In the transition to clean energy, minerals have become as vital as oil. Copper is essential for powering electric grids, while cobalt and lithium are key components in batteries. Manganese enhances the strength of steel and alloys that support modern Read more…
Across Ghana’s river valleys and floodplains, thousands of men and women spend their days panning, digging, and washing for gold. Known locally as galamsey, this form of alluvial mining, which extracts gold from sediments along rivers and streams, has become Read more…
Despite international commitments to slash methane, an analysis of new national climate plans (NDCs) shows that most African nations are failing to leverage effective, community-led strategies to curb waste-sector emissions, instead relying on costly, harmful disposal methods. The report, released Read more…
Ghana is at a pivotal moment in its mineral history, one that could shape its economic future for the next century. Following over a hundred years of gold mining, the discovery of commercially viable lithium deposits in the Central, Western, Read more…
African civil society and grassroots leaders have called on the African Group of Negotiators and global negotiators to demand an immediate halt to all fossil fuel projects and demand climate reparations from wealthy nations. The declaration was issued in Cotonou, Read more…
I first met Mohammed Ukasha Tiibu in 2016 during a volunteer event, and since then, we’ve developed a close friendship and have collaborated on various projects, including organising multiple youth events. Mohammed grew up in the small farming town of Read more…
Image: ILO and Japanese delegation visit the Climate Cocoa Project’s biochar production site in Beposo, engaging with local farmers and project staff advancing sustainable cocoa farming BIBIANI, GHANA – A high-level mission by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Read more…
UN Photo/Manuel Elías United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasised that the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP) on Climate Change in Brazil should not conclude without a credible global response plan aimed at limiting the temperature rise to Read more…
New York, Sept. 25, 2025 – Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, has warned that the world is “fighting a losing battle” against climate change while addressing global leaders at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. In his Read more…
BY: Ibrahim Khalilulahi Usman & Jennifer Ambolley This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Reporting Grant The scorching midday sun filtered through the branches of an old tree, casting shadows across a dusty compound in Sagyimase, about 90 kilometres Read more…