Akans are the largest ethnic group in Ghana, making up 47.5% of the country’s total population. But referring collectively to an “Akan” people obscures the fact that this is a general grouping linking many specific sub-ethnicities. There are the Twi-speaking Ashanti (or Asante) of ...
Other practices mark the beginning of the baby's individuality in the community. Political economy and household structure The Mandinka are the largest ethnic group in the Gambia, comprising 42% of the population, followed by the Fula (18%), the Wolof (16%) and the Jola (10%) and the ...
The University of Ghana is the oldest and largest university in Ghana. “Ghana Chocolate” is a Korean delicacy produced by Lotte Confectionaries, a branch of the conglomerate, and has existed in South Korea for more than thirty years. It is explained that when Ghana was the leading producer ...
China is the world's largest developing economy, the second largest by nominal Gross Domestic Product, and represents a global market due to its vast industry that largely contributes to China’s economy (Jiang and Kim2015; Bian and Yan2022). However, the corporate governance codes in China ar...
Inhabited by Fulani, Malinke, and Susu peoples, parts of present-day Guinea belonged to the medieval kingdom of Ghana and later to the Mali Empire. Explored by the Portuguese in the 1400s, it came under French control in the 1800s, becoming a part of French West Africa in 1895. Guinea...
Malnutrition and the disproportional burden on the poor: the case of Ghana. Int J Equity Health. 2007;6. Hong R. Effect of economic inequality on chronic childhood undernutrition in Ghana. Public Health Nutr. 2007;10:371–8. Article PubMed Google Scholar Smith LC, Ruel MT, Ndiaye A. ...
Sources: The Review of African Political Economy; Africa Confidential; BBC; International Crisis Group; CNN; Daily Monitor.The Africa Report, 2 July 2021Ghana: Government needs to answer for its handling of Coronavirus"The Ministry in Accra issued a detailed rebuttal claiming it had exhausted all ...
Ghana’s oldest traditional institutions, Chieftancy, has staying power despite efforts since before and during colonial times to rid it.
Asia has the largest number of edible insect species (932), followed by North America (including Mexico) (529), Africa (464), and South America (300). In contrast, Oceania has the least number of edible insects (107) (Fig. 3). Figure 3 The number of edible insect species consumed in...
Senegalese cuisine is a West African cuisine influenced by the fare of North Africa, Portugal and France, which held the country as a colony until 1960. The cuisine is derived from the nation’s many ethnic groups, the largest being the Wolof. There are several popular and beloved dishes i...