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last contributed to D+C/E+Z in winter of 2019/2020. He is a journalist and lives in Northern Ghana.  

All articles of Maxwell Suuk

International trade

Killing donkeys

Too many donkeys are slaughtered in Ghana in order to export their meat and skins

Demographics

Caring for too many people

In Ghana, every person with a job must feed many members of an extended family

Contraceptives

Planned parenthood via mobile phone

If teenage pregnancies are to be avoided, young people need sex education and access to contraceptives

Women’s issues

Missing out school

Many poor girls in Ghana miss out school during their period

Child marriage

No more underage brides

Ghana takes action against the custom of marrying off underage girls

Corruption

Brown envelopes

Journalists in Ghana often accept money when covering events

Clothing

Traditional dress

Ghanaians are encouraged to wear traditional clothes each Friday

Social media

Internet birthday cakes

In the age of social media, families in Ghana visit each other less often

Elections

Distorted choices

Many Ghanaians sell their votes to the politician who offers most

Migration

The stigma of failure

Failing to get to Europe, Ghanaian migrants return home

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