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Cleaner air, lower costs: Electric bikes find early adopters in Ghana’s north

By Mahmud Mohammed Nurudeen Every morning, Bukari Rahinatu used to ride through clouds of exhaust on her way to work in Ghana’s northeast town bordering Burkina Faso and Togo. The 25-year-old graduate from the University of Education, Winneba, says the smoke from fuel-powered motorbikes became part of daily life in the busy northern town. By…

Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen
Joy Online

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