Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Dasmani Laary

laarygna@gmail.com

is a journalist in Ghana.  

All articles of Dasmani Laary

Law reform

Decongesting prisons in Ghana

Ghana’s prisons are extremely overcrowded. To tackle that problem, human-rights activists call for more non-custodial sentences such as parole or community services

Public debt

Ghana is seeking financial bailout

Ghana needs financial help for its overwhelming debt burden, but the government’s plan to seek a new IMF loan is harshly criticised

Farming

Expensive input

Ghanaian farmers can’t afford fertiliser anymore

Covid-19

Economic recovery in Ghana

Businesses in Ghana slowly recover from Corona slump, but rising inflation creates new problems

Education

Teachers urgently wanted

In Ghana, efforts to find a solution to teacher shortages are still ongoing

Press freedom

Ghanaian journalists face a crackdown on free speech

Press freedom in Ghana is taking a step backwards, as journalists are being prosecuted under the criminal code

Infrastructure

Tracks towards the future

Major new rail line aims to boost trade links between Ghana and Burkina Faso

Ghana

Preventing teenage pregnancies

A high rate of pregnancies involving teenaged girls is causing alarm in Ghana

Palm oil production

Poor working conditions

Palm kernel production workers, mainly women, toil under harsh conditions

Social services

Vulnerable and voiceless

Ghana’s deaf people face systematic discrimination from school age onwards

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