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Entreprenuers, macro econ, & some praise n' glory
... people who are not part of the formal economy, but Gini coefficient wise things were starting to distribute more evenly, with 3 substantial income groupings rather than this historical 2 polar ends. Industry wise he they were keen on energy companies, bulk distribution, financial services, and media/telecom which seems to be pretty standard. Ghana stock exchange is about $35MM, $20MM of which is the oil company Tullah, $6MM is Ashanti gold, $4MM is Ecobank, which leaves about $5MM ...
Dehydration, Malaria and Salt Tablets
... people out there who are considering travelling to Ghana, bring dehydration salts with you. It will definitely save you the hassel.
Today has been pretty chill, Nicole and Steph (the other interns) came to visit and we went to see The Avengers!! Sick movie, and watching movies here is even a new experience, the audience was hilarious! Tomorrow we will be going to a church mass for the first time in Ghana. Shall be so ...
Koffi's Kitchen
We were trapped in the clutches of Accra, waiting for a piece of paper before we could move on to Togo. We had been to the Police Station to report the robbery and to get a crime number for the insurance company. Our investigator was a lovely rotund lady called Evelyn who described our assailants as 'small boys' and kept finding pressing reasons to put off writing our report. Friday became Monday, and it was late on Tuesday before she finally put the piece of paper in our ...
Ghanaian Adventures!
... of water – let alone provide this stranger with gifts, food, acceptance and even love. For those two days, Stella and Sarah were the closest family I had, and they took me in without even hesitating.
Perhaps this to some extent explains my struggle in leaving these people. Stella explained to me before leaving that if I wanted to do one thing for this community, it would be to improve their education. In the village, there are two schools, a public school and a ...
Ghana: The good, the bad, the ugly
... t expect was the ugly sight of locals taking a dump on the beach in front of me, yuck! But that wasn't the ugliest thing. As I was running, which was a strange sight for the locals, I saw the cutest girl, but she turned ugly to me as she yelled out 'give me cash'.
Off to the touristy town of Cape Coast, and another good guided tour of an old slavery processing castle. Good shopping also in Cape Coast, which included food shopping. We were on the Cape Coast and we were enjoying ...
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Other places to stay in Accra
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Crystalline Hostel
PO Box KN 4 , Accra | Hostelfrom $10 -
Ghana Hostel
Keta Close, Ring Road Central, Accra | Hostel -
Grace Villa Hostel
P. O. Box AN12457, North, Accra | Hostel -
Pink Hostel
5th Crescent, Asylum Down, Accra | Hostelfrom $15
