Ghana

Stacked dark chocolate chunks (© Shulevskyy Volodymyr/Shutterstock.com)

New chocolate factory signals deepening U.S. ties with Ghana

Ghanian chocolate producer Niche Cocoa plans to open a new factory in Wisconsin, part of a growing U.S. economic partnership with Ghana.
Group of people sitting and standing outdoors (© Desmond Tiro/AP Images)

Galvanizing the world to reduce hunger in Africa

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., urged action across governments, across countries and between people to end hunger.
Woman carrying cooler on beach (USAID/Emmanuel Gyimah Attramah)

Training Ghana’s health workers to fight COVID-19

A U.S. Agency for International Development program trains health workers to vaccinate their communities against COVID-19.
Drone in flight (© Zipline)

U.S. company uses drones to deliver COVID-19 tests in Ghana

A California company that previously used its drone technology to deliver blood in Rwanda is now tackling COVID-19 in rural Ghana.
Two people standing in doorway leading outdoors (© Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Melania Trump pays somber visit to Ghana slave fortress

Melania Trump says she'll never forget her visit to a 17th-century slave-trading fortress in Ghana. She's in Africa visiting four nations.
Painting of three children holding hands with flags painted on their cheeks (Sister Cities International)

Young artists shine as citizen diplomats

Young artists from around the world participate in a Sister Cities International art competition to highlight world peace.
Man throwing a javelin (© AP Images)

Ghanaians’ Olympic dreams realized through U.S. studies, training

The right coaching could help an athlete become an Olympian. For two Ghanaians, their training at Middle Tennessee made their dreams a reality.
Fashion design sketch of a group of models (© Papa Oppong)

A designer rocks the fashion world while fighting malaria

Ghanaian Papa Oppong is not only breaking into the fashion world, he is fighting malaria by designing children's wear with a fabric that repels mosquitoes.