Ghana

Art

Ghanaian toddler becomes world's youngest male artist

Ace-Liam Ankrah, a toddler from Ghana who turns 2 in July, has become the world’s youngest male artist, as confirmed by Guinness World Records.

30/05/2024

Markets

Cocoa prices rise to fresh records: Will we run out of chocolate?

Cocoa prices have been steadily rising due to poor harvests, as a result of extreme weather in important cocoa-producing countries in West Africa.

28/03/2024

Climate

Easter egg prices soar by 50%. Is climate change to blame?

Popular brands like Maltesers, Lindt and Ferrero Rocher have risen sharply in price compared to last year

21/03/2024

Markets

Cocoa price soars to all-time high: Will chocolate be more expensive?

Chocolate manufacturers such as Hershey have warned that rising cocoa prices could stunt earnings, as well as cause prices to be passed on to consumers.

09/02/2024

Culture news

UK museums to loan looted artefacts to Ghana

The UK is returning a selection of Asante Gold looted from Ghana over 100 years ago in a historic loan deal.

25/01/2024

Ghana

Euroviews. We share a common destiny. It's our duty to shape it for the better

Let us ensure that climate justice prevails, honouring our duty to the generations that will inherit the world we leave behind, Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo writes in an exclusive op-ed for Euronews.

16/10/2023

Culture news

Ghana asks the British Museum to return gold removed in 1874

Ghana's Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, met with the popular museum's director to request the return of works taken from the Asante palace in Kumasi during an 1874 war with the British.

17/05/2023

Qatar

South Korea 2-1 victory over Portugal gets them through to next stage

It was another day of twists at the FIFA World Cup, with South Korea booking their place in the round of 16 in dramatic fashion, beating group winners Portugal 2-1 in the last minute, and pipping second spot.

02/12/2022

Football Now

Can an African team win the World Cup?

In partnership with Media City

An African team has never made the last four of the World Cup but will things change in Qatar? A former World Cup winner tells us why it's possible.

07/07/2022

World

Peter Tabichi, Kenya's million dollar award-winning school teacher (Inspire Africa)

I became a science teacher because I thought, you know, through science, you can learn a lot. You can learn about the world around you... through science we can unlock the great potential of our young people. We can be able to come up with.. , to offer solutions to so many challenges that the world

02/07/2022

Focus

African Development Bank invests billions in climate change adaptation

In partnership with the African Development Bank

The African Development Bank is investing billions in Africa's economies to help the continent grow and adapt to climate change. Focus reports from the AFDB's annual meeting in Accra, Ghana.

31/05/2022

Football Now

Group H Preview - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: A group of star strikers

In partnership with Media City

Group H has three of football's biggest names, but only two will qualify out of the group. Who will miss out?

26/05/2022

Living

Ghana's only glassblower is on a one-man recycling mission

Michael Tetteh is creating wonders using discarded glass waste.

18/04/2022

Ghana

Spanish mining company fined over €5m for Ghana truck blast killing 13

At least 13 people were killed in the blast and dozens more injured.

08/02/2022

Scenes

Surf Ghana: meet the skateboarding collective making waves in Africa

In partnership with Media City

"The scene in Ghana is bigger and better than I ever expected. When I started skating there were only two of us."

27/09/2021

Partner content

Combating the COVID-19 across borders: Japan’s multilateral approach to the global pandemic crisis

Partner content presented by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Countries around the globe are taking comprehensive measures to respond to COVID-19, but this is a crisis that cannot be solved by nations acting alone.

26/03/2021

No Comment

Ghana: Voters take to the polls to decide presidential election

There are 12 candidates in the Ghana presidential election including three women.

07/12/2020

Cry Like A Boy

“Why are you crying? Are you a girl?!” | View

"Growing up, I made sure I almost never had to hear the question ‘Why are you crying? Are you a girl?!’ that other boys around me were being asked." #CryLikeABoy

08/10/2020

Cry Like A Boy

How toxic masculinity led to my Ghanaian neighbour's misery | View

Ghanaian-Dutch Ama van Dantzig tells the heart touching story of her neighbour, Frank, and how a toxic culture around masculinity led him to suppress his feelings, to then violence and misery #CryLikeaBoy

02/10/2020

Global Japan

Japan and Ghana team up to fight disease in West Africa

In partnership with The Government of Japan

The Ghana-based Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, established more than four decades ago, is yet again stepping up its efforts to fight disease in West Africa as part of its international collaborative research programme.

23/07/2020