Across Ghana, internet access remains uneven, with rural communities experiencing some of the slowest and least reliable ...

As COP30 kicks off in Brazil, Ghana's rural communities are leading a grassroots climate push, using indigenous knowledge to cut carbon and protect forests.In northern Ghana's Yiwagu community, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover social impact and entrepreneurship. Many girls in rural Africa lack access to education due to factors like gender ...

Along the rolling hills of northern Ghana, a vehicle zoomed by in the darkness on a dirt road one recent evening. Sirens wailed, announcing to passersby that there was an emergency. It sounded like an ...

The overwhelming reliance on road transport in Ghana is no accident. The rail network is limited and largely underdeveloped, ...

When Osei Boateng ’18 MHA ’20, a native to a small village in southern Ghana, witnessed the tragic loss of loved ones due to preventable diseases during his childhood, he made a vow to improve the ...

I’m a snail farmer. My goal is to become one of the biggest snail farmers in Africa. I’m starting small, but I want to raise millions of them—herds of snails, hordes of snails, swarms of snails.

By Seth KRAMPAH In a bold stride toward sustainable finance and inclusive governance, Ghana’s rural banking sector is gearing up for the 10th Rural Banking Week and the 2nd ARB Women’s Conference, ...

Thunder is rolling over the horizon at the start of the rainy season in Suke, a small village in Ghana’s arid north. Suke is remote, a two hour drive from Wa, the nearest major town. One major road ...

Seth Asare Okyere is part of a collaborative research team that receives funding from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for urban socio-spatial studies and action research in Accra ...

Editor’s Note: Every week, African Start-Up follows entrepreneurs in various countries across the continent to see how they are working to make their business dreams become reality. It’s bespoke, ...