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News Ghana » Northern » Social: EU Deploys Aid Workers in Ghana

News channel or source: https://dailyasianage.com/news/357577/eu-deploys-aid-workers-in-ghana
Published on: Sunday 06 September 2026

The European Union (EU) has deployed a specialized team of humanitarian aid experts and technical workers to Ghana to support emergency relief ...

News Ghana » Northern » Social: Ghana: Mysterious killings in northern regions trigger security concerns

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/354269/ghana-mysterious-killings-in-northern-regions-trigger-security-concerns/
Published on: Monday 08 July 2024

Interior Minister Henry Quartey has been summoned to parliament over the spate of killings in Ghana’s northern regions as analysts call for urgent security action to tackle the situation that has left ...

News Ghana » Northern » Social: Poverty remains high in Ghana's three northern regions - World Bank

News channel or source: https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Poverty-remains-high-in-Ghana-s-three-northern-regions-World-Bank-2050138
Published on: Sunday 30 August 2026

Poverty remains significantly higher in Ghana’s three northern regions despite recent improvements in the economy, the World Bank has revealed.

News Ghana » Northern » Social: Ghana: Northern Think Tanks Meet to Plan Development

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/200903050990.html
Published on: Thursday 05 March 2009

The Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, Professor David Millar, has bemoaned government's attempts in the last century to address the poverty situation in the ...

News Ghana » Northern » Social: NDPC, ISODEC discuss research initiative to address inequalities in Northern Ghana

News channel or source: https://www.myjoyonline.com/ndpc-isodec-discuss-research-initiative-to-address-inequalities-in-northern-ghana/
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has held discussions with the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) on a proposed annual research and survey programme aimed at tracking ...

News Ghana » Northern » Social: Ghana Faces Security Vulnerability At Northern Border

News channel or source: https://www.eurasiareview.com/07062024-ghana-faces-security-vulnerability-at-northern-border/
Published on: Friday 07 June 2024

With extremists sowing chaos all around it, Ghana remains an island of calm. However, observers say conditions in the country’s northern regions may put that stability at risk. In Bawku and other ...

News Ghana » Northern » Social: In Ghana, who wins northern votes? A fight between NPP and NDC

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/335868/in-ghana-who-wins-northern-votes-a-fight-between-npp-and-ndc/
Published on: Friday 09 February 2024

Analysts debate historical ties and Bawumia’s influence as an internal National Democratic Congress (NDC) strife and regional conflicts add complexity. In the lead-up to the crucial December polls, ...

News Ghana » Northern » Social: Northern Ghana is underdeveloped because of underinvestment during colonial rule, not geography

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/northern-ghana-is-underdeveloped-because-of-underinvestment-during-colonial-rule-not-geography-190795
Published on: Tuesday 27 September 2022

Ghana’s most important development problem is arguably the disparity between the north and south of the country. The north is acutely underdeveloped, trailing the south in practically all metrics of ...

News Ghana » Northern » Social: Drought can make farmers feel worried and hopeless: Ghana study finds social networks help

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/drought-can-make-farmers-feel-worried-and-hopeless-ghana-study-finds-social-networks-help-262627
Published on: Monday 18 August 2025

Drought is a major climate hazard in semi-arid regions. Wikimedia Commons Droughts are a familiar hardship in Ghana’s semi-arid north, where rainfall is erratic and agriculture is the mainstay of ...