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African slum dwellers get boost to improve living conditions

Published in Monday April 22nd, 2013 In In the media

Unveiled on Tuesday during the ongoing UN-Habitat’s Governing Council in Nairobi, the Community Managed Development Fund targets close to 800,000 slum dwellers living in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Transnational Land Grabs in Ghana Cause Conflicts

Published in Monday August 20th, 2012 In In the media

August 17, 2012 The recent increasing land acquisitions by transnational corporations (TNCs) is causing conflicts among farmers, pastoralists and other land users in Ghana, and have the potential of leading to the loss of arable land by smallholders, reveals a study. The study, which concentrated on the Prairie Volta Rice Limited in the North Tongu […]

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Ghana Renews Efforts to Tackle Housing Deficit

Published in Thursday August 2nd, 2012 In In the media

July 31st, 2012 The government of Ghana is placing renewed attention on tackling the housing deficit, with an emphasis on private sector investment, better urban planning and more low-cost homes. Two recently launched projects that dovetail with these aims could point the way for construction development. The Ghana Housing Profile, authored by the UN Human […]

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