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Ghanaians ranked second after Nigeria among women with high beauty standards in Africa

A 2022 survey conducted by Sagaci Research has revealed that among women in Africa with high beauty standards, Ghanaians come second. The survey which was conducted in several African countries saw Nigerian women being the ones with the highest standards when it comes to beauty and aesthetics in Africa. The …

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Ghana ranked among 10 countries globally with highest food inflation

Ghana has been ranked among 10 countries in the world with the highest food inflation. According to a Food Security Report by the World Bank, the country’s Nominal Food Inflation (year-on-year) of 54% placed the nation at the 8th position. It Real Food Inflation (year-on-year) of 12%, however, placed it at …

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Mauritius, the only African country ranked as a ‘full democracy’ – EIU report

The island nation of Mauritius is Africa’s only fully democratic country according to the 2022 Democracy Index, an annual report by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU). The country ranked ahead of France, Spain and South Korea on the list of full democracies which numbered 24 across the world. The Democracy …

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Seychelles ranked Africa’s least corrupt country – 2022 CPI

The 2022 Corruption Perception Index was released earlier this week, showing the world’s most and least corruption nations. The index, which looked at perceptions about corruption in 180 countries of the world, also showed that “most countries are failing to stop corruption.” According to details on the website of transparency.org, …

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Ghana’s parliament ranked best Open Parliament in Africa

The Parliament of Ghana has been rated the best Open Parliament in Africa in 2022, according to the Open Parliament Index (OPI) which was launched in July 2022. The Open Parliament Index is conducted once every two years and it is measured using three criteria including; transparency, civic participation and public accountability to assess Parliaments across Africa . The …

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This Cameroonian professor has been ranked second-best mathematician globally

A professor from the University of the Free State (UFS) in South Africa has been ranked as the second-best mathematician in the world and No 188 in all of science, technology, and engineering in Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists in the World. Abdon Atangana is a Professor of Applied Mathematics …

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Ghana’s food prices ranked as highest in sub-Sahara Africa – World Bank report

The 2022 World Bank’s Africa Pulse Report has ranked Ghana as the country with sub-Sahara Africa’s (SSA) highest food prices. The report was released at the end of last month, October 2022, and indicated that domestic food prices have gone up by 122 percent since January this year. Indeed, the …

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Cedi ranked second worst-performing currency in the world – Bloomberg report

The Ghana Cedi has been ranked as the second worst-performing currency in the world after Sri Lanka’s Rupee, a Bloomberg report has said. The international news portal said the Cedi lost its value by 40.05 percent to the United States dollar in the first nine months of 2022 – making …

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Mauritius ranked Africa’s most peaceful nation – 2022 GPI report

The island nation of Mauritius has been ranked the most peaceful country in the sub-Saharan Africa region, maintaining a spot it held in 2021. This is according to the 2022 edition of the Global Peace Index, GPI, report released this week. The country’s overall score stood at 1.57 with the …

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