It is also considered difficult to track the child marriage rates due to an absence of birth certificates in some areas, as well as finding evidence to prove if a girl is underage, according to a UNICEF report. The office of the
Ghana’s parliament passed a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill on Wednesday that could send some people to prison for more than a decade. The bill was introduced to parliament three years ago and criminalizes members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as its
Seven royal artifacts, looted by British colonial forces from Ghana’s Asante kingdom 150 years ago, were returned to the kingdom on Thursday. The artifacts include an elephant tail whisk, an ornamental chair, two gold stool ornaments, a gold necklace and two bracelets.
The British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London are returning looted gold and silver artifacts to Ghana through a long-term loan arrangement. This collaboration aims to address increasing demands for the repatriation of treasures acquired during the time of
Ghanaian journalists booed and jeered at their national team as they left the Alassane Ouattara Stadium after throwing away a two-goal lead to draw with Mozambique in a crucial AFCON group game. The dropped points put the Black Stars on the verge
Ghana on Thursday became the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine for young children, one that officials hope will offer better protection against the disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year. Final results from late-stage trials have not yet
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to unveil a $1 billion initiative to promote women’s economic empowerment in the country of Ghana, where she has spent several days touring and meeting with government officials. “While we face real challenges, I look around
Armed men who attacked British schoolkids and their teachers in Ghana after holding them at gunpoint have each received a 73-year prison term for rape. The attack took place during a foreign trip to the west African country by six male students,
Christian Atsu, a Ghanaian soccer star who played in the English Premier League for Everton and Newcastle United, was found dead after last week’s earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, according to his manager. “Atsu’s lifeless body was found under the rubble.
The search for Ghanaian soccer star Christian Atsu is still underway on Wednesday despite earlier reports that Atsu had been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building following a devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this week. The director