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Community Focused Media

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December 14th 2007
Community Focused Media By Nichole Huck Tamale (Northern Ghana) Radio plays a pivotal role in the day to day life of many people in Northern Ghana. The literacy rate is about 60 per cent - and nearly all of the written media is in English. For people who can neither read or speak English - local language radio programs is the only means of getting news. But radio is more than just news - it ... read more

Africa » Ghana » Northern » Tamale

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Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the ... ... read more