carter Center.
On his June visit to Cote d'Ivoire, the Muslim chaplain at Georgetown University, Imam Yahya Hendi, called for inter-religious dialogue and tolerance.
U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon Janet Garvey inaugurates grain mills that will help victims of child labor in four villages in Ndikinimeki, Center region.
Using information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as mobile phones and the Internet, Africans are finding business and trade to be easier and more affordable.
The United States leads international efforts to combat piracy and to hold pirates accountable for criminal acts that impede trade and humanitarian aid.
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