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This orphanage in Ghana provides hope — and acceptance — to children living with HIV
Motherly Love Orphanage was founded by Rev. John Azumah 14 years ago. The pastor, who also has HIV, founded the home to provide hope and fight against the stigma faced by HIV-positive orphans.
The new Dikan Center in Ghana displays a collection of photography from across Africa
‘This is where I should be’: 1,500 Black Americans make Ghana their new home
‘The country is on its knees’: Ghana seeks IMF bailout amid economic woes, teachers’ strike
'Everything is destroyed': Extreme flooding in Ghana tests climate resilience
‘Too little too late’: Ghana’s small farmers worry fertilizer aid won’t arrive in time to avert food crisis
The African Development Bank Group has pledged $1.5 billion to tackle a massive fertilizer shortage across the continent, but smallholder farmers in Ghana worry that it may already be too late to avert a food crisis.
Accra’s only surviving greenbelt is under threat. Ghanaians are fighting to protect it.
Leaked government documents suggest a portion of the Achimota Forest Reserve could be rezoned for development, sparking a major outcry among residents and conservationists.
Ghana’s school kids go hungry after caterers quit amid soaring food prices
Many students who rely on the national free lunch program risk going hungry after Ghana’s school caterers went on strike.
As global oil prices surge, some African countries may see a silver lining
Surging oil prices are hurting everyday consumers in Africa, but some oil-producing countries have seen a windfall with higher revenues — boosting investment spending in other areas.
Ghana’s fishermen are drowning in plastic. The govt is trying to tackle pollution before it’s too late.
Ghana is one of a handful of countries to launch a national plastic pollution plan backed by the World Economic Forum and the United Nations Development Program.
Ghana’s fantasy coffins: Fulfilling burial dreams one coffin at a time
In Ghana, coffin makers have elevated death into an art form, building fantasy coffins despite some raised eyebrows at this uncommon profession.
With soaring debt, Ghana considers controversial mobile money tax
Amid a looming debt crisis in Ghana, the government has proposed a direct 1.75% tax on mobile money transactions and electronic bank transfers, sparking widespread debate.
Ghana revs up its COVID-19 vaccination campaign as omicron cases surge
COVID-19 vaccines have been available in Ghana since March 2021, but vaccine hesitancy in some areas has slowed down vaccination rates so far in the West African nation.
This Ghanaian chef quit his job to fight hunger in vulnerable African communities
Chef Elijah Amoo Addo has been collecting discarded food from suppliers, farmers and restaurants to feed Ghana’s poor people since 2012.
Only 1 in 7 households in Ghana has a toilet. Communities are fighting to ensure sanitation for all.
Thousands of Ghanaians resort to open defecation due to a lack of access to clean toilets. Some young people in Ghana are leading the movement to change the narrative around this dangerous practice.