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What’s behind the Equatoguinean-Cameroonian border wall plan?
Africa
/ 19 August 2019

What’s behind the Equatoguinean-Cameroonian border wall plan?

It is not unusual for Equatorial Guinea to seal its border with Cameroon. But a plan to build a solid border wall has Cameroonians fuming

By Benita Van Eyssen and Moki Kindzeka
Doing the ‘tramadol dance’: What this latest craze says about pill addiction
Article
/ 16 August 2019

Doing the ‘tramadol dance’: What this latest craze says about pill addiction

The illicit trade in this painkiller has become the stuff of ballads and dance halls but its abuse is threatening to condemn those in real need

By Laura Salm Reifferscheidt
‘I’m finally getting recognition’
Article
/ 28 June 2019

‘I’m finally getting recognition’

Celebrated Ghanaian photographer James Barnor continues his interview with Riason Naidoo, focusing on the later years of his career

By Riason Naidoo
Digital tech can boost health
Article
/ 28 June 2019

Digital tech can boost health

But the pros and cons of mobile apps have to be carefully considered before they are adopted

By Asha George, Rajani Ved and Amnesty Lefevre
Photographer James Barnor – Ever Young at 90
Article
/ 21 June 2019

Photographer James Barnor – Ever Young at 90

He tells the story of his becoming a photographer and photojournalist in Ghana and in London

By Riason Naidoo
Accra mayor: ‘We need to do more’
Africa
/ 21 June 2019

Accra mayor: ‘We need to do more’

As more and more Africans move to cities, local governments are going to need more power, says Mohammed Adjei Sowah

By Simon Allison
The crisis of Ghana’s fisheries
Africa
/ 16 June 2019

The crisis of Ghana’s fisheries

Ghana is facing widespread illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in its coastal waters causing economic hardship in fishing communities

By Stein Sundstol Eriksen
This Africa Day, the continent is at a crossroads
Africa
/ 25 May 2019

This Africa Day, the continent is at a crossroads

Demographic changes are placing the continent on the brink of what could bring a ‘demographic dividend’ – but only if the right action is taken now.

By Rudo Kwaramba-kayombo
New dictionary provides nuanced insights into the language of African politics
Africa
/ 19 March 2019

New dictionary provides nuanced insights into the language of African politics

A dictionary of African politics reveals the witty and insightful political terminology that people in different African countries use.

By Nic Cheeseman, Eloise Bertrand and Saeed Husaini
Journalist killed in Ghana, home to Africa’s freest press
Africa
/ 24 January 2019

Journalist killed in Ghana, home to Africa’s freest press

2019’s first recorded death of a journalist happened in Accra in mid-January

By Staff Reporter
Banyana yet to be paid Safa monies
Article
/ 18 January 2019

Banyana yet to be paid Safa monies

Some players are owed about R75 000 and repeated promises to start a women’s football league are yet to be fulfilled

By Luke Feltham and Busisiwe Mokwena
Water in Ghana from pipe to packet: Is there a hidden cost to this low-cost solution?
Article
/ 5 November 2018

Water in Ghana from pipe to packet: Is there a hidden cost to this low-cost solution?

In a country where pipes can stop short of reaching home, cheap sachets of water sold on the street could be an unlikely solution, but at what cost?

By Staff Reporter
FIFA bans Ghana’s former football president for life
Article
/ 31 October 2018

FIFA bans Ghana’s former football president for life

​Ghana’s former football president Kwesi Nyantakyi has been banned by FIFA from football after being found guilty of bribery and corruption

By Agency
Meet Sam Okyere: ‘The most famous black man in South Korea’
Africa
/ 25 October 2018

Meet Sam Okyere: ‘The most famous black man in South Korea’

When Sam Okyere arrived in South Korea for university he was met with racism. But he found a way to turn his negative experiences into a positive

By Staff Reporter
Africa’s new debt crisis
Africa
/ 25 October 2018

Africa’s new debt crisis

On the continent where many countries faced bankruptcy in the 1990s, once again the outlook is grim. This time around, help is harder to find

By Deutsche Welle 1
West Africa’s failed ‘war on drugs’
Article
/ 2 October 2018

West Africa’s failed ‘war on drugs’

