AbstractThe Kamaghate lineage which claims to belong to the Diakhanke tradition of Haji Salim Souaré and the Soninke clerical lineage of Diaby-Gassama has held the imamate in Begho and expanded with the Gonja into the Western Volta basin. Its roots can be followed to centres of Islamic diaspora such...

Land use and land cover change (LULCC) is a general term for the human modification of Earth's terrestrial surface. These modifications come by direct and indirect activities of human actions when securing essential resources. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze these land changes for the best man...

It is important to stress that, the Akan amongst many other cultures in Africa by their beliefs and practices, emphasize the individual and the societal wellbeing. Primarily, their idea of wholeness is seen to have been focused on mostly the material and spiritual needs of the human; that is, the c...

This study focused upon the determination of physicochemical and microbial properties, including metals, selected anions and coliform bacteria in drinking water samples from hand-dug wells in the Kumasi metropolis of the Republic of Ghana. The purpose was to assess the quality of water from these so...

this case study seeks to describe and analyse, in the light of the concepts of civil resilience and collective action, how social mobilisations in Tolima have managed to bring about changes in the way the transnational mining company AngloGold Ashanti operates in the La Colosa mine between 2007 and...

Anthropogenic drivers have long been recognized as influencing species coexistence and the maintenance of biodiversity in riparian ecosystems among others. Despite their important role, riparian zones have been subjected to progressive alteration. This study aimed at evaluating how anthropogenic dri...

Using primary, individual-level survey data for Ghana, Apiors and Suzuki find, among other things, that mobile money use is not dependent on financial status and that mobile money users save more. This note argues that both conclusions have validity issues.

In the state of Maranhão, the Festa of the Divino Espírito Santo mainly occurs in candomblé and mine drum drums. We are interested in the Fanti Ashanti Casa in São Luis (MA), the format of which was brought to São Paulo through the migration process, under the Cachuera Cultural Association in the Pe...

Wastewater effluents directly discharged into nearby stream are eventually used to irrigate plants like sugarcane in Ghana. In this study, 24 triplicates sugarcane stems (sugarcane juice was extracted), 24 triplicates soil samples and 8 triplicates water samples were collected from sugarcane farms i...

Water is an indispensable resource to mankind and life in general. Over the world, issues of water scarcity and quality are becoming pronounced with increasing global population, industrialization and urbanization. Developmental activities of man can lead to the deterioration of surface and groundwa...

Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is highly endemic in West Africa. While the mode of transmission is unknown, many studies associate Buruli ulcer with different types of water exposure. We present results from the largest study to date to test for M. ulcerans in aquatic sites and iden...

BackgroundDiabetes Youth Care (DYC) is a Non-profit organization, which aims at complementing the efforts of medical personnel in the care of young people under the age of 30 living with diabetes mellitus (DM) in Ghana. It started in October 2010 in the Western region of Ghana and was registered as...

Regalia in the Akan of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire (i.e. Ashanti, Anyi and Baoulé, among others) can be divided into three categories: those who are in direct contact with the King’s body, those worn by the dignitaries who stand next to him, and finally sacred objects, guaranteeing the legitimacy of the...

L’afena, or ‘sabbarre d’état Ashanti’, is difficult to classify in the typology of white arms. Anglo-Saxon authors use the term ‘Sword’, literally translated into French as ‘spée’. As the blade of the afena has no tip for ESTOC, the term ‘sabar’ will be chosen instead. In its most common shape, it c...

International audience Ghana is a country exceptionally rich in geologic mineral resources with contrasting topographic relief and varied geophysical setting. This paper evaluated the geological and geophysical setting of Ghana with a special focus on the impact of the geologic setting and topograph...

Poor seed storage and handling practices adversely affect seed quality. To investigate retailers’ knowledge and practices in handling and storing certified vegetable seeds to ensure seed quality maintenance, a survey was conducted with a questionnaire and a thermo-hygrometer in the Ashanti Region. R...

Excipients are the various ingredients, apart from the active pharmaceutical ingredients, which are added to pharmaceutical formulations. Excipients obtained from natural sources are preferred over those from synthetic sources because they are cheap, biocompatible and readily available. Gums are mad...

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This article aims to discuss the situation of poverty and social exclusion of the Afro-descendant population in Peru, analysing the role and actions of the Peruvian State in the implementation of public policies and respect for the human rights of the Afro-Peruvian population as a means of generatin...

The regalia of the Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast (the Ashanti, Anyi and Baoulé ethnic groups, among others) can be divided into three categories: items that are directly in contact with the person of the king, those carried by dignitaries at his side, and the consecrated objects, guaranto...

This is a comparative study of Korean and Indonesian language. This study aims to describe the form of time markers adverbs in Korean and Indonesian and also to analyze the differences and similarities of the time markers of Korean and Indonesian language. The simple sentences in Korean are translat...

In Nicole Ashanti McFarlane’s work, she reflects on the musical legacy of Nina Simone through a fittingly polyphonic reading of “Four Women,” in keeping with Simone’s interpretation of the many voices within black women’s political and artistic vocalizing.

Indigenous cultural practices play a significant role in the conservation of forests. Most of the forests within traditional communities in the Ashanti region of Ghana were preserved centuries ago through traditional beliefs and practices. Yet, less attention has been given to them in modern forest...

Developed countries that enact laboratory standards and universal health policies have the luxury of numerous resources and technological advances to ensure an efficient diagnosis. In rural and urban Ghana, resource availability fluctuates depending on allocated funds, location, and tools; yet, tech...

This paper analyzes how a newly developed food product (potagurt) with nutritional and health benefits can be promoted in Ghana. We employ the hedonic modeling and contingent valuation methods to estimate monetary values attached to the product’s attributes using 400 consumers in the Ashanti, Easter...