The Latest Breaking News from Ghana

Young African Players Chase Football 'Dream' In Brazil

For King Faisal, a 20-year-old winger from Ghana, the invitation to move to Brazil to play football is easily summed up: "It was a dream."

International Business Times · Nov 8, 2024

Arsenal: Ghana explain Thomas Partey absence after 'confidential' talk

Gunners star left out of 25-man squad for AFCON qualification double-header

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2024

Ghana: who can declare an MP’s seat vacant? A legal scholar unpacks the dispute between parliament and the supreme court

The parliament and supreme court of Ghana are locked in a dispute over which of them has authority to determine the issue of parliamentary vacancies.

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2024

‘I’m a creative military’: London embraces Ghanaian artist who chose to paint, not fight

On the verge of giving up on his artistic ambitions and under pressure to join the army, Michael Blebo was saved by an agency dedicated to bringing the art of Africa to collectors worldwide

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2024

Ghana loses historic forts along its coastline to climate change

Ghana is gradually losing its historic forts along the 550-kilometer coastline to intense tidal waves from the Atlantic Ocean.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 21, 2024

Londoners sentenced for smuggling cannabis from Ghana in sacks of Gari powder

Gang was caught after detectives switched out cannabis for dummy packages and tracked their delivery

Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024

UK deports record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians in single flight

Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint Helena

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2024

Ghana grapples with crisis caused by world's throwaway fashion

This week's podcast focuses on textile waste from fast fashion. As cheap clothes from China, Asia and Europe increasingly end up in West Africa, pollution is rising – particularly in Ghana. RFI spoke to Greenpeace Africa investigators to understand the scale of the issue and how to combat it.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 18, 2024

Ghana’s informal settlements are not all the same – social networks make a difference in community development

Informal settlements in Africa are diverse. Across regions and even in the same city, socioeconomic and physical conditions vary. One thing is common though: upgrading them is a challenge.

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024

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

Cooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health. Some of the dangers include stunted growth in children and undernutrition in children and adults. Babies who’ve been exposed to charcoal and firewood smoke while in the womb can have reduced birth weight.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024