Latest from Ghana

Country to fine $3500 for the unvaxxed

A country has taken a drastic decision to stop Covid from entering through its borders.

West African Covid cases escalate as vaccination rates remain low

Cases are increasing in West Africa as region's vaccinations lag behind richer nations.

Jacqueline Woodson: Africa and slavery's fierce undertow

The New York Times: The author confronts slavery's dark past on two continents.

Kiwi teacher fundraises to rebuild school in Ghana

"It's like the missing piece of me when I'm not there."

Leaders farewell ex-UN chief Kofi Annan

Leaders and international dignitaries paid their last respects to the late Kofi Annan.

Soap from a Dunedin hotel is helping keep Ghana clean

Unused soap from Scenic Hotels is going to needy communities.

Scavenging for scrap in a hellhole

The orange flesh of a papaya is like an oval gash in the landscape at Agbog-bloshie, Ghana's vast dumping site for electronic waste, where everything is smeared and stained with mucky hues of brown and sooty black.

Ghana's smooth sounds

The West African country's using music to pull in tourist cash, writes Stacey Knott.

Gold fever returns to Northland

As mining makes a political comeback Catherine Masters finds strong local opposition to the prospect of a Northland gold rush