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Women couriers redefining Ghana's streets

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Maxwell Suuk
February 11, 2025

Women delivery drivers in Ghana are helping to power a green energy transition, weaving through the traffic on electric scooters. They're also breaking stereotypes in a male-dominated profession.

Maxwell Suuk Maxwell is a DW reporter based in Tamale, Northern Ghana.
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