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Min of Gender in a photograph with other reps

Ghana showcases gender policies and women's economic empowerment agenda at Commonwealth Women's Forum

Power4 min read

Seven Ghanaian women parliamentarians in suits and kente cloth walk down the steps outside the Parliament of Ghana building in Accra at sunset. The Ghana flag flies above the white parliament building.

Women in African politics: more seats, but men still control decisions

Power11 min read

Illustration of a young Ghanaian woman journalist in a gold blazer holding a notebook and magnifying glass, watching a large crowd holding up glowing phones toward a giant screen showing a sensational scandal-style graphic with a heart and comment bubble. A small scale in the foreground balances a likes icon against a blank document, symbolising public interest versus public curiosity in Ghana's media.

Part 4: We want the scandal. Who is feeding our appetite?

Society & Digital14 min read

Illustration of a Ghanaian woman in a teal dress and gold headwrap sitting alone on a studio chair under harsh spotlights, shielding her eyes with her hand. A large TV camera and microphone are pointed at her, while a blurred presenter gestures to a studio audience behind her and social media play buttons and comment bubbles float above. A red stage curtain frames the scene. The image symbolises how private trauma is turned into public spectacle on Ghanaian television.

Part 3: When women's pain becomes prime-time entertainment how Ghana's media turns private trauma, marital conflict and sexual violence into public spectacle

Body & Safety14 min read

Illustration split in two. On the left, a tired young Ghanaian female journalist in a teal blazer sits at a worn desk holding an empty wallet and a notebook, with a cracked phone and unpaid bills in front of her. On the right, a glamorous media business stage with spotlights, balloons, a trophy, stacks of money and executives celebrating at a sponsored event. The image symbolises the gap between struggling journalists and a booming media business in Ghana.

Part 2: The journalist is broke, the business is booming who profits from Ghana's media industry while the people producing the news struggle to survive?

Money14 min read

Illustration of a young Ghanaian female journalist in a teal blazer sitting at a newsroom desk with a notebook, looking up with concern as three large shadowy hands loom over her — one holding a telephone receiver, one holding an envelope of cash, and one holding a television remote. On her desk is a microphone taped shut with an X, crumpled newspaper pages, and a torn story marked with a red X. Three monitors glow behind her. The image symbolises phone calls, advertising money and political control pressuring Ghanaian newsrooms to kill stories.

Part 1: The fourth estate on sale? Who controls Ghana's newsrooms, why are stories being killed, and what happens when journalists censor themselves?

Power11 min read

Ghanaian woman in blue and gold African print dress and headwrap holds a young child in the doorway of a modest home in Kumasi, Ashanti Region. Floating around them are semi-transparent digital overlays from the Ghana National Household Registry showing Household ID GH-HR-0028471, female head of household, 4 members, location, poverty score 4.2 out of 10 marked as high vulnerability, verification at 72 percent, income security low, access to social protection pending, and a QR code. Multiple glowing question marks float around the data, symbolizing questions about data accuracy, fairness and accountability in social protection targeting.

Ghana’s household registry holds nearly three million households. But can the data deliver social protection fairly?

Society & Digital13 min read

Members of the Data Review Committee

Ghana establishes committee to review data on nearly three million households

Power2 min read

A young African woman journalist with a press badge sits at a cluttered desk in a dim newsroom, looking concerned. On the desk is an empty open wallet, scattered low-denomination banknotes, and a document with large hand-drawn question marks symbolizing insecure contracts. A large glowing holographic robotic hand holds a microchip toward her, representing artificial intelligence. In the blurred background, a male colleague sits with white tape over his mouth, symbolizing self-censorship and silenced reporters. City skyline visible through window.

African journalism cannot afford an AI revolution built on insecure jobs and silenced reporters

Society & Digital13 min read

Five African journalists, including three women, one wearing a hijab, gather around a laptop in a bright newsroom in Addis Ababa. The laptop screen shows a dashboard labeled "Responsible AI Monitoring" with charts, bias checks, fact-check verification and source verification metrics. Light blue icons overlay the scene: a microphone with a shield, handshake with gear, shield with checkmark, and scales of justice — symbolizing responsible AI, decent work and media ethics. Ethiopian flag visible on a corkboard in the background.

African journalists adopt action plan on responsible AI and newsroom labour rights

Society & Digital3 min read

Ghanaian female journalist in navy blazer with African print collar and press ID badge holds a microphone in a newsroom. Behind her on a corkboard are documents labeled "CODE OF ETHICS," "SAFETY PROTOCOL - CONFIDENTIAL," and an illustration of scales of justice. In the blurred background, a silhouetted man in a suit stands with his back turned in front of large windows overlooking a government building. The image illustrates the tension between media self-regulation and protecting journalists who hold power to account.

Ghana's media cannot regulate itself on ethics alone. Who protects journalists when power is challenged?

Society & Digital17 min read

Five people pose for a group photo at a public forum in Accra. In the centre, Ghana's Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations Samuel Nartey George, wearing a blue suit and light blue tie, stands beside a freestanding poster that reads "Model Safety of Journalists Policy" with icons of a camera, microphone, and notebook. He is flanked by a woman in a black dress with a turquoise necklace on the left, a man in a brown traditional outfit, a female police officer in uniform with her hand on her waist, and a man in a white traditional shirt on the right. Behind them is a purple banner with the words "Public Forum" partially visible. The event was organised by the Media Foundation for West Africa on ending impunity for crimes against journalists.

Ghana government backs media self-regulation, urges newsrooms to strengthen journalist safety

Society & Digital3 min read