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The Internet Divide: Who Gets Left Behind in a Digital Ghana?
By Baaba Bongo District, Upper East Ghana — Fifteen-year-old Charity Adongo squints at her teacher’s chalkboard from the back of a packed classroom. She’s never touched a laptop. She’s never watched a YouTube video. She’s never Googled her homework. But she’s expected to pass ICT exams. “There’s one computer at school,” she says. “We take turns touching it once a week.” As Ghana accelerates toward a digital future — with e-government services, mobile banking, online learning, and remote work — not all citizens are moving at the same pace. Across towns and rural villages, the internet divide remains a glaring barrier, locking out millions from opportunity, learning, and even basic…