The Latest Breaking News from Ghana

Letter: Western cast-offs are contributing to Ghana’s flooding problems and hamper the country’s fashion industry, writes Tim Gossling

Yvette Yaa Konadu Tetteh’s epic swim down the River Volta highlights the damage done to the country’s waterways by an out-of-control trade in secondhand clothes from the global north, and why it’s time for change

Sahara boasts a wide range of woven baskets, lampshades and textiles inspired by Ghanaian culture

Frafra gospel meets vintage highlife on the troupe’s vibrant second album, recorded with producer Max Weissenfeldt

The Ghanaian playwright and novelist, who also served as her country’s education minister, focused on the modern African woman

The clashes come as hundreds remain trapped in mining pits, unable or unwilling to resurface out of fear of arrest.

She was one of the continent’s best-known writers and inspired a generation of younger authors, artists and feminists.

With 100 tonnes of clothing from the west discarded every day in Accra, ‘fast fashion’ brands must be forced to help pay for the choking textile waste they create, environmentalists say

In mid-May 2023 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) finally approved a US$3 billion 36-month arrangement with Ghana. It immediately disbursed the first tranche of US$600 million.

Recent headlines seem to augur a global debt crisis. The US is teetering on the precipice of a self-inflicted default. Egypt, Ghana, Pakistan, and other countries face grave financial difficulties. And the Chinese are delaying or hampering multilateral efforts to restructure low- and middle-income countries' debt.

Ghana’s informal urban markets play a key role in the country’s economy. They employ more than 80% of the people who work in the informal sector. They create livelihoods for traders, give urban residents access to essential household products, and add value to the culture of urban life.