In 1979, UNESCO named Elmina Castle a World Heritage Site for its central role in the transatlantic slave trade. Because of ...

The Bukom neighborhood in Ghana’s capital Accra has produced eight boxing world champions, in a community that revolves almost entirely around the sport.

LGBTQ people in Ghana are fearing for their safety, as the country looks to pass a wide-ranging anti-LGBTQ bill that some groups have labeled one of the most stringent on the continent. Activists ...

Chiké Frankie Edozien lives in Accra and is the author of “Lives of Great Men: Living and Loving as an African Gay Man.” He’s the director of New York University, Accra. Jan. 30, 2025 ...

Ghana's first-ever female world boxing champion, Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey, poses for a photo after a morning training session on the beach in the Jamestown district of Accra, Jan 22, 2025.

A study in the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management has found a direct link between Ghana's mounting urban flooding challenges and unregulated waste disposal practices. The ...

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — When Lariba was growing up in James Town — a coastal neighborhood in Accra, Ghana — they never felt criticized for living the life they wanted to live, they ...