Tag: Ghana

The former president seeking to lead Ghana once more

John Dramani Mahama has been Ghana's president once before - and now…

Wedaeli Chibelushi Wedaeli Chibelushi

From political outsider to Ghana’s ‘Mr Digital’

Mahamudu Bawumia soared from being a political outsider to become Ghana's second-in-command…

Wedaeli Chibelushi Wedaeli Chibelushi

Gold, prices, and jobs: What’s at stake in Ghana’s elections?

Ghana is due to get a new president after December’s election. The…

Damian Zane Damian Zane

‘We are poisoning ourselves’: Ghana gold rush sparks environmental disaster

Water from a polluted river in Ghana was so thick and discoloured…

‘Bipolar, colour and me’ – an artist’s spreadsheet of emotion

One day when struggling to get to grips with a spreadsheet to…

Penny Dale Penny Dale

Ebike entrepreneur Valeria Labi: ‘If I see a problem and I think it can be solved, I follow that thread’

The British-born businesswoman behind Ghana’s first electric bike is out to woo…

Jack Simpson Jack Simpson

Cookathons, speechathons and skipathons: the rapid rise of obscure world record attempts in west Africa

Guinness World Record attempts have risen sharply in the last year and…

Eromo Egbejule Eromo Egbejule

Journalist’s apology not enough to satisfy Ghanaian king

A row between a prominent journalist and a king has captivated many…

Thomas Naadi Thomas Naadi

Amoako Boafo – the Ghanaian artist who has exhibited in space

Amoako Boafo, who has become a superstar in the art world, has…

Stephen Smith Stephen Smith

‘We are using a very old bike’: meet Ghana’s first blind Paralympic cyclist

There are no velodromes in Ghana. But there is a Paralympic track cyclist.…

Tanya Aldred Tanya Aldred