Africa Ghana The government recently launched a plan to achieve a local processing rate of 50% of its cocoa crop within the next three years; currently, local cocoa production stands at 20%
Africa Ghana A huge billboard erected in Accra for the Pride Month has been taken down, under pressure from several MPs who asked the chief of police to remove it, thus igniting the debate on the bill proposing to impose harsh penalties on the Lgbtqi+ community
Africa Ghana Ghanaian actor Kwadwo Nkansah, known in the entertainment world as Lilwin, has started the 'One Student, One Pen' project to ensure that every student in the Ashanti region has a pen for their studies
Africa Ghana Itinerant vaccinators go from door to door to convince sceptics to receive doses of Covid-19 vaccine before an eventual next wave, as the population now no longer sees any risk in the disease
Africa Ghana Green globe Ghana, an environmental non-governmental organisation, has embarked on a tree planting operation in Anfoeta Tsebi given the increasing degradation of the Wote forest
Africa Ghana New crowdfunding platform frankly.green aims at connecting potential investors to small and medium-sized businesses - who often struggle to get funding - with a special eye on new green technologies and climate projects
Africa Ghana The 2021/2022 cocoa season could be worse than expected, reaching a ten-year low with harvest volume down more than 40% from the previous season's record level
Africa Ghana The African Association of Bishops, Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) is preparing for its plenary assembly scheduled for July 25 to August 1 in the capital Accra
Africa Ghana Criticism is growing after Parliament approved a new electronic transaction tax, which will introduce a 1,5% tax on electronic money transfers and transactions and which government says will help raise $900m in much needed revenue
Africa Ghana After the president was engaged in an emergency meeting with cabinet ministers and members of the Economic Management Team, the salaries of ministers, heads of state enterprises and heads of municipal and district assemblies could be cut by up to 30%
Africa Ghana In Bolgatanga, in the north, thousands of women weave grass stalks every day to make baskets and hats, exported all over the world, sustaining the economy of thousands of families in an arid region with little industrialisation
Africa Ghana To improve access to potable water, wastewater management and revenue generation in the country's urban water sector, Denmark has reconfirmed its local support
Africa Ghana Moringa School, Africa's top tech boot-camp, has launched its operations in the country, partnering with Impact Hub Accra to train tech talents in the country by closing the skills gap