Equal Times

8 May 2023

Ordinary working people are being priced out of Accra and pushed into inadequate housing

Estimates put Ghana’s housing deficit at about 1.8 million units. This translates to about six million people out of a population of approximately 33 million in need of housing. However, these figures do not account for the quality of available [...]Read the full article

A convergence of political and economic crises is transforming the tenor of protests in Ghana

11 January 2023

Politics & economy

A convergence of political and economic crises is transforming the tenor of protests in Ghana

In Ghana, where people in positions of authority are generally treated with deference, a group of young protesters recently took to the streets to demand the resignation of the President – a first. What does this mean for the country’s protest culture, and [...]Read the full article

The informal e-waste and metal recyclers of Agbogbloshie

23 October 2020

Environment

The informal e-waste and metal recyclers of Agbogbloshie

Burning the wires and cables of end-of-life electrical goods and electronics is incredibly toxic and completely unregulated, with workers at Agbogbloshie suffering burns and the dangerous effects of air, soil and water pollution.Read the full article

Ghana opens its arms to Africans in the diaspora

13 May 2019

Culture

Ghana opens its arms to Africans in the diaspora

There are a number of events planned as part of the ‘Year of Return’ including investment summits, leadership forums and cultural activities.Read the full article

Is endangering Ghana's most important ecosystem a price worth paying for a multi-billion-dollar loan?

19 February 2019

Environment

Is endangering Ghana’s most important ecosystem a price worth paying for a multi-billion-dollar loan?

Ghana could gain close to US$80 billion from mining in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, however, the cost to the environment would be devastating.Read the full article

11 July 2018

Development

How collective action can bring about change to young urban women

Bridget Dedaa Amemfi: “Thanks to the mobilisation and awareness-building, we now have a group of young urban women ready to fight for change in their own communities.”Read the full article

21 December 2016

Politics & economy

Ghana has a thriving democracy because of its commitment to social dialogue

Daniel Oberko: The peace experienced during and after the elections, and the commitment to a smooth transition process, are the results of an economy built on a formidable social dialogue frameworkRead the full article

6 July 2016

Environment

Accra floods again. And again. And…

Whilst farmers in the middle and northern part of the country always welcome the coming of the rainy season, people living in Ghana’s capital city of Accra and other parts of the country dread the yearly rains in June and JulyRead the full article