ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — When Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey decided as a teenager to become a professional boxer – an unusual choice for a young woman in a working-class neighborhood of Ghana's capital of ...

The woman reportedly feared for her life as she was forced into a detention center upon arriving to Ghana. A West African woman reportedly tried to commit suicide after being deported to a non-native ...

The Black Queens win on penalties (4-3) and claim their first medal since 2016. Denied a place in the final after a heartbreaking loss to Morocco, the Black Queens bounced back in style. Up against ...

A Nigerian woman, Doris Gomba Obarine, has completed a 27-day cross-border trek from Ghana through Togo and the Republic of ...

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Flipping through a family album, Keachia Bowers paused on a photo of her as a baby on her father’s lap as he held the 1978 album “Africa Stand Alone” by the Jamaican reggae band ...

TSOKOMEY, Ghana (AP) — Beatrice Nutekpor weaves through the mangroves in Tsokomey community, just outside of Ghana’s capital of Accra, every day to harvest oysters for sale. It’s a family tradition ...

Marriage in west Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of society, and has evolved over time. While traditional heterosexual unions dominate discussions, a lesser-known but significant ...

Ghanaian independent Cybele Energy is out to change perceptions after becoming the first African company – and first woman-led African energy firm – to secure an offshore oil block in Guyana. Founder ...

The African Continental Unity Party (ACUP) has unveiled a broad Pan-African political vision, declaring its intention to ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. John Biggers was one of the first ...