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Ghana needs to stop households from using firewood: what must be done

Kwame Adjei-Mantey, University of Pretoria and Roula Inglesi-Lotz, University of Pretoria - Cooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health. Some of the dangers include stunted growth in children and...

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...

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...

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 farming methods, market access or financial services. By 2022, there were 666 of these solutions operating on the continent, the highest number among all low- and medium-income regions. Advances in digital devices, such as smartphones, sensors and satellites, connected through the internet and combined with big data analytics, enable solution providers to collect and analyse large amounts of farm data. This is data related to the farmer, the farming site, operations and commercial transactions. This has raised the possibility that service providers or other third parties could...

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...

Ghana needs to stop households from using firewood: what must be done

Kwame Adjei-Mantey, University of Pretoria and Roula Inglesi-Lotz, University of Pretoria - Cooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health. Some of the dangers include stunted growth in children and undernutrition...

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 of the Gulf of Guinea, is one of West Africa’s most enduring monuments to both human suffering and resilience. Its thick walls and shadowed chambers tell a story at once intimate and global, echoing a past that shaped nations on both sides of the ocean. Originally...

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 of the Gulf of Guinea, is one of West...

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...

30 years of free basic education in Ghana: a report card

Pearl S. Kyei, University of Ghana; Fred Dzanku, University of Ghana, and Samuel Kobina Annim, University of Cape Coast Ghana,...

Ghana needs to stop households from using firewood: what must be done

Kwame Adjei-Mantey, University of Pretoria and Roula Inglesi-Lotz, University of Pretoria - Cooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health. Some of the dangers include stunted growth in children and...

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...

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 of the Gulf of Guinea, is one of West...