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

How audience demand, social media engagement and the business of outrage are reshaping Ghanaian journalism.

14 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.
Society & DigitalAnalysis

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

13 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.
Society & DigitalAnalysisGlobal Lens

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

13 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.
Society & Digital

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

3 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.
Society & DigitalAnalysisGlobal Lens

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

17 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.
Society & Digital

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

3 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.
Society & DigitalThe Gender Lens

Ghana’s Styrofoam ban: Are women traders ready for the January deadline?

9 min read

Editorial illustration of two Ghanaian women traders at Makola Market in Accra discussing food packaging. One woman in a blue patterned dress and headwrap holds an open white Styrofoam container with Indomie noodles. The other woman holds brown paper-based takeaway boxes and banana leaves as alternatives. Behind them, market stalls display Banku and Tilapia with signs showing GH¢150 and GH¢200. A pile of discarded Styrofoam packs blocks a drain, highlighting plastic pollution. The scene captures the economic concerns of women vendors ahead of Ghana's Styrofoam ban.
Society & Digital

Children in Effia-Kwesimintsim demand safer schools, better public facilities

3 min read

Children's Parliament in session at the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly, Western Region, Ghana. A teenage girl, Speaker Precious Aseidu Tetteh, stands at a wooden podium holding a gavel, wearing a light blue school uniform. Around her, Ghanaian school children aged 13 to 17 in blue uniforms sit attentively, some raising hands. Behind them, a blackboard lists Children's Parliament Demands: Safe Schools, Clean Washrooms, Drinking Water, Classroom Space, Streetlights, Safe Roads, Disability-Friendly Facilities, Scholarships, School Feeding. Ghana flags and a sign reading Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly Children's Parliament hang on the wooden walls.
Society & Digital

Liverpool FC Foundation, Right To Play target 650,000 Ghanaian children with early education programme

3 min read

Reps Liverpool FC Foundation,
Society & Digital

Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang urges district assemblies to make disability fund deliver tangible benefits

2 min read

Editorial illustration showing disability inclusion in Ghana under the 5% District Assemblies Common Fund allocation. On the left, a Ghanaian woman teacher in a wheelchair teaches fractions at a blackboard. In the centre, a Ghanaian man with glasses and a walking cane works on a laptop in an office with a project tracker behind him. On the right, a Ghanaian woman with a prosthetic leg runs a market stall labelled 'Ama's Goods - Fresh Fair Prices' selling tomatoes and mangoes. In the background, a District Assembly building flies the Ghana flag. Bottom banner highlights 5% Fund Allocation supporting education, employment and access, with icons for hearing aid and mobility aid support. The banner reads Disability Inclusion in Ghana.
Society & Digital

Ghana faces hotter, drier months as GMet warns of El Niño risks to farming, water and power

4 min read

Editorial illustration of a Ghanaian woman farmer in northern Ghana holding drought-tolerant seeds in her hands, standing in a dry farm field with wilted maize crops. In the background, Lake Volta is shown with receding water levels and the Akosombo Dam faintly visible under a hot, hazy sun with baobab trees. Foreground details include a water harvesting container with a tap and a thermometer showing 38 degrees Celsius, symbolizing Ghana's hotter and drier season warning, risks to farming, water and power due to very strong El Niño as forecast by the Ghana Meteorological Agency.
Society & DigitalAnalysis

Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics: what Africa's first Olympic event means, and what it costs

5 min read

Aerial view of Dakar's Abdoulaye Wade Stadium lit in Senegal's green, yellow and red at sunset, with silhouettes of young African athletes on a track below and graphic overlays of scales, charts and coins symbolizing cost vs benefit
Society & DigitalOpinion

Displaced but Not Defeated: The young refugees finding their place at Dakar 2026

8 min read

Six young athletes of the first Refugee Olympic Team for the Youth Olympic Games jumping joyfully in yellow tracksuits, holding signs that read "See You in Dakar" at their training camp in Kaptagat, Kenya.
AfricaAnalysisCSW DeskThe Gender Lens

Unpaid care work in Africa: who pays for what women do for free?

7 min read

An African woman wearing a blue and yellow patterned wrap carries a sleeping toddler on her back while stirring a pot of food over an outdoor stove. Around her are baskets of vegetables, a basin of laundry, and firewood. A translucent clock graphic overlays the scene with text reading "196 days vs 46 days - Average annual unpaid care work, Women vs Men in Africa." In the background, a rural homestead transitions into a colorful cobblestone street with fishing boats, representing Kenya and Cabo Verde.
Money

Bank of Ghana researchers propose AI tool for near real-time inflation tracking

4 min read

Laptop showing inflation chart with Ghana cedi price tags and digital network overlay, Bank of Ghana building in background.
Society & Digital

Gender Minister explores support for disability centre seeking better training facilities and market access

4 min read

Gender minister with the PWDS
Money

Dansoman Market fire victims receive support to rebuild businesses

2 min read

Body & SafetyAnalysisThe Gender Lens

When girls are put on trial: Obuasi, male entitlement and Africa’s fight over girls’ bodies

14 min read

Musings of a Feminist banner by Gender Lens Africa with portrait of author in blue top.

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