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Kandiga
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Kandiga
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 10°53′53″N0°57′45″W / 10.89806°N 0.96250°W / 10.89806; -0.96250
Country Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Region Upper East Region
District Kassena Nankana Municipal District

Kandiga is a community in the Kassena Nankana Municipal District in the Upper East Region of Ghana. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

== Institution ==Community senior high school

== Notable native ==One notable native of Kandiga is Hon. Rudolf Nsorwinne Amenga-Etego, a lawyer, environmental activist, and former Member of Parliament for the Chiana-Paga Constituency. He gained national and international recognition for his leadership in the fight against the privatization of water in Ghana. His advocacy earned him the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in 2004, often referred to as the “Green Nobel.”

Amenga-Etego’s work with organizations like ISODEC and GrassRootsAfrica focused on social justice, environmental sustainability, and equitable access to resources. He’s widely respected for his grassroots activism and his ability to bridge policy with the lived realities of ordinary Ghanaians43dcd9a7-70db-4a1f-b0ae-981daa162054.

Would you like to explore more about his environmental work or his impact on Kandiga’s development?

References

  1. ↑ Abdul-Rahaman, Salifu (2022-05-12). "Ghana: Doba-Kandiga Land Conflict... Kassenanankana Assembly Expends Gh¢693,365 in 18 Months". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Doba-Kandiga land dispute: One dead, five arrested in renewed clash". Ghana Business News. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. ↑ "Doba-Kandiga land conflict… KassenaNankana Assembly expends GH¢693,365 in 18 months". Ghanaian Times. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  4. ↑ "One dead, 5 arrested in renewed disturbances at Kandiga-Doba". Citinewsroom. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  5. ↑ "Three dead in Kandiga, Doba after conflict - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  6. ↑ "Imposition of Curfew on Kandiga and Doba in the Kasena-Nankana Municipality and Kasena-Nankana West District respectively of the Upper East Region". Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Ghana. May 23, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  7. ↑ "Mirigu Chief calls for upgrade of Kandiga Community SHS | News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved 2022-05-24.


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