Fact-checkers in Liberia help clean up media space during the country's volatile election season. By verifying — or dispelling — claims that political parties and supporters make, fact-checkers say they have reduced election season chaos. Senanu Tord reports from Monrovia, Liberia.
Country turns to Instagram to protect the endangered apes and help researchers keep track of families
Secretary of State Blinken said presidents welcome US support in effort
Activists say Blinken’s visit will bring needed attention to human rights issues in the region
African wildlife officials meeting in Rwanda noted that urbanization threatens the continent's biodiversity. To promote nature conservation, Rwanda has restored a degraded wetland in the capital, turning it into its first urban ecotourism and educational park. Senanu Tord reports from Kigali.
It was all fun and euphoria at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, where fans of the National Football League, the NFL, assembled to meet with football athletes, stars and legends of the game
This is the first time the NFL has held an event in Africa as part of its goal to see the sport grow outside of the United States
Communities plan to plant 200,000 of the salt-tolerant shrubs and trees, which capture carbon and help prevent erosion and flooding
An NHIS official tells VOA the national program does not consider sexual assault a health issue but a criminal issue instead
On The Inside Story, meet Ukraine's wheat farmers dodging Russian fire to keep the world fed. Are economic sanctions biting Russia's energy sector? Why are top-level Americans visiting Kyiv? And meet fighters from Belarus ready to battle Russia on The Inside Story-Ukraine: Food, Fuel & Photo-ops.
To cope with the shortage, Ghanaian authorities are urging farmers to use locally produced chicken droppings and compost
In Ghana, a modified coffee seedling and new farming practices are helping the country achieve steady growth in coffee production – which had declined markedly over the past decade. Women farmers are taking the lead in producing coffee , as Senanu Tord reports from Accra, Ghana.
There are about 1,200 Ghanaians in Ukraine, 78% of them students
Ghana's rapid urbanization is producing more waste while fueling a boom in luxury housing that the average Ghanaian cannot afford. One entrepreneur may have the answer to both problems - producing inexpensive houses made from recycled plastic. Senanu Tord reports from Ghana's capital, Accra.
Ghana’s Environmental Justice Foundation says beach patrols, community engagement helped reduce poaching, increase nesting
A once thriving fishing village of 2,500 people has been reduced to a few hundred, who are struggling to keep their heads above water
