Accra

The Big Fix
When in drought, plant fonio
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Health & Medicine
US foreign aid freeze wreaks havoc for HIV treatment in Africa
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Elections
Struggling economy and youth unemployment weigh heavily on voters as Ghana heads to the polls
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Speaker of Ghana Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin speaks at the Parliament House in Accra, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
LGBTQ
‘What crime have we committed?’ Ghana’s LGBTQ community braces as anti-LGBTQ bill may turn into law
Air quality levels have been bad in Accra since December as harmattan season kicks in across Ghana. The data coming in shows the situation is not improving.
Climate Change
Hazy skies over Accra: Harsh harmattan season in Ghana leads to health hazards, poor air quality
cars on streets
Development
90% of the cars on Ghana’s roads are imported used cars. Many are polluting or unsafe.
landfill
Health
Trash sorters in Ghana face health and safety risks
Ghanian activist at a rally near a Ghanaian flag.
LGBTQ
Uganda’s LGBTQ crackdown could have a ripple effect in Ghana and other African countries
woman by flag
Young Africans seek to leverage Vice President Harris’ trip to Africa 
Motherly Love Orphanage
Development & Education
This orphanage in Ghana provides hope — and acceptance — to children living with HIV
The exterior of the newly opened Dikan Center for photography in Accra, Ghana.
Arts, Culture & Media
The new Dikan Center in Ghana displays a collection of photography from across Africa
From left to right: Yeleyeni Songsore and her Ghanaian husband; Mawiyah Kambon and Kamal Kambon; Kwaku Asantu Maroon Asare.
Race
‘This is where I should be’: 1,500 Black Americans make Ghana their new home
Protesters wield placards asking, "Mr. President, where is our money" at a recent protest against soaring food and fuel prices.
Business, Economics and Jobs
‘The country is on its knees’: Ghana seeks IMF bailout amid economic woes, teachers’ strike 
Residents of the Accra suburb of Alajo patch up a road after severe flooding destroyed it.
Climate Change
‘Everything is destroyed’: Extreme flooding in Ghana tests climate resilience
Kassim Ahmed stands by his okra crop. He's been farming for 26 years.
Business, Economics and Jobs
‘Too little too late’: Ghana’s small farmers worry fertilizer aid won’t arrive in time to avert food crisis
Achimota forest in Accra's only surviving greenbelt, leaving many Ghanaians concerned about its planned rezoning.
Environment
Accra’s only surviving greenbelt is under threat. Ghanaians are fighting to protect it. 
kids at a museum
Education
Ghana’s school kids go hungry after caterers quit amid soaring food prices
Ghana has been producing commercial oil since 2010.
Business, Economics and Jobs
As global oil prices surge, some African countries may see a silver lining
Plastic pollution has become a major concern in Ghana.
Environment
Ghana’s fishermen are drowning in plastic. The govt is trying to tackle pollution before it’s too late.
A pen coffin is designed for a deceased teacher or author.
Culture
Ghana’s fantasy coffins: Fulfilling burial dreams one coffin at a time 
Mobile banking transfers do not require a connection to a formal banking system.
Economics
With soaring debt, Ghana considers controversial mobile money tax 
Dozens take turns to receive a COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Adabraka vaccination center in Accra, Ghana. 
COVID-19
Ghana revs up its COVID-19 vaccination campaign as omicron cases surge
Chef Elijah Amoo Addo (right) prepares food to distribute as part of Food for All Africa.
Food
This Ghanaian chef quit his job to fight hunger in vulnerable African communities
A bustling street scene in Ghana, where only 1 in 7 households has a toilet.
Health
Only 1 in 7 households in Ghana has a toilet. Communities are fighting to ensure sanitation for all.
Yaa Asantewaa laments how farmers affected by climate change lead to a scarcity of vegetables at higher costs.
Climate Change
‘We might be pushed out of business’: Ghana’s vegetable sellers see produce dwindle due to climate change
Over 30,000 people trade in used clothing at Kantamanto market, Accra, Ghana.
Environment
How the West’s obsession with fast fashion compounds an environmental nightmare in Ghana
A padlock motif on fabric produced by Ghana Textiles Printing represents the lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19
This Ghanaian company is producing fabric with motifs inspired by COVID-19
People with signs and raising fists
This African American in Ghana says making Juneteenth a federal holiday is a ‘small gesture.’ She urges police reform.
boats
Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’ is emotional for descendants on both sides of the slave trade
castle
Slavers in the family: What a castle in Accra reveals about Ghana’s history
keys
Resistance and collaboration: Asameni and the keys to Christiansborg Castle in Accra
castle
A professor with Ghanaian roots unearths a slave castle’s history — and her own
Esther Armah
Sexuality
In Ghana, gender equality and economics clash
Market women 16:9
Business
Ghana’s market women were once so powerful they were targeted by the military
lead image school fees
Education
What is the actual cost of a high school education in Ghana?
Chief Al-Hassan Malik
Education
This man is responsible for thousands of women and girls in Accra
Education
Ghana’s ‘carry girls’ strive to be somebody, earning tips to pay school fees back home
Agbogbloshie, Ghana in 2012.
Environment
Here’s how to keep that old cell phone you’re about to toss from becoming toxic e-waste in a developing country
Analog Africa owner Samy Ben Redjeb (Photo: Caitlan Carroll)
Arts, Culture & Media
Flight attendant turned record label owner spins songs of 1970s Ghana
Environment
Western e-waste dumped in Africa
Arts, Culture & Media
Azonto: A Dance Craze from Ghana Taking Over the World
Arts, Culture & Media
Ghanaian rapper Blitz the Ambassador
The Urbanization of Africa
Global Politics
Obama’s Agenda in Africa
Global Politics
Obama in Africa
Global Politics
Meshack Asare and children’s books in Ghana
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo Quiz and answer
Global Politics
Elections in Ghana
Geo Quiz and geo answer