April 11
Ghana: Ghanaians Love Rice - How Smallholder Farmers Could Harvest More of It With the Help of Machines
Rice has become a big part of Ghanaians' daily diet. The country consumes about 1.45 million tonnes a year - but produces only 987,000 tonnes, approximately 68% of that. Read more »
April 10
Ghana: How to Keep Your Music Career Going - 3 Tips From a Ghanaian Star
Ghanaian parents have historically discouraged their children from becoming musicians or marrying musicians. A music career is still not seen as one that can provide a steady… Read more »
April 08
Ghana: Why Is Ghana So Hot This Year? An Expert Explains
Ghana's meteorological agency and the state's health service have issued warnings about a period of very high temperatures expected in the first half of 2024 around the country.… Read more »
April 02
Ghana: Rich People, Bribes and Depression - Study Finds Link Between Corruption and Mental Health Among Ghanaian Students
Corruption comes in many forms in Ghana. Bribery, misappropriation of funds, extortion and administrative theft remain pervasive and affect key sectors of Ghana's economy. In a… Read more »
March 25
Ghana: Ghana's Decades-Old Ambition to Build an Integrated Aluminium Industry Faces a New Hurdle - the Clean Energy Transition
It has been more than 60 years since Ghana's first post-independence leader Kwame Nkrumah first mooted the idea that Ghana should produce aluminium from the country's ample supply… Read more »
March 21
Ghana: Ghana's Free High School Policy Is Getting More Girls to Complete Secondary Education - Study
Education drives economic growth and individual well-being. Secondary education, in particular, plays a crucial role. In recent decades, this recognition has encouraged several… Read more »
March 06
Ghana: African Games 2024 - Is It Really Worth It for Ghana to Host the Mega Sport Event?
The African Games, formerly the All-African Games, is taking place from 8-23 March in Ghana. Scheduled for 2023, they were postponed due to a regional impasse over marketing… Read more »
March 01
Ghana: Ghana's New Anti-Homosexuality Bill Violates Everyone's Rights, Not Just LGBTIQ+ People - Expert
Ghana's new anti-homosexuality bill infringes several rights and freedoms, not only of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people but of heterosexuals… Read more »
February 29
Ghana: Can Contract Farming Help Smallholder Farmers Build Resilience to Climate Change?
In northern Ghana, many smallholder farmers who grow crops on less than one hectare of land each are entering into contract farming. This gives them guaranteed buyers for their… Read more »
February 28
Ghana: Street Vending Helps Migrants to Survive in Accra, but It's Illegal
Moving to the city is a common strategy for the rural poor in the global south. Economic hardship pushes individuals out of their rural communities in search of opportunities.… Read more »
February 27
Cameroon: Benefits of Using Cleaner Cooking Fuels Are Blunted in Urban Areas Where Outdoor Air Is Polluted
Household air pollution from cooking, heating and lighting with fuels like wood, charcoal and kerosene poses a substantial global health problem. Read more »
February 15
Ghana: New Vehicle Tax Aims to Tackle Pollution - Expert Unpacks How It'll Work and Suggests Reforms
Ghana has introduced an annual carbon levy on vehicles and industrial emissions. It's only the third African country to introduce an explicit carbon tax, after South Africa and… Read more »
February 07
Ghana: Kumasi City's Unplanned Boom Is Destroying Two Rivers - Sewage, Heavy Metals and Chemical Pollution Detected
Ghana's urban population has more than tripled in the past three decades, from 4 million to nearly 14 million people. Competition for land in cities has increased among various… Read more »
January 30
Ghana: V&A's Decision to Loan Looted Asante Gold Back to Ghana Has Implications for Other British Museums
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has announced a loan agreement with the Manhyia Palace Museum in the Asante region of Ghana to return gold and silver royal regalia that… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's Looted Asante Gold Comes Home (For Now) - Asante Ruler's Advisor Tells Us About the Deal
After 150 years, 39 artefacts that form part of Asante's royal regalia are due to return to the Asantehene (ruler of the Asante people) in Kumasi, Ghana, in February and April this… Read more »
January 22
Ghana: Ghana Wants to Make Importing Food Like Rice and Tomatoes More Costly
Ghana, like many other developing nations, relies heavily on imports of food and consumer goods to feed its population. For instance, Ghana imports 55% of the rice that is consumed… Read more »
January 17
Ghana: Ghana Won Afcon Four Times, but the Last Time Was 40 Years Ago. What Went Wrong With Its Football Team?
_The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is the most important football tournament in Africa. It has been contested by the male national teams of countries on the continent since 1957.… Read more »
January 15
Ghana: Ghana Is Behind the Curve On Climate Change Laws - Expert Suggests a Way to Get Corporations On Board
Ghana has introduced some climate change policies and general environmental regulations but has yet to pass a Climate Change Act. This leaves the country without effective legal… Read more »
January 14
Africa: Urban Kenyans Mistrust Police Even More Than Rural Residents Do - Study Sets Out Why It Matters
Across the African continent - from Nigeria and Ghana to South Africa - widespread protests have taken place to demand police reform in the wake of police misconduct and brutality.… Read more »
January 09
Ghana: Ghana's Electricity Crisis Is Holding the Country Back - How It Got Here
For well over a decade Ghana was exalted as one of the most promising and fastest growing economies on the continent. Read more »
December 06, 2023
Ghana: Ghana's Media Treats Terrorism As a Threat From Outside - It Overlooks Violence At Home
In 2022, 43% of all global terrorism deaths occurred in the Sahel - the region south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the African continent. West Africa had… Read more »
November 30, 2023
Ghana: Ghana's Shea Industry Is Not Taking Care of the Women Behind Its Growth
Ghana's shea industry has a rich history. Shea - nkuto, karite, galam in some west African languages - is deeply embedded in the culture and tradition of the country's northern… Read more »
November 29, 2023
Ghana: Ghana Wants to Restrict Imports On 22 Products - An Economist Explains How, Why and What Else Must Be Done
Ghana's Ministry of Trade and Industry has tabled in parliament a proposed ban or restrictions on imports of certain goods, including rice, sugar, poultry, fruit juices and animal… Read more »
November 22, 2023
Ghana: Patients' Beliefs About Illness Matter - The Case of Elephantiasis in Rural Ghana
Would you take medication for an illness you didn't believe you had? Or if you disagreed with healthcare workers about the cause of your condition? Read more »
November 21, 2023
Ghana: Akosombo Dam Disaster Reveals a History of Negligence That Continues to This Day
Recent heavy downpours in the Lower Volta area of Ghana led to the worst flooding in the region's history. The flooding was caused by a spillage (a deliberate release of water)… Read more »