Ghana

Modi’s visit to Ghana signals India’s broader Africa strategy. A researcher explains

Veda Vaidyanathan, Harvard Kennedy School - Ghana has historically been an anchor of Indian enterprise and diplomacy on the African continent. New Delhi and Accra formalised ties in 1957. At the time, their partnership...

Eco-Tourism in Ghana: Sustaining Landscapes, Strengthening Communities

Across Ghana’s varied terrain, a quiet movement has been reshaping the country’s relationship with tourism. Eco-tourism, once a niche idea, has emerged as a growing force, marrying the demands of travel with a...

Ghana’s Drumming Traditions Resonate Far Beyond Its Borders

In Ghana, rhythm is more than sound. It is a language, a ritual, and a social glue, binding communities through ceremonies, storytelling, and everyday...

European Commission announces €545 million package to scale up renewables in Africa

New York - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled today a €545 million Team Europe package to accelerate Africa's clean energy transition. This announcement, made at the Global Citizen Festival via video message in the context of the United Nations General Assembly, is an important milestone in the ‘Scaling Up Renewables in Africa' campaign, co-hosted with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. This campaign raises global awareness and mobilises public and private investments for clean energy generation and access across Africa. “The choices Africa makes today are shaping the future of the entire world. A clean energy transition on the continent will create jobs, stability, growth and the delivery of our global...

Data protection is poor for African farmers who use digital services: Kenya and Ghana cases highlight gaps

Heike Baumüller, University of Bonn and Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, University of Bonn Across Africa, agricultural producers are turning to digital solutions to get information about...

Victory for women’s rights in Ghana as affirmative action law is passed – what must happen next

Josephine Jarpa Dawuni, Howard University - The passage of the Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Act 2024 by the country’s parliament on 30 July 2024 marked a victory for women’s rights in Ghana. The bill,...

Ghana’s Festivals Weave History, Unity, and Celebration

In Ghana, the calendar is punctuated by festivals that transform towns and cities into theaters of rhythm, color, and communal expression. These gatherings, rooted in history and infused with contemporary energy, serve as touchstones of cultural identity and unity. Each one tells a story—of survival, spirituality, leadership, or diaspora—and together they form a tapestry that binds a diverse nation. One of the most prominent is the Homowo Festival, celebrated by...

In Ghana, Dance Remains the Pulse of a Nation

In Ghana, movement is memory. From the streets of Accra to the northern savannas, dance is both spectacle and statement, a way of preserving history while shaping the present. Across regions, distinct rhythms...

Threads of History: Kente Weaving in Ghana

In villages across Ghana’s Ashanti region, the steady rhythm of wooden looms fills the air. Hands move with practiced precision, guiding brightly dyed threads into place. The result is Kente, a textile whose...

Eco-Tourism in Ghana: Sustaining Landscapes, Strengthening Communities

Across Ghana’s varied terrain, a quiet movement has been reshaping the country’s relationship with tourism. Eco-tourism, once a niche...

In Accra, Street Food Tells the Story of a City

On a humid evening in Accra, smoke from roadside grills drifts above the traffic, mingling with the scent of ginger and chili. The city’s street food scene is not just sustenance but spectacle,...

At Ghana’s Cape Coast Castle, the Echoes of History Still Resound

Along Ghana’s southern shoreline, the Atlantic surf breaks against whitewashed stone walls that have stood for centuries. Cape Coast Castle, perched on the edge...

European Commission announces €545 million package to scale up renewables in Africa

New York - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled today a €545 million Team Europe package to accelerate Africa's clean energy transition. This announcement, made at the Global Citizen Festival via video message...