A unified and coordinated media front is key to advancing Ghana’s fight against corruption, speakers at a National Forum on Media and the Fight Against Corruption have said. They fear that a disjointed media will weaken accountability efforts and allow…
For a long time, limited furniture supply has negated learning in Ghana. Learners in countless public schools sit on bare floors, kneel on concrete, or lean over broken desks to write. It is a dire situation that was confirmed by…
On a regular Saturday morning at Lapaz, a small community in Accra, Ghana’s capital, an elderly man stood among a group of other middle-aged men over a gutter, filled with plastic waste and mud. He worked passionately, taking his time…
Emmaryn Leuzi, Founder- The Climate Sociologist at Climate Sociologist’s Climate education outreach for elementary school //Photo courtesy Across Ghana, the effects of climate change are evident in the farms, markets, and homes of ordinary people. Farmers struggle with unpredictable rain patterns…
Efforts to strengthen environmental awareness among Ghana’s youth have gained renewed attention, following the Green Tales interschools climate competition, held at Achimota School in Accra. Organized by the Climate Sociologist, a Ghanaian organization that raises awareness and promotes climate action…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed a Long-Term Election Observation Mission (LTEOM) in Côte d’Ivoire. The country is preparing for the presidential election on 25 October 2025. The mission resumed after the launch on October 3…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has stepped up efforts to combat spread of misinformation and disinformation in the sub-region, by using media training as a tool to safeguard truth and strengthen democracy. In partnership with the German…
Within just three days of its debut, Muna TV, a streaming platform dedicated entirely to African animation, recorded over 4,000 streams. This early interest points to a rising appetite for stories rooted in African culture told through animation, a medium…
West Africa is facing an escalating textile pollution problem, fuelled largely by the global second-hand clothing trade. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the OR Foundation, tens of thousands of tonnes of used clothing arrive weekly at…
Growing up in Langtan, a quiet town in Plateau State, Nigeria, Wordsmith Nansel Joel never imagined he would one day inspire hundreds of young people across Africa. The odds were stacked against him, limited exposure, no mentors, and an environment…