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Ghana is a country in West Africa which borders Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Togo and the Gulf of Guinea. The Ghanaian capital is Accra. This is an automated collection of DW content on Ghana.

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DocFilm: Chick shredding banned! Where are the roosters now?

Roosters bring little profit on the poultry market. They lay no eggs and produce little meat.

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DW AfricaLink | Podcastcover: 67715110

Islamist extremism — How safe is Ghana?

Eddy Micah Jr. talks to experts Alex Vines and Mutaru Mumuni Muktar, and DW correspondent Bram Postumus.

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Afrimaxx — Modern African Lifestyle

Sustainable fine dining, Zanzibar’s female seaweed farmers and being a man in a women’s domain.

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DW "Eco Africa" Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos (Composite)

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

AI helps farmers boost yields. Shea butter empowers women. Solar power on balconies. And a new gaming app.

Ghana 2024 | My Hustle: Dschungelexpedition mit Reporter Samson Adeleke

Ghana 2024 | My Hustle: Dschungelexpedition mit Reporter Samson Adeleke

My Hustle: How long did Samson survive Ghana's jungle?

Ready to trade the city for the wild? In 'My Hustle in the wild,' Samson steps into the heart of Ghana's jungle.

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DW Arts Unveiled (Sendungslogo Composite)

Art See Africa | Accra

In episode four of our series, we explore Ghana’s vibrant art scene in Accra.

Former Ghana president and presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama (L) and Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of Ghana and presidential candidate for Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP) (R)

Former Ghana president and presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama (L) and Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of Ghana and presidential candidate for Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP) (R)

Ghana's presidential race: Candidates intensify campaigns

With just over a month to go, the two leading presidential candidates' promises and policies are taking center stage.

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Edith Kimani - Moderatorin The 77 Percent

The 77 Percent — The Magazine for Africa's Youth

This week, we hike Kenya, camp in Ghana, kayak the White Nile, bike in Nigeria, surf in Dakar, and bungee jump.

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A worker dressed in a suit points at his head

Africa's mental health crisis: A silent drain on workers?

Mental health is an often overlooked facet of Africa's public health.

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Afrimaxx — Modern African Lifestyle

Genuine leather bags from Lesotho, edible seaweed from South Africa and a treehouse in Malawi.

Ghana | Verwendung von Jute- und Baumwollstoffen für wiederverwendbare Taschen

Ghana | Verwendung von Jute- und Baumwollstoffen für wiederverwendbare Taschen

Ghana: Trendy bags from discarded cocoa beans sacks

Ghana's leading produce, cocoa, is packaged in jute sacks, while flour is stored in cotton sacks.

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Eco Africa: Brain drain and ancient agroforestry

Tackling brain drain, ancient techniques for agroforestry, and improving water quality as a community.

A man builds an inverter for alternative current pumps for solar power irrigation in a
laboratory in Ghana.

A man builds an inverter for alternative current pumps for solar power irrigation in a
laboratory in Ghana.

Brain drain in Ghana — incentivizing people to stay

Ghana is striving to keep its sustainability specialists and create jobs with competitive salaries.

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DW AfricaLink

Ghana's new equality law — what's in it for women?

Ghana’s president has finally signed a 30-year-old gender equity bill into law. But will it actually change anything?

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Illegal mining in South Africa

How illegal mining threatens Africa's future

Politicians and other influential figures have a hand in illegal small-scale mining in Ghana and other parts of Africa.

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DW AfricaLink | Podcastcover: 67715110

Dealing with infertility and child adoption in Africa

Josey Mahachi talks to Dr. Promise Sefogah of the Fertility Society of Ghana and Judith Mwila, a child rights activist

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Why can't Ghana stop illegal mining?

Josey Mahachi talks to Enoch Randy Aikins of ISS, investigative journalist Erastus Donkor and DW's Nontokozo Mchunu.

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A Black soldier standing in an treeless field

Ghanaians tricked into leaving Africa to fight Russia's war

A group of Ghanaians who say they were duped into fighting for Russia in the Ukraine war are now pleading for help.

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The 77 Percent — The Magazine for Africa's Youth

We meet Africa’s leading actors, technicians, and filmmakers to find the beating heart of Africa’s movie industry.

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How women are solving Ghana's water hyacinth scourge

Women in Ghana are turning invasive water hyacinths into stunning sustainable clothing and household products.

Two women peel cassava with a large knife and collect the husk in silver tubs in Ghana.

Two women peel cassava with a large knife and collect the husk in silver tubs in Ghana.

Finding new uses for waste products

Ghana's Climate Innovation Centre acts as an incubator for green start-ups.

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DW Sendung The 77 Percent | Energie aus Maniokabfällen

Ghanaian ecopreneur turns cassava waste into clean energy

A Ghanaian ecopreneur is making this a reality by transforming discarded cassava peels into powerful cooking briquettes.

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How can Ghana and Zambia defeat cybercrime?

Eddy Micah Jr talks to Emmanuel Chipeta, a Zambian IT specialist and DW correspondent in Lusaka, Kathy Short.

NDC flagbearer and former President John Mahama (left) and ruling NPP candidate and current Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia (right)

NDC flagbearer and former President John Mahama (left) and ruling NPP candidate and current Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia (right)

Ghana 2024 election: Is the peace pact in jeopardy?

There are fears of increased electoral violence in the December election as the main opposition party refuses to sign.

A small group of grown-ups and children hold a bowl with a few grains of pearl millet in their hands, in Ghana.

