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  • Ghana's LGBTQ community feels increasingly fearful after an anti-gay bill was proposed in 2021.
    GhanaPoliticsSocietyTop story

    Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill sparks spike in “legally sanctioned” extortion

    By Ohotuowo Ogbeche
    November 29, 2022
    Since the law was proposed, instances of violence  – including seemingly organised crime – against Ghana’s queer community have increased. Last year, Ghana’s parliament ...
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    A year on from the Ho 21 arrests, queer Ghanaians fear more to come

    By Rita Nketiah
    May 20, 2022
    If the anti-gay bill is passed, how many more police raids, media witch-hunts, and hateful speeches will be subjected to simply for existing? Diary ...
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  • Fishermen working on their boats in Jamestown Fishing Village in Accra, Ghana. Credit: Dominic Chavez/World Bank.
    EconomyGhanaSocietyTop story

    “It’s like kicking our brothers”: Aboard trawlers fishing illegally in W Africa

    By Hans Lucht
    March 31, 2022
    Authorities seem unable or unwilling to tackle the mostly Chinese trawlers depleting stocks and undermining the local industry. That morning, the crew of the ...
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  • CultureGhanaSocietyTop story

    Becoming Angel Maxine, Ghana’s first openly transgender musician

    By moshood
    October 28, 2021
    Even as Ghana clamps down on queer lives, Angel Maxine remains defiant.  In a short video shared on Instagram in October 2020, we see ...
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  • Ghana has held several successful elections but never under the conditions of a pandemic. Credit: Commonwealth Secretariat.
    Covid-19GhanaPolitics

    Running an election during a pandemic: Lessons from Ghana

    By Edem E. Selormey & Gildfred Asiamah
    September 30, 2021
    Ghana’s election was not perfect but didn’t lead to a large rise in COVID-19 cases. What can we learn from its experience? Ghana is ...
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  • Former President of Ghana Jerry John Rawlings passed away in November 2020. Credit: Commonwealth Secretariat
    GhanaSociety

    “A short illness?” Why we deserve to know what kills our leaders

    By Deborah Atobrah & Benjamin Kwansa
    April 20, 2021
    The secrecy around presidents’ deaths perpetuates stigmas and misses a huge opportunity for public health promotion. The death of former president Jerry John Rawlings ...
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    Ghana: Church, state and media vs. LGBT+ rights

    By Shakia Asamoah
    March 24, 2021
    The state, media and religious leadership across different faiths have unleashed a wave of homophobia against its queer community. Last Sunday, an interdenominational group ...
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  • ghana election violence Citizens celebrating after a peaceful presidential election in 2008. Credit: Naeema Campbell.
    GhanaPolitics

    “Warning shots”: The steady rise of political violence in Ghana

    By Michael Lieber Cobb & Erik Plänitz
    November 30, 2020
    A combination of mistrust, concerns around fairness of the upcoming 7 December vote, and inequality have contributed to a rise in violence. On 20 ...
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  • An infant surrounded by malaria bed net in Ghana. Credit: Arne Hoel / World Bank.
    Covid-19GhanaSierra Leone

    How can countries continue to combat malaria during a pandemic?

    By Ciku Kimeria
    November 11, 2020
    With medical disruptions due to COVID-19 likely to kill more people in Africa than the disease itself, two countries provide interesting lessons. With COVID-19 ...
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  • CultureGhanaSociety

    Could a #MeToo moment end one of Africa’s biggest arts festivals? 

    By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
    February 20, 2020
    Maybe not. But there will be a shift. In late-August 2019, Ange Kayifa travelled to Accra to perform at the Chale Wote Street Arts ...
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