Ghana’s Gold Rush: A Toxic Mix of Mafia Activity, Poverty, and Environmental Devastation
ACCRA, GHANA — As global gold prices surge, Ghana—Africa’s top gold producer—is facing an existential…
Ghana’s Gold Rush: A Toxic Mix of Mafia Activity, Poverty, and Environmental Devastation
ACCRA, GHANA — As global gold prices surge, Ghana—Africa’s top gold producer—is facing an existential crisis stemming from the explosion…
Africa Produces Enough Food. So Why Do Millions Still Starve?
In many parts of Africa, the fields are green, and the markets are full. Farmers bring rice, maize, cassava, yams,…
The War Beneath the Ground That’s Emptying Africa’s Gas Tanks
By the time the sun came up, the line was already there. Men leaning on bicycles. Women holding plastic cans….
The Missing Vitamins Behind Learning Struggles and Low Mood in West Africa
In villages and cities across West Africa, children line up for school with full stomachs—but not always full nutrition. This…
WHEN FOOD PRICES SPIKE, FOLLOW THE MONEY
An investigative look at power, profit, and the price of survival There’s a certain kind of headline that shows up…
Stop Watching Oil. The Real Crisis Is Food and Fertilizer
While much of the world watches oil prices and stock markets, a more serious problem is quietly unfolding. It is…
Hunger and War: Nigeria’s Next Conflict May Not Start With Guns. It Starts With Empty Bowls.
Nigeria is facing one of the most serious humanitarian crises in its modern history. In the country’s northeast, millions of…
What’s happening in Ghana may surprise you
How Ghana is rising in patterns once seen in Singapore FFA News The signs of Ghana’s rise are becoming impossible…
Household Hunger Linked to Higher Depression Risk Among Adolescent Girls
Inside a Northern Ghana study on food insecurity and mental health “Go away,” Kosi mumbles. Her classmates inch their chairs…
The African cat that guards the rice
How a working cat can save a season of food At night, when the cooking fires cool and the streets…
