Ghana

Baby receiving inoculation as its mother holds it (© Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)

Vaccines advance the fight against malaria

Child deaths from malaria have fallen 10% in parts of Africa where a new vaccine is used. Learn more about recent successes against malaria.
Kamala Harris walking and waving as schoolchildren cheer behind her (© Misper Apawu/AP)

Senior Biden officials deepen ties in visits to Africa

Several senior Biden officials have traveled to Africa recently, fulfilling a pledge the president made at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.
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.