Africa's population is growing rapidly. The high birth rates present the continent with an enormous challenge. However, a study found that the number of children is declining as education, health and jobs rise.

In the year that marks 400 years since the first enslaved Africans were forcibly taken abroad, Ghana - one of their key departure hubs on the continent - is calling their descendants home to visit, live, and invest.

In the year that marks 400 years since the first enslaved Africans were forcibly taken abroad, Ghana - one of their key departure hubs on the continent - is calling their descendants home to visit, live and invest.

The release of two kidnapped Canadian women is welcome news in Ghana where people are becoming increasingly anxious at the number of people seized, both locals and foreigners. Almost 70 cases were recorded in 2018.

Hundreds of thousands of children are to receive a groundbreaking vaccine against the mosquito-born disease in three African countries. It's hoped the campaign will save many lives, but there are some drawbacks.

The world's fastest growing economy is located in Africa: Ghana's economic strength is expected to soar in 2019. Many other African countries lag far behind, says the IMF report. What's the secret behind Ghana's success?

Thousands of waste pickers trawl for scrap metal at a huge, smoldering electronic waste dump in Ghana each day. In the process, they're damaging their health and the environment. One project is trying to change that.

A group of Ghanaians have taken part in a 'translatathon' to create Wikipedia articles written in Akan - the most widely spoken indigenous language in Ghana. It's part of an effort to make the internet more accessible.

Unknown assailants in Ghana's capital, Accra, shot and killed the investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale. Through their work, he and his colleague Anas Aremeyaw Anas' had exposed corruption in Ghanaian football.

For centuries, members of the Bimoba people in Ghana were forbidden to marry within their own clans. Today, the youth are trying to disengage from this rule.

Rwanda made headlines as the first country to pilot blood deliveries by drone. Ghana's parliament has now approved its own drone project, despite initial skepticism.

DW Director General Peter Limbourg sees many ways how the youth can change the continent for the better - African startups, African initiatives and African ideas.

When Sam Okyere arrived in South Korea for university he was met with racism. But he found a way to turn his negative experiences into a positive and made a name for himself as a popular television personality.

A recent study found that 43 percent of Ghanaians are obese because of fatty food and a sedentary lifestyle. Awareness of the problem is growing, but experts fear that not enough is being done to contain it.

Melania Trump began her solo four-nation Africa trip in Ghana in a bid to cast a more positive light on her embattled husband's administration. But not many Africans seem to buy into Trump's newfound love for Africa.

Majestic cloth, gold, welcoming people, rainforests and a cool Atlantic breeze: Ghana is steeped in culture and natural beauty. But a flush toilet is hard to find, and the media are helping to potty train the government.

Women from a rural community in the north of the country are demanding better access to customary farmland. In many regions across Africa, land remains under the control of men thanks to stubborn cultural barriers.

The state funeral of former UN chief Kofi Annan drew world leaders and royalty to his native Ghana, where young people especially are inspired by the distinguished diplomat who put their country on the world map.

When oil and gas were discovered in Takoradi, western Ghana, many young people thought that their futures were assured. But their hopes were quickly dashed. Could catfish provide a way out of their poverty?

Urban Africans contend with a great deal of noise day in and out. In a bid to curb noise pollution, authorities in Ghana want Muslims to use WhatsApp rather than loudspeakers for the call to prayer.