Ghana’s electricity access likely to increase as World Bank begins initiative

www.myjoyonline.com— Ghana is expected to gain from the World Bank Group's and the Africa Development Bank's ambitious plan to help address challenges regarding electricity accessibility in Africa.

The Guardian—‘This one’s like a castle!’ The hunt for the world’s wildest, daftest and most beautiful hedges. They can swallow road signs and trigger lethal neighbour feuds. From the suburbs of Britain to the deserts of Arizona, we explore a show celebrating glorious green bordersSomewhere in the leafy depths of British suburbia, a thick circular hedge sprouts from the top of a grassy hill in the middle of a roundabout. The top of the hedge is carefully trimmed with rectangular crenellations, giving it the look of a motte-and-bailey castle, while a second more threadbare hedge encircles the foot of the...

The Guardian—‘This country is what the world would like to be’: can Costa Rica’s environment minister keep the country’s green reputation intact?. Though touted as a model of environmental preservation, the country has recently signalled a shift from phasing out fossil fuels to boosting the economy. Franz Tattenbach on the tension between green credentials and growth“This country is what the world would like to be but is not,” says Franz Tattenbach, Costa Rica’s minister of environment and energy. The 69-year-old economist is keenly aware of his role as guardian of the country’s reputation for forward-looking biodiversity initiatives and...

talkSPORT—World’s oldest professional boxer won by KO at age 70 and makes Mike Tyson look like a spring chicken, but was tragically inspired by son’s suicide and died before record was made official. When Mike Tyson steps into the ring to fight Jake Paul, he will be the oldest professional boxer many fans have ever seen. In truth however, that is not a record he can lay claim to because it inst