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Why'd Ghana Of All Countries Agree To Partially Finance Ukraine's Drone Program? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Footing part of this bill in exchange for Ukrainian support for securing its borders is one of the costs that Ghana must pay as part of its involvement in the emerging anti-Russian regional coalition that plans to wage a protracted hybrid war against Moscow's Sahelian Alliance/Confederation allies. Zelensky announced after a call with his Ghanaian counterpart in early July that “Ghana is ready to finance our (drone) production, and we are ready to help our partners secure their borders.” This caught many observers by surprise since Ghana has a GDP per capita that's a little less than half of Ukraine's. It makes more sense though when one recalls that West Africa is one of the New Cold War's fronts. Russia supports the Sahelian Alliance/Confederation while France, the US, and Ukraine support its opponents. The last-mentioned trilateral's backing of terro...

Workers at contractor in Accra say they have suffered from depression and anxiety as a result of their workMeta is facing a second set of lawsuits in Africa over the psychological distress experienced by content moderators employed to take down disturbing social media content including depictions of murders, extreme violence and child sexual abuse.Lawyers are gearing up for court action against a company contracted by Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, after meeting moderators at a facility in Ghana that is understood to employ about 150 people. Continue reading......

There are enough garments in the world to dress the next six generations. Yet the number of clothes being produced in the global north is soaring – and poisoning poorer countriesThis is how the conversation always goes whenever my 12-year-old daughter, Evie, asks me to buy fast fashion for her. “Please, please, please can I have this,” she'll say (it's usually from Shein). Sorry but no, I'll reply – I'm sure we can find an alternative on Vinted. “One person buying something new won't make any difference,” she argues. “And besides, it's so cheap!” There is sulking (her), tutting (me), and dissatisfaction all round.As a fashion writer focused on sustainability (or lack thereof), my daughter's pestering grates, yet I sympathise – what tween doesn't want to fit in? Meanwhile, my role-modelling of wearing the same old clothes to death probably has the opposite effect on her. And it's complicated: as a freelance journalist, newspaper editors often reply to my pitches with: “Sorry ??...