Gold Coast Journal

06/03/2017

"Customers think kayayo people are donkeys. They think we don’t have people, we don’t have parents, we don’t have mothers, we don’t have fathers."

“The problem is getting worse,” says Mohammed Salifu, who works with kayayei. "It became a business, because today, Ghana is hard.”

21/02/2017

We Will ALL HAVE TO PAY For Akufo-Addo's Free SHS Plans

It will add to the pressure on the budget, and guess who will have to pay?

21/02/2017

Akufo-Addo says Mahama borrowed, then chopped all the money.

Our nation’s economy was in a “bad way.”

20/02/2017

The SHOCKING TRUTH about how Made-In-China cloth took over in Ghana

While there were once more than a dozen homegrown companies printing colorful fabrics, just a few remain.

20/02/2017

Forget GOLD and OIL: this is where MOST of Ghana's MONEY comes from...

A million dollars passes through the factories and workshops here every day.

20/02/2017

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18/02/2017

Ghana NEVER faced food shortages until this happened.

Before the mid-19th century, Ghanaians usually had enough to eat — even when rains failed. What changed? In the Banda district of west-central Ghana, July is the hungry season. This year’s sorghum, yams and millet are still young and green in the rain-fed fields, and for most farmers, last year’s…

15/02/2017

President Nana Akufo Addo has taken power with ambitious plans to revive once spectacular economic growth, only to discover a 7 billion cedi hole in the budget and a deficit twice as high as expected.

15/02/2017

This minister says Africans are "stupid" "piccaninnies" with "watermelon smiles." Why is Akufo Addo rolling out the red carpet for him?

Ghana needs to stop waving flags and smiling for people who think they can insult us then exploit us.

13/02/2017

This Ghanaian came up with her business idea after tasting bland American food.

It wasn’t until Essie Bartels left Ghana that she realised that the world deserved to know more about west African cuisine.

12/02/2017

You won't BELIEVE the real reason the presidents office had over 300 cars...

The President of the United States only has 45 cars. So why does Ghana’s need 300?

10/02/2017

Exclusive: The Secret Behind Ghana's LAST AFCON Win REVEALED

In 1982, Ghana shocked the football world when the Black Stars won AFCON.