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- Nana Kojo Kondua IV, Job Creator
- Feature Story | Jan 14, 2013
- Village Chief Kojo Kondua IV is leveraging a tiny investment of US foreign aid to train fishermen and to protect jobs and the environment in Abuesi, Ghana. More »
- Knowledge is power
- Feature Story | Sep 28, 2011
- Across Ghana, new leaders are emerging to voice concerns about the environment and basic justice. More »
- Ghana's Big Test
- Research Report | Feb 13, 2009
- Oil's challenge to democratic development More »
- OXFAMExchange Spring 2008
- Oxfam Exchange | May 15, 2008
- Raising a generation without fear More »
- OXFAMExchange Winter 2008
- Oxfam Exchange | Feb 21, 2008
- Hard Questions about Ghana's Gold Boom More »
- Last-ditch diplomacy yields better aid agenda at Accra summit
- Press Release | Feb 08, 2009
- But ?Agenda for Action? still needs action, says Oxfam. More »
- Oxfam urges miner to improve community relations
- Press Release | Mar 11, 2009
- New shareholder report identifies opportunities for stronger community engagement practices. More »
- Oil 'hot spot' Ghana must proceed with caution
- Press Release | Feb 13, 2009
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- Oxfam urges miner to address community engagement practices
- Press Release | Apr 29, 2009
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- A new leader of concerned farmers in rural Ghana
- Feature Story | Aug 06, 2007
- Emilia Amoateng helps defend the rights of fellow villagers, presses a legal case for compensation for their lost farms. More »
- Caught on the wrong side of a gold boom
- Feature Story | Jan 28, 2008
- Farmers in Ghana talk candidly about the impact of gold mining on their communities and how to hold mining companies and government accountable. More »
- Cocoa farmers threatened by gold mine
- Feature Story | Jul 22, 2008
- Farmers in a small town seem more interested in keeping their farms than selling out—but the struggle to protect their land will be a hard one. More »
- Dead fish and acid pollution point to cyanide in stream
- Feature Story | Oct 04, 2007
- Farmers in Ghana affected by chemical spill call on government to investigate and punish polluters. More »
- Demolished Ghanaian village wins court decision
- Feature Story | Jan 11, 2008
- Mining company gets bill for houses, school destroyed in 1997. More »
- Oxfam and partners hail Ghana for enacting law on petroleum revenue
- News Update | Mar 24, 2011
- As Ghana joins the league of oil producing nations, Oxfam America and its local partners congratulate the country for putting in place the legal framework for ... More »
- The struggle continues in Ghana
- Feature Story | Dec 07, 2009
- Members of a farmers’ group continue their long struggle to claim their rights in court, but one farmer loses everything in a surprise legal move. More »
- "Africa's future is up to Africans"
- Feature Story | Jul 13, 2009
- President Obama's first speech in sub-Saharan Africa hits important points on good governance, responsible use of natural resources, trade, and defeating ... More »
- Obama's visit to Africa: Time for a new partnership founded on transparency and shared responsibility
- Press Release | Jul 10, 2009
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- Oxfam in West Africa
- Brochure | Jun 10, 2007
- Across the vast Sahel and down through the lush rainforests of Ghana, there is a growing sense of possibility. More »
- Ghana adopts West African mining principles
- News Update | Mar 17, 2011
- After almost two years of its enactment by West Africa’s regional body, Ghana joins Senegal in adopting the principles on mining in the region. More »
- Big challenges remain for managing Ghana's oil future
- Press Release | Dec 13, 2010
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- Some justice for a palm tree
- Feature Story | Oct 26, 2010
- Inadvertent destruction of an oil palm tree leads to highest compensation ever. More »
- Leadership from the bottom up
- Feature Story | Sep 28, 2011
- Oxfam’s partner in Ghana, Wacam, is building a network of activists – many of them women – and helping them learn technical as well as leadership skills. More »
- Members of Ghana’s Parliament concerned about use of new oil money
- News Update | Dec 21, 2009
- Communiqué calling for urgent steps to ensure new wealth is managed transparently and responsibly. More »
- Slide Show | Dec 31, 2012
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- Slide Show | Dec 31, 2012
- By leveraging a tiny U.S. investment, people like Emiliana Aligaesha, Nana Kojo Kondua IV, Manuel Dominguez, and Martha Kwataine are creating a sound future ... More »
- Don't cut aid. It's working.
- Page | Dec 31, 2012
- Cutting aid won't solve our budget problems--but it will close the door on a safer world and a better future. More »
- For resettled community, not all are satisfied with new home
- Feature Story | Jul 19, 2007
- New clinic doesn't quite make up for lost lands, higher expenses for displaced farmers. More »
- Ghana's president promises disclosure of oil contracts
- Feature Story | Mar 12, 2009
- Mills takes step toward greater transparency, regulation. More »
- In Prestea, Ghana, gold mine expansion threatens water sources
- Feature Story | Apr 14, 2008
- Communities are requesting a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of a new mining project and for their right to free, prior, and informed consent regarding ... More »
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