Corruption scandals in 2018 shut down Ghana's league games and some football clubs
The University of Ghana has been in the spotlight this month after a report alleged that teachers sexually harassed students and in some cases demanded sex for good grades
The University of Ghana has been in the spotlight this month after a BBC program alleged that teachers sexually harassed students and in some cases demanded sex for good grades. Activists say sexual exploitation at the university is not new but hope attention to the scandal will inspire more victims to speak out. Stacey Knott reports from Accra.
A BBC investigation showed university lecturers at both University of Ghana and the University of Lagos propositioning female reporters who were posing as students
The festival works to highlight not only music, but also graffiti, DJing and dance
An annual hip-hop festival in Ghana is celebrating the west African country’s take on the American culture and art movement. Performers use their music and art to represent culture and life in Ghana, infusing local languages, fashion, and sounds into hip-hop style. Stacey Knott reports from Accra.
Female technology experts meet at Women in Tech Week in Ghana
The group wants bring more women into the tech industry and combat inequalities in technology use and access, especially for economic empowerment
Protesters say police don't support victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
Dozens of activists have marched in the capital of Ghana to protest impunity surrounding attacks on women and girls in the West African country. The women activists added their voices to the global conversation about seeking justice for victims of sexual abuses, and holding abusers to account. Stacey Knott reports from Accra on the weekend protest march.
African Americans are being encouraged to visit Ghana to mark 400 years since the beginning of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Ghana has dubbed 2019 "The Year of Return." A renowned chef is awaiting U.S. visitors to offer a taste of home in the homeland. Stacey Knott reports for VOA from Accra.
Brooklyn native serves up soul food in African country enjoying tourist boom due to commemorations marking 400th anniversary of transatlantic slave trade
Ghana is famous for its cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate. It supplies about 20 percent of the world's market. This year, the government announced plans to raise cocoa incomes, but cocoa bean farms are being destroyed, with or without the farmers' consent, as their landlords end their leases early, opting for other crops, development or mining. Stacey Knott reports for VOA from the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Farmers often lease the land used to grow cocoa, and now landlords are taking it back for other development
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