Meanwhile in Ghana, as proof that repatriation has finally really got under way, an exhibition opens of Asante artefacts stolen by the British.
While, there's massive institutional resistance to repatriation, we should celebrate when it does happen as part of the need to shame those who continue to justify (or try to obscure) historical acts of looting perpetrated by the British.
Given the world situation it my be a small thing, but it remains important
"If #Biden continues his current course, extraction of the lithium, copper, cobalt, nickel, graphite, and manganese vital for a green-energy transition will come at the cost of Indigenous lands and trust... it could also cost Biden the election."
Two schoolgirls stand on the ruins of their school on Feb. 12, 2016, in Dzita, Ghana. The Dzita EP Basic School's four compounds fell victim to coastal erosion during the region's rainy season.
"To me this scene summarises it all: it captures the violence of nature that rebels, the powerlessness of the local communities and the lack of hope and future of the coming generations."
Matilde Gattoni
"Since the start of this year, Africa’s most populous nation #Nigeria has faced prolonged stretches of severe #heat.
With records of heat and its impacts lacking in Nigeria, Carbon Brief speaks to doctors, farmers and meteorologists about how this episode of #ExtremeWeather is affecting the country."
"A searing #heatwave that struck west Africa in February was made 4C hotter and 10 times more likely by human-caused global heating, a study has found.
The heat affected millions of people but the number of early deaths or cases of illness are unknown, due to a lack of reporting.
Meteorological organisations in #Nigeria and #Ghana provided advance warnings about the heat but many of the other countries affected have not carried out planning for dangerous heat."
Poor harvests in extreme weather conditions have led to a tripling of cocoa prices – but farmers have seen no benefit. Around the world this holiday weekend, people will consume hundreds of millions of Easter eggs and bunnies, as part of an annual chocolate intake that can exceed 8kg (18lb) for every person in the UK, or 5kg...
#SocialMedia#Twitter#Ghana#Africa: "When Twitter announced it would set up its Africa headquarters in Ghana, there was a lot of excitement in the country’s tech sector.
The move established Ghana as a major competitor in the race, against Nigeria, Kenya, and Rwanda, to become Africa’s tech and innovation hub, and was accompanied by a big PR push – president Nana Akuffo Addo said it was the “start of a beautiful partnership” that was “critical for the development of Ghana’s hugely important tech sector”.
Two years later, Twitter had fired almost all of its African employees in Ghana. This happened suddenly, as a result of new owner Elon Musk’s global cost-cutting measures.
A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate makers around the world reliant on West Africa for cocoa, there is significant concern about the impact on the prices of chocolate and the livelihood of farmers.
Osibisa is a British Afro-pop band, founded by Teddy Osei in London in 1969 by four expatriate African (Ghana) and three Caribbean musicians. Osibisa were one of the first African bands to become widely popular, leading to claims of founding World Music. I discovered Osibisa when I was a teen, and this band is the […] …
#Ghana: Anti-#LGBTIQ+-Gesetz droht
👉 Philipp Braun vom LSVD fordert die internationale Gemeinschaft und insbesondere Deutschland auf, gegen das repressive Gesetz vorzugehen.
Er betont die Notwendigkeit, Ghana von der Liste der "sicheren Herkunftsstaaten" zu streichen, um LSBTIQ+-Geflüchteten besseren Schutz zu gewähren. "Solidarität kennt keine Grenzen", so Braun, ein Appell, der uns alle angeht.
👉 https://mag.dbna.com/leben/schockwellen-durch-ghana-anti-lgbtiq-gesetz-droht-48273
Extortionate Easter eggs and shrinking sweets: fears grow of a ‘chocolate meltdown’ (www.theguardian.com)
Poor harvests in extreme weather conditions have led to a tripling of cocoa prices – but farmers have seen no benefit. Around the world this holiday weekend, people will consume hundreds of millions of Easter eggs and bunnies, as part of an annual chocolate intake that can exceed 8kg (18lb) for every person in the UK, or 5kg...