2008 Benin floods 2008 Benin floods The 2008 Benin floods struck the nation of Benin between July and October 2008, and affected the other West African nations of Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Togo. According to the Red Cross of Benin, the flooding in Benin initially affected almost 7,000 people, including the displacement of 1,560 children. and by August 19, 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that the flooding had displaced at least 150,000 people. Some 500,000 people in total were at risk of additional flooding. The floods begin in the last week of July 2008 with a series of storms
Race in Ghana Race in Ghana Race in Ghana is marked by an underlying racial hierarchy valuing whiteness over blackness. This may be seen through certain social phenomena from within Ghana and other postcolonial regions in the world. The process of racialization has been reinforced by the postcolonial policies and ongoing Western influence, both culturally and economically. The racial political structure of Ghana is based on the conception that Ghana as a country is free of racism due to their status as being the first African colony to gain full independence on March 6, 1957. As such, the country is seen as the