Ghana

UN votes to name trans-Atlantic slave trade ‘the gravest crime against humanity’
0:43
How Russia recruits Africans to fight in Ukraine
6:43
A group of uniformed security forces standing on and around several white patrol vehicles marked with "Guardia Nacional," in an urban setting with colorful buildings in the background.
Killing of Mexican drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’ sparks wave of violence
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50:15
He dreamed of a United States of Africa
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Jimmy Lai, fierce critic of Beijing, receives 20-year sentence
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Top Ghanaian musician Ebo Taylor dies over the weekend
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Daddy Lumba, Ghanaian musician
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Leaders and officials pose for a group photo at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brussels on December 17, 2025, with EU flags displayed on either side.
Relations between the US and European Union remain tense
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Detty December is Ghana’s global party
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FRA!: A mix of music from Ghana
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The Big Fix
When in drought, plant fonio
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The Big Fix: When in drought, plant fonio
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Ghana’s fantasy coffins
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Israeli army targets and kills 5 Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza
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Environment
Ghanaian initiative turns plastic waste into school desks
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Plastic pollution plagues Ghana, and some are testing out solutions
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Palestinians fearful, hostage families frustrated, as Israel expands control of Gaza
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Health & Medicine
Ghana approves breakthrough malaria drug for babies — but research is ‘on ice’ amid US funding cuts
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Shrinking US aid affects malaria treatment and prevention in Ghana
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Remembering musicians Ziad Rahbani and Daddy Lumba
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Ghana’s cocoa farmers look for government help as yields decrease
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The Afrobeat musician Amayo on his new album ‘Lion Awakes’
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Transportation
How ambulance tricycles are saving lives in rural Ghana
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Vatican selects new pope to lead the Catholic Church
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47:51
How tricycle ambulances are saving lives in rural Ghana
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Ghana orders foreigners out of country’s gold trade
5:27
Health & Medicine
Ghana battles deadly meningitis outbreak amid shrinking foreign aid and health system struggles
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Meningitis outbreak outpaces vaccines
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A Ghanaian scientist’s quest to create a genetic map of cancer in Africa
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Health & Medicine
US foreign aid freeze wreaks havoc for HIV treatment in Africa
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US foreign aid freeze wreaks havoc for HIV treatment in Africa
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Remembering pioneering Afro rock legend Teddy Osei
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Business, Finance & Economics
Traders in Ghana face uncertain future after world’s largest secondhand clothing hub razed in fire
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Rebuilding after a fire in Ghana’s used clothing market
7:54
Detty December is Ghana’s global party
5:30
Kurdish SDF commander in Syria discusses challenges ahead
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47:49
Ghana’s supreme court defers action on anti-LGBTQ bill
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Syrians react to ouster of President Bashar al-Assad
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Ghana’s former president returns to power
4:43
Environment
Cocoa crisis: Ghana’s farmers want next leader to tackle climate change
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Ghana’s cocoa farmers look for government help as yields decrease
6:56
Elections
Struggling economy and youth unemployment weigh heavily on voters as Ghana heads to the polls
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Young entrepreneurs in Ghana look for new economic policies from presidential candidates
7:28
Ghanaians mark the centenary of the return of a banished king
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Ghanaian American from Denver heads to Stanford
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Listen to your aunties!
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American clunkers end up in African car lots
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Climate change is increasing the threat of malaria, but one researcher is on the case
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Stevie Wonder celebrates new Ghanaian citizenship
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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
The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger, gather for their extraordinary meeting in Accra, Ghana, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, to discuss the situation in Nig
3 coup-hit West African nations exit ECOWAS citing sanctions, no support against terrorism 
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
COVID-19 antigen home tests indicating a positive result are photographed in New York, April 5, 2023.
COVID-19
Pandemic recovery will require much focus and attention, Dr. Atul Gawande says
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 
As vaccination levels drop in Ghana, the threat of a measles outbreak looms.
Health & Medicine
‘Red alert for child health’: A nationwide vaccine shortage hits Ghana amid measles outbreak
Instructor Akua Amoako Yeboah with a child at the early intervention center. 
Education
Caregivers in Ghana work to demystify autism and push for inclusion
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