Ghana

Africa News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/default.stm =News:= =Six people, including blind man, rape imbecile=

A blind man and five others raped a 26-year-old mentally handicapped woman. They enlisted the help of a 14-year-old school student, who lured the woman with the promise of a cell phone if she followed her home. The six men bound and gagged her and took turns raping her.

When the victim began to scream, four men escaped through a window, but two (including the blind man) were caught and turned over to police. The other four remain at large.

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=170441


 * Transnational Issues

Ghana is currently struggling to accommodate **returning nationals that escaped fighting in Cote d'lvoire ( formerly named, and often referred to as the **Ivory Coast**, officially the **Republic of Côte d'Ivoire**, is a country in West Africa.) There are many refugees and displaced nationals. They have many border disputes such as resource disputes and geopolitical disputes. Ghana is a major producer of marijuana. It is also a major hub in international drug trade. Transporting heroin and cocaine for Southwest and Southeast Asia, South America, Europe and the United States. There is also significant marijuana and cocaine use among the nationals.

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 * Month |||| Mean Temperature [|o__F__] || Mean Total Rainfall (mm) || Mean Number of Rain Days ||
 * ^  || Daily
 * Jan || ** 74.1 ** || ** 89.8 ** || ** 10.9 ** || **1** ||
 * Feb || ** 75.4 ** || ** 90.9 ** || ** 21.8 ** || **2** ||
 * Mar || ** 75.4 ** || ** 90.5 ** || ** 57.1 ** || **5** ||
 * Apr || ** 75.6 ** || ** 90.0 ** || ** 96.8 ** || **6** ||
 * May || ** 75.0 ** || ** 88.2 ** || ** 131.2 ** || **10** ||
 * Jun || ** 73.6 ** || ** 84.7 ** || ** 221.0 ** || **15** ||
 * Jul || ** 72.5 ** || ** 83.3 ** || ** 66.0 ** || **9** ||
 * Aug || ** 72.0 ** || ** 82.4 ** || ** 28.0 ** || **7** ||
 * Sep || ** 72.3 ** || ** 84.2 ** || ** 67.8 ** || **8** ||
 * Oct || ** 75.0 ** || ** 86.9 ** || ** 62.4 ** || **7** ||
 * Nov || ** 74.3 ** || ** 88.9 ** || ** 27.7 ** || **3** ||
 * Dec || ** 74.1 ** || ** 89.1 ** || ** 16.1 ** || **2** ||