World Jun 30 Rights lawyers sue Ghana over third-country deportation deal with Trump administration An international coalition of human rights lawyers and advocates sued Ghana on Tuesday, accusing the government of forcing deportees from the U.S. back to the home countries they had fled in violation of their rights.
World Mar 08 Rotting cocoa and a commodity crash push West African farmers to seek other options Hundreds of thousands of farmers in West Africa rely on cocoa farming for a living. In Ivory Coast, cocoa bean exports make up 40% of the total export revenue. In neighboring Ghana, they make up nearly 15%.
World Sep 15 Immigrants deported from U.S. to Ghana are sent home, where lawyers say some could face torture Ghana has sent 14 West Africans deported from the U.S. to their home countries, Nigeria and Gambia. Ghanaian authorities say they accepted them on humanitarian grounds.