A small group of grown-ups and children hold a bowl with a few grains of pearl millet in their hands, in Ghana.

Pearl millet — making a great grain even better

Pearl millet is nutritious and climate-resilient — a sustainable food security crop. How can its potential be maximized?

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Ghana therapist teaching a child with special needs

Ghana: Teaching parents to support special needs children

In Ghana, neurodivergent children are sometimes seen as "cursed" and neglected or abandoned.

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Should parents have a say in their kids' careers?

Listen to what Ghanaian teens told our GirlZOffMute teen reporter, Chelsea

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DW Sendung 77 Percent vom 7.9.2024

How much do people trust the police?

Police corruption in Ghana has been attributed to a lack of resources and low pay. But are Ghanaians hopeful?

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The entrance to the University of Lagos:

Nigeria cracks the whip on fake university degrees

The country has banned many foreign universities accused of awarding such degrees, in a bid to stop the trend.

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Thumbnail Basketball Spielerin Rita Lamptey DW Eigendreh

Shooting for Change — Girls Basketball in Ghana

Basketball has changed Rita Lamptey's life, keeping her on track at school and connecting her to her community in Accra.

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A man stands at a table showing off a craft project

DIY: How to upcycle plastic caps into lip balm containers

A Ghanaian eco-entrepreneur shows how everyday plastic waste can become a beauty must-have with simple DIY techniques.

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DW Sendung 77 Percent vom 7.9.2024

The 77 Percent — The Magazine for Africa's Youth

What does it take to hustle and do some jobs inherently dishonest? We meet area boys,police,and footballers to find out.

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Simbabwe Dürre

Ghana farmers face worst drought in decades

Eight regions of northern Ghana have been hit by the worst drought in 40 years.

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A group of people with banners that read "Corruption is killing us"

African whistleblowers at risk

Whistleblowers exposing corruption or illegal activities are facing mounting and brazen attacks across Africa.

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AFRIMAXX 30.08.2024 Bildbeschreibung: Blick in einen modernen Wohnbereich mit warmen Farben und orangenen Wänden.

The benefits of rammed earth houses

Living in houses made of sand, gravel and clay is an age-old tradition in Ghana.

Ghana | Öko-Resort in Ghana

Ghana | Öko-Resort in Ghana

Building a thriving eco-tourism sector in Ghana

Ghana’s tourism sector is finding ways to thrive. One resort is teaching guests about sustainable living.

Piles of illegally logged timber in Ghana's Ashanti region.

Piles of illegally logged timber in Ghana's Ashanti region.

How an app is combatting illegal deforestation in Ghana

NGOs in Ghana are combating deforestation by monitoring logging with an app and raising grassroots awareness.

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What can Ghana do to improve security in the north?

Security concerns are rising in Northern Ghana with increasing banditry and robberies. Recently, market women were robbed, and a pregnant woman was raped, according to locals. Land disputes have led to clashes. Some communities are mobilizing their own security due to the lack of police patrols. Josey Mahachi discusses this with security analyst Theodora Williams and DW correspondent Maxwell Suuk.

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Videostill | Bizung School of Music and Dance in Tamale

Ghana's Tamale arts school saves traditional music and dance

A school in Tamale, northern Ghana, teaches youth traditional music and dance as a way to preserve African culture.

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Young black lady in underwear touching her beautiful buttocks

The 77 Percent — What do young people think about BBL

Young African women discuss BBL

An electric tuktuk drives down the street

An electric tuktuk drives down the street

Chinese tricycles — made green in Ghana

Innovative engineering students in Ghana turn Chinese-made gasoline tricycles into eco-friendly electric vehicles.

Ghana: Closed shops in an empty street, one woman is in front of the shops

Ghana: Closed shops in an empty street, one woman is in front of the shops

In Africa, foreign entrepreneurs need patience

Some foreign companies are finding it hard to set up shop or expand in Africa. But opportunities are there.

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Owen Ansah runs in a Germany shirt

Olympics: Owen Ansah, Germany's fastest man with Ghana roots

Germany never had a man break the hallowed 10-second mark in the 100 meters until Owen Ansah.

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Afrimaxx - Modern African Lifestyle

The woman behind Nigeria's Winter Olympics uniform and how recycled plastic is turned into art.

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Does it help to be rude to your president?

Kenyan officials warned that "goons" who heckle President Ruto will be arrested.

A group of women, some with infants on their laps, sit outside in a circle listening to a man talk

A group of women, some with infants on their laps, sit outside in a circle listening to a man talk

In Ghana, men are helping fight gender-based violence

As part of an effort to curb gender based violence in Ghana, men are mobilizing to lead the change.

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Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

Resolving conflicts between Ghana's farmers and herders and the locals in Guinea protecting a wetland.

An old man holding spiritual items in his hands while calling for rain in an indigenous community in Ghana.

An old man holding spiritual items in his hands while calling for rain in an indigenous community in Ghana.

Ghana Disaster Youth Brigades aid Indigenous communities

Youth Brigades work with communities on practices they can adopt to address climate change.

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A man's face concealed by a rainbow-colored paper mask representing gay pride

How Ghana's anti-gay bill impacts the LGBTQ+ community

All eyes will be on Ghana's Supreme Court on July 17 when it delivers its verdict on the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill.

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The shadows of two figures are cast on a rainbow flag

Ghana's anti-gay bill: Is it fair for the LGBTQ+ community?

As Ghana's Supreme Court debates a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, the nation is grappling with identity and rights.