Tag: West Africa
How the word ‘voodoo’ became a racial slur
Danielle N. Boaz, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
For decades, it has been common for people to throw...
Cocoa prices are surging: west African countries should seize the moment...
Michael E Odijie, UCL
The global price of cocoa is spiking, a direct response to dwindling cocoa output...
UN slavery estimate raises question: Are 50 million people really enslaved today?
Monti Datta, University of Richmond
According to the United Nations, about 50 million people are enslaved worldwide.
Ghana’s cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry
Michael E Odijie, University of Cambridge
The chocolate industry is worth more than $80 billion a year. But some cocoa farmers in parts of West...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