It is clear that West Africa’s drug laws are doing more harm than good, writes former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo

By Comment Author
Food insecurity rising in Africa
Africa
/ 21 September 2018

Food insecurity rising in Africa

The continent’s farmers have to become more resilient to survive changing climate patterns and extreme weather events

By Sipho Kings
Ghana backpedalling out of banking crisis
Africa
/ 19 August 2018

Ghana backpedalling out of banking crisis

The Bank of Ghana has accused the collapsed banks of a range of issues, including poor corporate governance and questionable transactions

By Stacey Knott
FIFA threatens to suspend Nigeria, Ghana
Article
/ 14 August 2018

FIFA threatens to suspend Nigeria, Ghana

Fifa statutes dictate that member states should ‘manage their affairs independently with no influence from third parties’

By Agency
West African states in joint fight against root crop ‘Ebola’
Africa
/ 8 July 2018

West African states in joint fight against root crop ‘Ebola’

The West African Virus Epidemiology project aims to shield the region from the advancing peril

By Christophe Koffi
African nations want to recover stolen assets
Africa
/ 21 May 2018

African nations want to recover stolen assets

In January, Nigeria signed a deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on asset recovery

By Agency
Clashes are on the rise between farmers and herdsmen in the Sahel
Africa
/ 3 May 2018

Clashes are on the rise between farmers and herdsmen in the Sahel

A big rise in armed attacks in the Sahel – and the intensity of the attacks in recent years – is now seen as a major source of concern

By Olayinka Ajala
Winter Olympics calling for Ghana’s skeleton ace
Article
/ 8 February 2018

Winter Olympics calling for Ghana’s skeleton ace

After failing to qualify as a sprinter, Ghana’s Akwasi Frimpong is set to become the second athlete from West Africa to compete in Pyeongchang

By Alastair Himmer
Ghanaian women looking to convert grassroots rugby into a global success
Article
/ 22 January 2018

Ghanaian women looking to convert grassroots rugby into a global success

In places like Ghana, where society is still overwhelmingly male-dominated, rugby is seen as a man’s game. But Dawda wants to prove otherwise

By Stacey Knott
Pearls of wisdom hide ugly truths
Article
/ 12 January 2018

Pearls of wisdom hide ugly truths

A study of pink plastic pearls shows that Africa will have to make big sacrifices if its children are to be employed

By Roman Grynberg
Fighting the spread of fake drugs in Africa
Africa
/ 11 January 2018

Fighting the spread of fake drugs in Africa

The battle to eliminate fake pharmaceutical products is being stepped up

By Sella Oneko
Even with a slow start Ghana’s president Akufo-Addo is fulfilling election promises
Africa
/ 11 December 2017

Even with a slow start Ghana’s president Akufo-Addo is fulfilling election promises

People celebrated in Ghana when opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo became president as he promised to improve education and stamp out corruption.

By Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe can learn from Ghana’s political and economic success
Article
/ 16 November 2017

Zimbabwe can learn from Ghana’s political and economic success

These countries share many similarities, including falls from grace and redemption, but it’s clear that military takeovers don’t salvage democracy

By Colleen Lowe Morna
EU chicken dumping starves Africa
Article
/ 10 November 2017

EU chicken dumping starves Africa

Unlike other countries on the continent, South Africa ignores the high cost of cheap chicken imports

By Staff Reporter
Ghana: Grief and anger after deadly gas station blasts
Africa
/ 8 October 2017

Ghana: Grief and anger after deadly gas station blasts

Social media users express sadness and anger after latest gas station blast in Accra kills at least seven people.

By Al Jazeera
Mercury rising: Gold mining’s toxic side effect
Africa
/ 27 September 2017

Mercury rising: Gold mining’s toxic side effect

Across Africa, from Mali to Tanzania to Zimbabwe, millions of people, including children, work in dangerous gold mines.

By Juliane Kippenberg
Reliving West African highlife
Article
/ 20 April 2017

Reliving West African highlife

A music professor at a Ghanaian university has brought to life the pioneers of highlife
music that emerged in the 1920s and evolved.

By Lloyd Gedye
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