World Jun 30 Rights lawyers sue Ghana over third-country deportation deal with Trump administration By Edward Acquah, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press
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%. By Edward Acquah, Ope Adetayo, Associated Press
Politics Oct 10 WATCH: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorneys discuss ICE's continued efforts to deport him to Africa The Trump administration is pushing again to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, and hasn’t given up on moving him to Eswatini or Ghana even though both have rejected the idea, an immigration… By Michael Kunzelman, Travis Loller, Associated Press
World Sep 15 More African nations are receiving third-country immigrants deported by the U.S. Here are 5 things to know Ghana has become the latest African country to accept third-country nationals deported by the U.S. This controversial practice has raised legal concerns. Other African nations like Eswatini, Rwanda, and South Sudan have also received deportees. By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press
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. By Edward Acquah, Wilson McMakin, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
Aug 06 Helicopter crash kills Ghana's ministers of defense and environment, plus 6 others By Ope Adetayo, Associated Press A military helicopter crashed in Ghana on Wednesday, killing all eight people on board, including the West African country's defense and environment ministers and two other top officials, the government said. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 10:36 Ghana struggles to fight disease and poverty without vital U.S. aid By William Brangham, Molly Knight Raskin A study in The Lancet suggests that cuts to USAID could result in the death of 14 million people over the next five years. Ghana has long been seen as a beacon of democracy in West Africa, but it still… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 8:43 Ghana becomes dumping ground for the world's unwanted used clothes By Fred de Sam Lazaro An estimated 20 million people are thought to earn their livelihoods in the global waste industry by collecting, disposing, repairing or repurposing a wide range of materials and products. However, the cost and consequences of handling waste are borne far… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 9:45 How 'donations' from the West are inundating Ghana with toxic waste By Fred de Sam Lazaro When Americans no longer want a car, laptop or clothes, where do some of those goods go? Most end up in the Global South, where millions of people depend on repairing, dismantling or selling them for a livelihood. Environmental groups… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 6:45 Hard-hit cocoa harvests in West Africa cause chocolate prices to soar worldwide By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara If you’ve shopped for chocolate recently, you may have noticed your favorite items are either smaller or more expensive, or sometimes both. The price of cocoa — the key ingredient in chocolate — is the highest it’s ever been after… Continue watching