The Latest Breaking News from Ghana

Arsenal facing double blow for next season as Mikel Arteta has Sambi Lokonga transfer decision

Thomas Partey has helped put Ghana on the brink of qualifying for next year's Africa Cup of Nations and he is likely to be joined by Mohamed Elneny with Egypt in a good position

Football London · Jun 7, 2023

Ama Ata Aidoo: the pioneering writer from Ghana left behind a string of feminist classics

Prolific author and former Ghanaian education minister Ama Ata Aidoo passed away on 31 May 2023 at the age of 81. News of her death reverberated around the world, proof of her towering influence in literary, feminist and political spaces.

The Conversation · Jun 7, 2023

I swam down Ghana’s Volta River for 40 days to show the true cost of cheap clothes

Secondhand clothing waste from Europe is choking the waterways of the west African country. It must not go on, says Ghanaian entrepreneur Yvette Yaa Konadu Tetteh

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023

Ama Ata Aidoo: Ghana's renowned feminist writer dies at 81

Ama Ata Aidoo, who is considered as one of the most-celebrated feminist writers of Africa, died on May 31, 2023 in Ghana. She was 81-years-old.

The Times of India · Jun 3, 2023

Author Ama Ata Aidoo, ‘an inspiration to feminists everywhere’, dies aged 81

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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2023

Protesters clash with soldiers at Ghana gold mining town

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

Al Jazeera · May 31, 2023

Ghanaian writer and feminist Ama Ata Aidoo dies at 81

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

Al Jazeera · May 31, 2023

Stop dumping your cast-offs on us, Ghanaian clothes traders tell EU

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

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023

Ghana and the IMF have struck a deal, but hard choices lie ahead

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.

The Conversation · May 30, 2023

A world of debt is in need of more flexibility

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.

Bangkok Post · May 29, 2023