Month: January 2025

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Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey (August 9, 1932 – November 2, 2017) was one of Africa’s most influential physicists and co-founder of the African Physical Society....

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  Letitia Eva Takyibea Obeng (January 10, 1925 – March 23, 2023) a pioneering Ghanaian scientist who achieved a remarkable career in her field, broke down...

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Charles “Charlie” Odamtten Easmon (22 September 1913 – 19 May 1994), was a medical doctor and academic who became the first Ghanaian to perform the...

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Jacob Plange-Rhule (27 July 1957 – 10 April 2020) was a distinguished physician, academic, researcher, physiologist and Rector of the Ghana College of Physicians. Plange-Rhule...

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Isaiah Miguel Blankson (September 28, 1944 – November 19, 2021) was renowned for his breakthrough technical contributions and extraordinary intelligence as Aerospace scientist. Isaiah Blankson...

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Frederick Torgbor Sai (June 27, 1924 – September 17, 2019) was a Ghanaian academic and a gender and reproductive health advocate, known for his campaigns...

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Marian Ewurama Addy (7 February 1942 – 14 January 2014) born Marian Ewurama Cole was a Ghanaian biochemist and the first Ghanaian woman to attain...

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Thomas Owusu Mensah (c. 1950 – March 27, 2024) was a renowned Ghanaian chemical engineer and inventor who contributed to the development of fiber optic...

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Wangari Maathai (April 1, 1940 – September 25, 2011) Kenyan politician and environmental activist who became the first Black African woman to win a Nobel...

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GHANA: Nzulezo is a stilt village located in the Western Region of Ghana. It is built on the Amansuri lagoon and is entirely constructed on...

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