Ghana’s Biggest Match Starts Before Kickoff
Ghana finds itself in the international spotlight as officials work through diplomatic and legal channels to secure a visa for…
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Laws, regulations, subsidies, and government programs affecting food and agriculture.
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Global Hunger Falls Globally but Africa and Western Asia Are Backsliding
A new UN report shows a slight global decrease in hunger: in 2024, an estimated 673 million people, or 8.2% of humanity,…
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…
Farmers grow the harvest. Policies decide who eats.
When the sun rises over Musanze in northern Rwanda, a woman balances a heavy bunch of bananas on her head…
Hunger on the Horizon: How War in Iran Could Empty Plates Across Africa
In the crowded markets of Accra and Nairobi, the first warning of war is not the sound of artillery. It…
The Cost of “Free” Education in Uganda
When Ghana announced the abolition of school fees for primary education under its Universal Primary Education (UPE) program in 1997,…
Unemployment Is Ghana’s Biggest Economic Risk. Food Security Is Paying the Price
Ghana is often discussed through inflation figures, debt talks, and currency movement. But behind the numbers, one risk now stands out…
Is Resource Wealth a Target?
Could the forces now reshaping Venezuela’s future one day confront Africa’s resource-rich economies as well? That question moved closer to…
January in West Africa
What the First Month of the Year Really Means for Food and Poverty January is often treated as a clean…
Africa’s Hungry Millions Sit Beside Untouched Fertile Land: Why the System Is Failing Farmers Like Kwame
Ghana, West Africa-Kwame sits on land his family has farmed for generations in Ghana’s Bono Region. The soil is rich,…