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Discover the truth behind Ghana's newly inaugurated gold refinery. Touted as a game-changer for Africa's economic independence, this refinery hides a controversial reality. With only 20% owned by Ghana's Central Bank and 80% by foreign entities with no refining experience, is this really the path to prosperity? We'll uncover the hidden facts, compare Ghana's approach to other African nations like Burkina Faso, and explore what this means for the future of Africa's rich mineral resources. #ghanagold #goldrefinery #economicdevelopment #environmentalconcerns #goldindustry #2024news
The African Union has officially adopted Swahili as an official working language. The approval comes following a request by Tanzanian Vice President Philip Mpango, who argued that over 100 million people in Africa speak Swahili, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in the African continent.
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In the late eighteenth century, the French colony of Saint Domingue teetered on an unstable social pyramid. At the top of the hierarchy were wealthy white plantation owners who enslaved the vast majority of the island’s population: hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants. New ideas about natural rights swirled around the Atlantic world and reached the people of Saint Domingue—including enslaved people—and helped launch the most radical of the Atlantic revolutions. But the fight didn’t end with independence, as the new nation of Haiti continued to struggle for its survival and the end of slavery.
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Natural dyes from kola nuts and indigo have been used to make tie-dye in Gambia for generations. But more and more artisans have been replacing these traditional ingredients with imported chemical dyes. Today, Musa Jaiteh is the last artisan in his town in Gambia still using only natural dyes and traditional techniques.
For more information on Musa’s fabrics, check out: https://www.africanfabric.co.u....k/fabrics-textiles/a
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