Ghana

Parliament passed a law to give more job opportunities to women nationwide, with the aim of increasing their participation in governance and decision-making to a minimum of 30% by 2030

According to the International Cocoa Organisation, the swollen bud disease in Ghana, caused by a pest that first reduces yields and then kills cocoa trees, affects as much as 81% of plantations in the country, the world's second largest cocoa producer

Data from COCOBOD, Ghana's cocoa regulator, revealed that the country's cocoa production has so far reached 429.323 tonnes in the 2023/2024 season, less than 55% of the seasonal average production, with the harvest almost completed

The country is evaluating the bids of five companies for the construction of what would be its first nuclear power plant; among the reasons for the choice, industrialisation ambitions, fuel constraints, limited resources, climatic conditions

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj proposed holding one of the international meetings to discuss the Ukrainian conflict in Ghana

Sylvia Arthur, a Ghanaian-born writer and entrepreneur, in 2017 founded the Africa and Diaspora Library, a cultural institution based in Accra that collects literary output of writers of African descent from the late 19th century to the present

Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah, who is just 1 year and 152 days old, has secured a place in the Guinness World Records as the world's youngest male artist, bringing forward the bizarre world records that have emerged from the creativity of Ghanaian citizens

Abubakar Tahiru, a 29-year-old forestry student from Ghana, set a new world record for the most trees hugged in one hour: 1123 trees, 19 a minute; the record-breaking challenge took place at the Tuskegee National Forest in Alabama, United States

May has been designated as 'Purple Month' by Mental Health Authority, an initiative to promote mental health wellbeing - to the issue is given much attention and it's likely to come back in October to celebrate the existing World Mental Health Day

The Savings Lives Entity, a project of UNDP and other agencies, was launched to tackle the proliferation of small arms in Ghana

"Feast Ghana," a project aimed at promoting local foods throughout the country and showcasing the country's culinary diversity, is launched today by the Ghana Tourism Authority

The local national communications authority has revealed that repair operations on the two submarine cables damaged on March 14 are proceeding, with two ships tasked with tackling the repair expected to be completed by early May