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‘Cheaper, More Humane’ Drones Emerge as Key Weapon in Mosquito Control from Poland to Africa
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‘Cheaper, More Humane’ Drones Emerge as Key Weapon in Mosquito Control from Poland to Africa

August 27, 2025

In Ghana, Kenya, Japan, Poland and probably other countries as well, it’s now the mosquitos who fear the sound…

A Few Tweaks to Ensure the Best of a Classic Ghanaian Itinerary to Cape Coast
Travel

A Few Tweaks to Ensure the Best of a Classic Ghanaian Itinerary to Cape Coast

March 12, 2020

PICTURED: The bustling fishing industry off the Atlantic coast of Cape Coast, Ghana. 2019 brought swathes of enthusiastic, warm-hearted…

In Ghana, I Practiced a Bit of “Theological Tourism”
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In Ghana, I Practiced a Bit of “Theological Tourism”

February 4, 2020June 30, 2023

Ghana is a primarily christian nation. There are also muslims here, but I never saw any advertisements for mosque…

But Who Will Build the Roads?
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But Who Will Build the Roads?

January 28, 2020June 30, 2023

PICTURED: The streets above Labad, a neighborhood which literally means “the bad” and was given to it by colonial…

Afehyia Pa – Culture Shock and a Merry Ghanaian Christmas
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Afehyia Pa – Culture Shock and a Merry Ghanaian Christmas

January 14, 2020June 30, 2023

Some of the previous dispatches from Africa have included no small amount of economic, social, or political commentary, but…


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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year

Andy Corbley August 21, 2025

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…

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