Full Coverage: Ghana

11.10.2009 Raphael Ahenu wins the International category in this year's SMK Awards for his campaign on access to clean water and sanitation in Ghana. Daniel Hutley wins the Global category for his work with Students for Kids International Projects. Read the full list of winners.

29.04.2009 The pioneering use of DNA "barcodes" is being used to map menacing mosquito species in West Africa that spread elephantiasis, a disfiguring infection threatening 1 billion people.

02.02.2009 We're seeing a lot of headlines about global unemployment. But is it really "global" or just a measure of problems for the richer countries?

01.02.2009 Beautifully written explanation of the contribution of post War history to the structural faultlines that impede development in northern Ghana. Pambazuka News

12.01.2009 After Ghana's outgoing President, John Kufuor, commuted all death sentences, a leading international rights group has urged his successor, John Atta Mills, to abolish the death penalty in law.

03.09.2008 Making more long-term aid commitments has been a sticking point for the US and Japan at a crucial global summit in Ghana on how aid works, according to an international development agency.
+ Poor are ignored in making aid work
+ How do we measure up?

28.08.2008 As the latest round of UN climate talks closes, Greenpeace has urged governments to pick up the pace of the negotiations which, in just over a year, must deliver a global deal to save the climate.

28.01.2008 An initiative "to secure the economic, social and environmental sustainability of around a million cocoa farmers and their communities in Ghana, India, Indonesia and the Caribbean" was unveiled by chocolate manufacturer Cadbury and the UN Development Programme today.
From Cadbury Schweppes

06.12.2007 A Ghanaian doctor is using solar energy rather than diesel generators to attain the clean water and communication access essential to maintaining medical clinics in this African nation.
From: New America Media

13.11.2007 The Winneba Open Digital Village and Rescue Mission Ghana are organising a three day training workshop on Web 2.0 tools for development from December 10-13, 2007. The training will focus on emerging web based social, business and technology developments and define future web trends.

04.10.2007 Faced with the dual challenges of international competition and a small home market, not many ICT entrepreneurs would simply pick up their bags and move to a bigger market. But that is what Soft TribeÂ’s Joe Jackson did. In this interview with Russell Southwood he talks about the challenges Soft faced and how things are working out.

11.09.2007

14.08.2007 Tens of thousands of Africans attempted to reach Italy in recent years by making the deadly journey across the Mediterranean. Many are being driven away from their coastal homes as the European fishing industry gains access -- legally and illegally -- to West African waters.

10.07.2007 World leaders and global business chiefs gathered last week to assess progress on a voluntary initiative aimed at promoting human rights standards for cooperate operations. Several non-profits are criticizing the seven-year-old "Global Compact" as a mockery and a failure.

09.04.2007 A UK-based development organisation Womankind Worldwide has released a report - Tackling Violence against Women: A Worldwide Approach – that shares the stories, struggles, and strategies of people in Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Ghana, Peru, India and the UK who have come together to stand up for the rights of women.

15.09.2006

29.08.2006 Ghana and the World Bank have signed two separate agreements for a grant of $55 million towards the implementation of the e-Ghana Project and the education for all-fast track initiative.

21.08.2006 The World Bank Group has approved a $40 million loan to Ghana, to support the implementation of selected components of the government?s Information and Communications Technology, (ICT) for Accelerated Development Policy.

17.07.2006 Women in Ghana have launched a campaign against domestic violence in support of a parliamentary bill on the issue.

14.07.2006 Have you known or heard of someone who has died before their fifth birthday? Do you feel child mortality is a great concern in your community? What could you do to help? Kids in Liberia, India, and elsewhere react to those questions and more.