Meta faces Ghana lawsuits over impact of extreme content on moderators
Workers at contractor in Accra say they have suffered from depression and anxiety as a result of their work Meta is facing a second set...
Category : Ghana
Climate crisis contributing to chocolate market meltdown, research finds
Scientists say more-frequent hotter temperatures in west African region are part of reason for reduced harvests and price rises The climate crisis drove weeks of...
Massive cleanup under way in Ghana after fire destroys one of world’s biggest secondhand markets
Thousands of traders face ruin after blaze razes two-thirds of Accra’s Kantamanto, which receives an estimated 15m used clothes from global north each week A...
Candidates to lead Commonwealth urge reparations for slavery and colonialism
Three African contenders for role of secretary general call for financial measures or reparative justice The three candidates to be the next secretary general of...
Religious groups ‘spending billions to counter gender-equality education’
Report reveals how US Christians, Catholic schools and Islamists fight sex education, LGBTQ+ and equal rights Extreme religious groups and political parties are targeting schools...
Rapidly urbanising Africa to have six cities with populations above 10m by 2035
Youthful, growing cities expected to create wealth and opportunities but stretch public and utility services Six African cities will have more than 10 million people...
How west Africa’s online fraudsters moved into sextortion
With ‘hustle kingdoms’ teaching young people the tricks of the trade, there has been a surge in blackmailing crimes National Crime Agency threatens extraditions over...
African and Asian artists condemn ‘humiliating’ UK and EU visa refusals
‘Unfair’ rejection rates of up to 70% harm cultural diversity and create a ‘global apartheid’, say promoters and musicians Musicians, authors, producers and festival managers...
World Bank and IMF can press Ghana to rethink ‘punitive’ LGBTQ law, charities say
Charities and campaign groups are calling on bodies to say they may stop funding country if legislation comes into effect The World Bank and the...
Extortionate Easter eggs and shrinking sweets: fears grow of a ‘chocolate meltdown’
Poor harvests in extreme weather conditions have led to a tripling of cocoa prices – but farmers have seen no benefit Around the world this...
