Africa Ghana The country has declared a 46-day visa-on-arrival regime for visitors, from 1 December 2023 to 15 January 2024, part of government's ambitious 10-year 'Beyond Return' campaign designed to encourage Africans in the diaspora to reconnect with Ghana
Africa Ghana The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration called for an upward review of passport application fees; among the countries of West African sub-region, Ghana has the lowest passport application fees of $8, followed by Liberia with $40
Africa Ghana Ghanaian authorities have launched a manhunt to find those who cut down a 300-year-old kola tree, believed to have healing powers, dating back to the Ashanti Kingdom
Africa Ghana Seeds have been deposited in Arctic Circle's "doomsday vault" to ensure the long-term protection of the country's major food crops, including maize, rice and peas; Ghana's deposit was made by West African country's plant research institute, Csir-Pgrri
Africa Ghana Ghanaian entrepreneur Valerie Labi has invented an electronic bicycle that can be recharged as easily as a mobile phone with a range of about 140 km per day
Africa Ghana The University of Cape Coast was recently ranked the best university in West Africa and seventh in Africa, revealed the 2024 Times Higher Education ranking, the world's most prestigious university ranking
Africa Ghana A call was recently made by the Ghanaian president that reparations must be paid for the slave trade "to address the historical injustices that have shaped the structure of the world"
Africa Ghana The Ghana Agricultural Workers' Union urged the government to immediately address the encroachment and destruction of cocoa lands by illegal miners, who often use ruthless methods to force farmers to sell their land
Africa Ghana About $24 million worth of onions are imported by the country from Niger alone; Minister of Food and Agriculture lamented the country's inability to manage its food issues
Africa Ghana Ghana has become the first African country to produce a cholera vaccine, by DEK Vaccines Limited, a consortium of Ghanaian pharmaceutical companies led by the private sector, giving the country a chance as a future vaccine producer on the continent
Africa Ghana Research covering a 13-year period (2006 to 2019) found that more female-led households are escaping poverty than their male counterparts in all regions of the country
Africa Ghana Traders fear that the sanctions imposed on Niger by Ecowas may lead to an increase in prices of some food products at a time when the country is already experiencing high inflation
Africa Ghana According to a report by the Ghana Statistical Service, in the third quarter of 2022, one in four young people, or 24,2% of those aged 15 to 24, were not engaged in education, employment or training, or 1,5 million people in this age group